SALVATION COMES FROM BELIEVING IN THE JESUS OF THE BIBLE

I have repeatedly written that one must trust in Jesus Christ, and must call upon Him as Lord in order to be saved.  To support my statement, I have quoted Romans 10:9-13 which says: 

"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.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.  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.  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

And yet, some continue to criticize me, claiming I am preaching "Lordship Salvation," as though that is heresy.  I have even had some use "the thief on the cross" to prove one needs only recognize Jesus as Savior, in order to be saved.  Ironically, "the thief's" own words make my case:  "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom" (Lk. 23:42)!

What I do not understand is, if the Bible identifies Jesus as both Creator and God (comp. Gen. 1:1; Ps. 45:6; Jn. 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 1:1-2, 8; etc.), and we are to proclaim Him to the lost, how is it that the Biblical Jesus can be preached without identifying who He is?  These passages clearly proclaim His identity:

Mt. 2:2 - "Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews?  For we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him."
Mt. 21:5 - "Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."

Jn. 19:19-22 - "And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.  This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.  Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that He said, I am King of the Jews.  Pilate answered, What I have written I have written."

Rev. 19:11-16 - "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.  His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.  And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God.  And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.  And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

To proclaim Jesus, without accurately identifying Him, is a total waste of time and energy!  It is the Gospel that saves (Rom. 1:16), and the Jesus presented in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and the rest of the New Testament, is that He is God, Son of God, Creator, Savior, and resurrected Lord!  Preach the Jesus of the Bible, not the "jesus" of the cults and false religions (Mormonism, Islam, etc.)!