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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 6158716" data-attributes="member: 65823">The book of Romans was written to the church at Rome. Paul was not instructing them how to become Christians. If one is saved when he confesses Christ prior to baptism, we have one saved before the Lord promised. &quot;He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved&quot; (Mk. 16:16). So, if the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 was saved before baptism, he was saved contrary to the promise of Jesus. The same type argument can be made on Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Pet. 3:21; Gal. 3:26, 27; Col. 2:12; Rom. 6:3, 4; Jn. 3:3, 5.&nbsp;Confession of Christ as Lord is essential (Rom. 10:9, 10). However, many call him, &quot;Lord,&quot; who will not obey him. &quot;And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say&quot; (Lk. 6:46)? &quot;Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven&quot; (Matt. 7:21). If one says confession is always indicative of salvation, then those who call him, &quot;Lord, Lord,&quot; are saved in their disobedience. If not, why not?An item cannot be a condition of salvation and an evidence of salvation at the same time and in the same sense. Romans 10:9, 10 reveals that confession is a condition unto salvation. As such, confession is represented as both a condition and an evidence of salvation at the same time and in the same sense. That is impossible.Faith, for example, is a condition of salvation (Jn. 8:24; Heb. 11:6). Faith is an evidence of salvation (1 Jn. 5:1). But it is not a condition and an evidence at the same time and in the same sense. A condition points forward; an evidence looks backward.Belief and confession are conditions unto salvation (Rom. 10: 9,10). &nbsp;No interpretation of any passage can be allowed if it contradicts other plain statements of Scripture. To say confession ONLY saves you is false teaching.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 6158716, member: 65823"] The book of Romans was written to the church at Rome. Paul was not instructing them how to become Christians. If one is saved when he confesses Christ prior to baptism, we have one saved before the Lord promised. "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved" (Mk. 16:16). So, if the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 was saved before baptism, he was saved contrary to the promise of Jesus. The same type argument can be made on Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Pet. 3:21; Gal. 3:26, 27; Col. 2:12; Rom. 6:3, 4; Jn. 3:3, 5. Confession of Christ as Lord is essential (Rom. 10:9, 10). However, many call him, "Lord," who will not obey him. "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say" (Lk. 6:46)? "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 7:21). If one says confession is always indicative of salvation, then those who call him, "Lord, Lord," are saved in their disobedience. If not, why not? An item cannot be a condition of salvation and an evidence of salvation at the same time and in the same sense. Romans 10:9, 10 reveals that confession is a condition unto salvation. As such, confession is represented as both a condition and an evidence of salvation at the same time and in the same sense. That is impossible. Faith, for example, is a condition of salvation (Jn. 8:24; Heb. 11:6). Faith is an evidence of salvation (1 Jn. 5:1). But it is not a condition and an evidence at the same time and in the same sense. A condition points forward; an evidence looks backward. Belief and confession are conditions unto salvation (Rom. 10: 9,10). No interpretation of any passage can be allowed if it contradicts other plain statements of Scripture. To say confession ONLY saves you is false teaching. [/QUOTE]

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