I covered that issue with Born-again, but because I like you I will do it again!
Rom 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom 6:16 "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of
obedience unto righteousness?"
Harmonizing verses we get:
Rom 10:10------believeth>>>>>>>>>>>unto righteousness
Rom 6:16-------obedience>>>>>>>>>>unto righteousness
Since there is just one way to be righteous/be saved then both verses MUST express the same idea, that idea being, believing is a form of obedience, belief therefore is an obedient work that is
UNTO righteousness.
mitspa said:
Rom 10:12
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Rom 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
What does "call upon the name of the Lord" mean and how is it DONE?
Calling on the name of the Lord is something done, a work, an obedient work that is
unto righteousness.
Mt 7:21 "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."
One must do the will of the Father to enter the kingdom. Doing God's will is the same as doing/obeying God's righteousness, something the Jews refused to do in Rom 10:3 The Jews were lost for they refuse to submit/obey to God's righteousness/commandments.
Lk 6:46 "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
One cannot even call Jesus thier "Lord" unless he DOES what Jesus says.
Jesus has said one must believe, rpent, confess and be baptized to be saved, Jn 3:16 Lk 13:3,5 Mt 10:32,33 Mk 16:16 When one obeys Christ by doing these things then Jesus is his Lord, he has called upon the name of Jesus Christ.
So calling upon the name of the Lord menas DOING/OBEYING what the Lord has said to do in believing repenting confessing being baptized.
Rom 10:13-----call upon the name of the Lord>>>>>>>>>>>>>saved
Acts 2:21------call upon the name of the Lord>>>>>>>>>>>>>saved
Acts 2:38------repent & be baptized>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>remission of sins
Rom 10:9,10---believe & confess w/ mouth>>>>>>>>>>>salvation/righteousness
In the right column, the terms "saved", "remission of sins" "unto savlation/righteousness" are all equivalent terms, all represents a saved position. Since there is just one way to be saved that can only mean that "calling upon the name of the Lord" is equivalent to believing, repenting, confessing and being baptized.....just as the Lord said to do.
mitspa said:
You say you are not perfect, but you keep yourself in Gods Righteousness ? How do YOU do That? Do you have the power to make God give you His Righteousness?
1 Jn 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
As long as I continue to walk in the light, Christ's blood continues to cleanse away all sins. Even though I occassionally sin, as long as I keep on walking, keep on obeying by repenting of sins, then Christ's blood keeps on washing away my sins. But if I completely give up and quit walking in the light, then Christ's blood will no more wash away my sins. The verb "walking' is present tense so it takes a continued, sustained walking/obeying on my part so that Christ's blood continues to wash away all sins.
mitspa said:
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Rom 5:18
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
Rom 5:19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
I think you must be wrong!
Paul says many were made sinners and that same many were made righeous.
Nowhere in the context does it say they were made sinners of made righteous apart from thier own will. People are made sinners for they of thier own will have chosen to sin, Rom 5:12
People are made righteous for they of their own will chose to have faith, Rom 5:1,2