Josheb
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The main, most salient, point is that the verse is not written about unregenerate non-believers. The verse is written about those who were already saved, the regenerate believers in Rome who were facing potentially life-threatening circumstance when the epistle was written. It has little do with how to become saved from the sinfully dead state and everything to do with how to maintain one's already-gifted salvation through the already-gifted faith of the already regenerate.By Duck-Duck Go's Auto-Assist:
"Romans 10:9 states that if you declare with your mouth that "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. This verse emphasizes the importance of both verbal confession and heartfelt belief in the Christian faith.
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Funny to me they don't seem to know, or maybe they intend, for their AI to be vague and irrelevant. The verse is not about belief in the "Christian faith". They introduce an element into the analysis that isn't there. It IS interesting, though, that if that is all AI gets from the verse, that the claim that it is a stand-alone verse, context irrelevant, there isn't much to say about it.
But I expect the bigger name AI's have more to say. Let's see—
Copilot says:
Romans 10:9 states: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”. This verse emphasizes the importance of both verbal confession and heartfelt belief in Jesus Christ for salvation.
Hmmmm!
Google AI:
"Romans 10:9 states: "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." This verse emphasizes the importance of both verbal confession and inward belief in Jesus Christ for salvation."
Well, at least Google added this:
"Here's a breakdown of the verse:
Confession with your mouth:
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This refers to openly declaring your belief in Jesus as Lord, acknowledging his authority and importance in your life.
Belief in your heart:
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This highlights the inner conviction and trust that God raised Jesus from the dead, signifying his victory over death and sin.
Salvation:
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This is the promise of forgiveness, reconciliation with God, and eternal life for those who meet the conditions of the verse."
"...meet the conditions of the verse" —good luck with that.
I do not expect AI to practice sound exegesis.
Notice my earlier question remains silently unanswered: Show me a verse in scripture reporting an unregenerate non-believer in whom God is not already working for salvific purpose suddenly salvifically believing with his/her sinful flesh. Just show me the verse. Show me the verse in which scripture explicitly attributes the previously Christ-denying unregenerate non-believer's conversion to his/her volition. There are no such verses in the Bible and there is no precedent, either. The only way to arrive at that position is by eisegetic inference and that is exactly what we've all observed throughout the last five pages of posts. On top of the inferential interpretations there's are deficits in the exegesis. Romans 10:9 does say a person can confess and believe, but that person is stated to be a brother in the faith of Paul.
The alternative is the many verses that explicitly assign causality to God.
- Verses that explicitly state God did it: Many
- Verses that explicitly state the unregenerate sinner's will did it: None
Acts 2:46-47
Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.
The unregenerate did not add to the number of the regenerate.