Here's a thought provoking question?

victoria

What does it mean to call upon the Lord to be saved?

jwp

It being offered a free gift and taking it, then being thankful for it for the rest of your life. It's a gift given out of love and prized for ever.

SoleSearcher

Please allow me to quote scripture.
Romans 10:9-10 says: "...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. for with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Dontcha just love the Book of Romans?

I believe this is because that step of faith, which is speaking of your belief in Jesus is like opening to the door...After that God reveals all kinds of wonderful things to us. The more we read, the more we gain a hunger for His Word. Again Romans 12:2 says "and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God". Therefore, and we read and pray, we are "transformed" and the "new creation in Christ" begins to emerge. Those are among the first steps in our walk with Him...

ahem...I dont mean to get all windy! lol I hope that answers your question...at least that is my opinion.

Nobby

quote:
Originally posted by victoria:
What does it mean to call upon the Lord to be saved?

Victoria,I've read this question of yours over many times!
What does it mean to me? Let's have a look!

(1) First the Holy Spirit had pulled at my heart for some time. So first you can't be saved until the Holy Spirit convicts you!
(2)You must humble yourself before God & man
and ask forgivness of your sins! He is faithful to forgive us! It is only thru the blood of Jesus we are saved.
(3)It means dieing to all the old sins and bad habits that are as filthy rags to our God.
Yes we die to all those sinful things and he will wash us white as snow!
(4)One of the first things I noticed the incredable peace that come over my life. Then I noticed many of the things I use to do, just aren't as important anymore! Oh sure there were some things that will take longer to corral! But with the help
of the Holy Spirit I'm sure we can put them behind us!
(5)It means if I stay true and endure until the end, I will be with Him forever A-men!
With Love,

Nobby

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Van

Nobby, great post on an important subject

victoria

Thank you Nobby:
I have been really busy the past month and have not had a chance to barely breath so I am glad to get this time to read. Boy this site is growing. It is exciting isn't it? Let us pray that in growth, the great Admins will keep it what is seems to now be. A great place to think and learn about God.

Your post was great. I agree.

By the way, I still owe you a response from two months ago. What a creep I am. I have not forgotten. I have two senior seminars to lead this week, so I will get to it over the holidays which are slow (I pray)
God Bless and Happy Holidays.
I hope that you health is daily improving.

Victoria

Zathrus

I think of calling upon the Lord to be saved as the opposite of trusting in your works to be saved.

It is part of the nature of the flesh to think that good works and living a moral life will win God's favor. Paul called this "glorying in the flesh".

Calling upon the Lord to be saved, to me, means trusting in what Jesus has done, not in what we do, to attain and maintain our relationship with God.

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Nobby

quote:
Originally posted by Van:
Nobby, great post on an important subject

Hi Van,
Thanks for the kind word, & yes it is the most important subject! A-men!
Thanks Van,

Nobby

Nobby

quote:
Originally posted by victoria:
Thank you Nobby:

Hi Victoria,
Now don't get yourself so busy that you can't come back and visit us some! Gotta save some time for reading the forum! Ha!

Yes the forum is growing,and that is exciting! But we now have 268 members when I last checked! I don't believe a lot of them are posting.

You said:
Let us pray that in growth, the great Admins will keep it what is seems to now be. A great place to think and learn about God.
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I second that!!

You said:
Your post was great. I agree.
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Now your being kind! "Thank You"

You said:
By the way, I still owe you a response from two months ago.I have not forgotten.
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I will looking forward for your response.

You Said:
I hope that your health is daily improving.
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The Lord always seems to give me the strenth to do what He wants me to do!
I just praise Him!
God Bless you and keep you thru the
Holidays & the new year.

Your friend,
Nobby