Warsaw Christian Church
“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. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation”
-Romans 10:9-10
This is another of the great verses giving us clear directions on how to receive salvation. It begins with the words we speak. We are not to speak these words casually but with heartfelt conviction. Confessing Jesus as Lord is believing He is God the Son. It is to state our intention to follow Him as our Lord (Master). We should never speak those words lightly but from the heart. If you said those words sincerely when you first came to Christ, do you still speak them today? If Jesus is Lord, He is Lord every day of our lives and forever.
Then Paul adds that we are to believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead. The resurrection of Jesus was the final proof that He is the Son of God, Savior, and Lord. I was taught in my liberal theological seminary that no intelligent person believes Jesus rose from the dead. I was told the resurrection was a myth invented by the early Christians to give more status to Jesus. I assumed my professors knew what they were talking about, and so for several years, I rejected the resurrection of Jesus. I did not understand that failure to believe that Jesus rose from the dead was a fatal error. One cannot deny the resurrection and be a redeemed soul. If Jesus did not rise from the grave, He is not the Son of God. That is what Paul says. If you do not believe in the resurrection, you do not believe Jesus is Lord.
Paul tells us that the words we speak and what we believe in our hearts must be in harmony. The good news is this. If you do confess (with understanding) that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart (with utter sincerity) that He rose from the dead, you will most certainly be saved. That is God’s promise to us, and God never lies. This is what we preach at Warsaw Christian Church in harmony with all Bible-believing churches.
From The Pastor's Desk
What do you believe?
I believe there is but one God.
I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal savior.
I believe in the Bible as the Word of God.
I believe in the Trinity.
I believe in Heaven.
I believe in Hell.
I believe you first need to be convicted of your sin to be saved by the blood of Christ.
I believe in the eternal security of the blood bought believer.
I believe you are born again, not born again and again and again.
I believe in the local N.T. church and the pastor is the overseer.
I believe the church is the house of God and the pillar and ground of truth.
I believe there is a devil.
I believe aliens are demons.
I believe in salvation of pure grace and not of works.
I believe the Christian should be baptized.
I believe God created the world in six literal days.
I believe marriage is between one man and one woman.
I believe a child is a living person at conception.
These are a few things I believe. Yes, I could have given scriptures.
I am Johnie Logue, pastor at Grace Baptist Church at 31046 Hwy MM, Warsaw MO.
Unity Of The Lakes
This Sunday 1/21/24 Unity of the Lakes is blessed to have Rev. Anna Shouse as our guest speaker. Her service is "Who's Your Angel?". The scripture reference is Mark 1:9-13. Angels come in many forms! We have all experienced angels. Some we recognized and many we didn't. Please join us at 11 am as we learn more about the angels in our life and being an angel to others. Join us after service for refreshments and fellowship. Dress is casual and all are welcome. We are located 8 miles south of Warsaw on highway 65. Our physical address is 34948 Hwy 65 South. Follow us on Facebook. We look forward to seeing you.
