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As A Baptized Christian a Priest if you will, i have in light of Carla's Confession have a compultion to make perfectly clear of who i am.  Based on Romans 10:9 You must look at the scripture in context. Paul is adressing the problem of the Israelites:unbelief that Jesus was the Christ, The Son of God. read further on to Romans 10:13. When do you call on the name of the Lord? At Baptism (Acts 22:16)  This Phrase of praying Jesus into your heart is never mentioned in the Bible. People may use Revelation 3:20 about Jesus knocking at the door, however, you must examine the Scripture in Context. This scripture does not teach how to become Christian and be saved, but how to come back to God after becoming lukewarm. It is addressed to disciples who already responded to Christ in faith, repentance,confession and baptism. Another thing that has been on my mind, many religious people have been emailing me and i thank you for those and i hope i answered in respect with your questions, such as , what about the thief on the cross? The Thief on the Cross next to Jesus was not baptized and Jesus told him that they would see eachother in paradise" right! and that is true but you see Jesus had not even died yet, and baptism is participating in his death (Romans 6:2-4) also on earth, he had the power to forgive sins (Matthew9:2-6). I hope this gives you more insight. God Bless you....your Adland Prayerwarrior...

Dear Thomas,

may I say a thing or two here, not to contradict you but to just put my belief across.

I believe that from the very moment we accept Christ as our Lord and saviour and the ONLY SON OF GOD we are saved.,John3:17,18 'for God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but who ever does not believe stands condemned already  because he has not believed in the name of Gods one and only Son.' and HIS HOLY SPIRIT  comes to be in us from that moment on. Think of the old testament prophets and all who were before Jesus. The sick and dying who cannot get out of bed...just the utterance of the words accepting JESUS AS LORD OF OUR LIVES and believing with all our heart that HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS  is what saves us. Baptism is an important act for us to show the unbelviers and is an act of repentance on our part  and to profess our faith in our belief of who JESUS CHRIST IS TO US. yes it was needed much more before JESUS  DIED FOR US  in Math3; 11 we read what John the Baptist says.... I baptise you with water for repentance but after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.'but now that after his death and gloriour resurrection....We are free indeed. In Jesus own words to Nicodemus John 3  we must be born again. and that my dear friend happens the instant we believe and accept JESUS FOR WHO HE IS AND MAKE HIM LORD OF OUR LIVES.

John the Baptist was a forerunner....of what was to come leading us to Jesus. Baptism is needed to profess and proclaim our belief in Jesus to the world,  but its our BELIEF IN JESUS AND WHO HE IS THAT SAVES US.......Thomas I look forward to taking this discussion in more detail with you in yahoo chat...c ya there :-) :-)

luv ya prayer warrior, for who you are and praise God for your life.

Pauline R