How to be Born Again
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I see God has the power to bring a person to repentance.
Sin has a major deadly flaw my friend. As long as you are not justified Your dead.
Now your sanctification first issue? There is where sin is not so much an issue. You have people made alive while still under the penalty of sin.
Sin has a major deadly flaw my friend. As long as you are not justified Your dead.
Now your sanctification first issue? There is where sin is not so much an issue. You have people made alive while still under the penalty of sin.
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brightfame52 said:
One cant believe if they in the flesh. Cant you read Rom 8:8. Faith pleases God read Heb 11:6
Quite true! In fact, the Bible says that people REFUSE to believe, which demonstrates that believing or not believing is CHOICE.
Acts 14:2 - But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
Acts 19:9 - But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Very well said!
One cant believe if they in the flesh. Cant you read Rom 8:8. Faith pleases God read Heb 11:6
Quite true! In fact, the Bible says that people REFUSE to believe, which demonstrates that believing or not believing is CHOICE.
Acts 14:2 - But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
Acts 19:9 - But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Very well said!
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It appears that you are unable to connect the dots.
If that were true, and from the introduction of Cornelius at the beginning of Acts, then yes he would have been saved.
However, when Peter explained to the believing Jews in ch 11 as to WHY he went to the home of Gentiles, he said this:
11:14 - He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’
So, just who is the "He" here? Glad you asked.
11 “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
12 The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
Oh, so it was the Holy Spirit who told Peter to go there. And then in v.13 we have Peter basically quoting Cornelius stating what the angel told him.
So your argument is against an angel of God, who was sent to Cornelius with instructions. And Cornelius told Peter the angel told him that he WOULD BE SAVED by Peter's message. (v.14)
Why are you being so stubborn against the truth?
Yeah, he was religious and acknowledged the existence of God and sought Him. That has saved exactly NO ONE EVER.
It was the specific gospel message brought by Peter that Cornelius believed and was saved.
If that were true, and from the introduction of Cornelius at the beginning of Acts, then yes he would have been saved.
However, when Peter explained to the believing Jews in ch 11 as to WHY he went to the home of Gentiles, he said this:
11:14 - He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’
So, just who is the "He" here? Glad you asked.
11 “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
12 The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
Oh, so it was the Holy Spirit who told Peter to go there. And then in v.13 we have Peter basically quoting Cornelius stating what the angel told him.
So your argument is against an angel of God, who was sent to Cornelius with instructions. And Cornelius told Peter the angel told him that he WOULD BE SAVED by Peter's message. (v.14)
Why are you being so stubborn against the truth?
Yeah, he was religious and acknowledged the existence of God and sought Him. That has saved exactly NO ONE EVER.
It was the specific gospel message brought by Peter that Cornelius believed and was saved.
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