Anyone who calls his name
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Here goes 3 witnesses.
Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered
Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered
Anyone can call on His Name and be saved.
But not all who call His name are saved
Matthew 7: 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
But not all who call His name are saved
Matthew 7: 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Jesus said they could not dwell with Him,because they were workers of iniquity not doing the will of the Father,which the Bible says they have a form of godliness;but deny the power thereof,lover of pleasures more than lovers of God,ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth,that they have to abstain from sin acting like Christ.
2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
They said Lord,Lord,but could not dwell with Jesus,for they were workers of iniquity,which whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved,but there is a condition with that,for whoever calls upon the name of the Lord has to depart from iniquity.
Not all people that call on the name of the Lord depart from iniquity,and that is part of calling on the name of the Lord,to depart from iniquity.
Now this not departing from iniquity does not mean a person that has been saved that might sin once in a while,for a person that has been saved knows that it is wrong to engage in sin,so they will not hold unto a sin,but do it and let is go,but these people that were workers of iniquity held unto sins,and only repented of them when they did them,but would not let the sins go,thinking they were right with God despite holding unto sin,with the excuse we are only human so we cannot abstain from sin,or sin does not affect their relationship with God.
2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
They said Lord,Lord,but could not dwell with Jesus,for they were workers of iniquity,which whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved,but there is a condition with that,for whoever calls upon the name of the Lord has to depart from iniquity.
Not all people that call on the name of the Lord depart from iniquity,and that is part of calling on the name of the Lord,to depart from iniquity.
Now this not departing from iniquity does not mean a person that has been saved that might sin once in a while,for a person that has been saved knows that it is wrong to engage in sin,so they will not hold unto a sin,but do it and let is go,but these people that were workers of iniquity held unto sins,and only repented of them when they did them,but would not let the sins go,thinking they were right with God despite holding unto sin,with the excuse we are only human so we cannot abstain from sin,or sin does not affect their relationship with God.
I've also seen this verse as tied to Acts 19:13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. In this case some were trying to invoke the name of Christ without ever having accepted Him. Not only were they not saved, they got their butts kicked too!
K
No, that wouldn't make sense. Think about it, without using bible quotes. Why would an employer want to hire a person who says, oh I love to work, and I would love to work for you, when the previous jobs that this person had, they had very bad reviews, always ending up getting fired, or just quitting without any notice. Do you think this employer should hire this person based on what he said? Do you think God will believe you that you are a changed person on your deathbed, even though your entire life you lived a life of incredible sin, without repentance? That doesn't make sense at all. If you truly believe this, then whenever you have children, and when they do something bad, all they have to say is I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and they shouldn't be punished? This is the reason why there are so many false Christians today!
"Not everyone that says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of my Father. But only the ones that does the will of my Father, which is in heaven may enter."
You have to actually live like a Christian, to be saved.
"Not everyone that says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of my Father. But only the ones that does the will of my Father, which is in heaven may enter."
You have to actually live like a Christian, to be saved.
K
Did it say, whosoever should call on the name of the Lord only. Believe that he exists is not enough, doing his will is. Do you think for one moment if Jesus said that line, was all that was necessary to be saved? If that were true, then Jesus' ministry was in vain. He told us to be perfect, as He or our Father who is in Heaven, is perfect. Saying "I accept Jesus as my personal Savior" doesn't mean anything if you do not do your best to live in Jesus' name. You have to have faith enough to do his Will, know his doctrine. Being an armchair Christian doesn't mean anything. You might as well be atheist if you do not follow him.
