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What??!! No, that isn't right. The point of the entire Bible is the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Without a doubt.

The point of the entire Bible is for salvation of the individual. Of all of God's commandments ...that is the end product desired by God.
 
May 22, 2020
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it comes directly from you

we are saved thorough the shed blood of Christ on the cross

faith in HIS completed work is salvation

your continued nonsense narrative is .... nonsense

Baptism is required. If one has faith then they will follow God's commandments and be born again. That is accomplished by repentance, baptism and living a righteous life.
 
May 22, 2020
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We are saved by grace through faith, not by water.. :)

Part right ...part wrong.
If we have faith in God's word we will be baptized.
even then we are not ...saved...only God can determine if we are saved after our death and upon His judgement. Here on earth we are born again..
 
May 22, 2020
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....timed out...

are you saying repentance is not required even though one has faith? ...are you saying not living a righteous life is ok with faith?, etc.
See how ridiculous your statement is?
 
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Baptism is required. If one has faith then they will follow God's commandments and be born again. That is accomplished by repentance, baptism and living a righteous life.
you don't have faith though

you have faith in your own 'efforts'

I have faith that the Lord Jesus Christ has done ALL that is needed for my salvation and my response secures the contract

I AM baptized as we are instructed to be, to show that my life is buried with Christ and I am now a new creation in Him

if you are depending on a dunk in water to save you, you are not a new creation in Christ
 
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....timed out...

are you saying repentance is not required even though one has faith? ...are you saying not living a righteous life is ok with faith?, etc.
See how ridiculous your statement is?
no

that is YOU trying to scrape together objections to the truth that is once again presented to you
 
Jan 31, 2021
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FreeGrace2 said:
What??!! No, that isn't right. The point of the entire Bible is the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Without a doubt.
The point of the entire Bible is for salvation of the individual. Of all of God's commandments ...that is the end product desired by God.
But that wasn't what was said. So I corrected it.
 
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Baptism is required. If one has faith then they will follow God's commandments and be born again. That is accomplished by repentance, baptism and living a righteous life.
The classic works salvation formula.

John 5:24 says clearly that eternal life is possessed WHEN a person believes.
John 10:28 says recipients of eternal life shall never perish.
 
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The point of the entire Bible is for salvation of the individual. Of all of God's commandments ...that is the end product desired by God.
nope

the Bible is an indispensable tool but not the be all and end all of salvation. the Bible saves no one at all.

Jesus is the be all and end all of God's plan of salvation for....hold onto your seat folks....THE ENTIRE WORLD*

God does not command salvation. y'all are making things up now. tsk


* I am not promoting universal salvation which is not biblical, but rather the fact presented in John 3:16

For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son that whosever believes in Him should have everlasting life
 

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@Gardenias I thought you may be interested in what is stated in Acts 1:1-2 since you thought the comment in Post 2369 was not accurate.

Acts 1:1-2
Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
 

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Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the shortened summary.
Precious Kelby, you are Very Welcome. And thank you for this kind and Great Discussion!

I personally see water baptism for the remission of sins being by promise rather than by Law. But I understand where you're coming from in terms of the TWO Different programs (as you see it).
Precious Kelby, of course I may be mistaken, in that Israel was, By God,
"Commanded In The Law," to be "water baptized FOR the remission of sin," in
order to obtain "What God Had Promised":


1) Exo_19:6 And ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
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2) To those "gathered from 15 nations" from which there were "at Jerusalem
Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven." (Acts_2:5-12)


Act_2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received
of The Father The Promise of the Holy Ghost, He Hath Shed forth this, which ye
now see and hear.

Conclusion: Carrying these forward to apply to The Body Of CHRIST, Today, who is
NOT "under the law," But "Under GRACE," does, imho, create Massive Confusion, but
I could be mistaken :cry:

to be continued?...
 

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Baptism is required. If one has faith then they will follow God's commandments and be born again. That is accomplished by repentance, baptism and living a righteous life.
Yes, Baptism is required . . . Baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is Circumcision of the Heart . . . a Work performed by Christ, not by any human.

Colossians 2:11 KJV - "In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ"

And where does Faith come from? God Himself . . .

Romans 12:3, 6 NLT - "Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us."

And Repentance? How it this established? By God Himself . . .

Acts 11:18 CSB - "When they heard this they became silent. And they glorified God, saying, "So then, God has given repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles."

And Righteousness? Where does this come from? By God Himself . . .

Psalm 24:5 KJV - "He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation."

True Baptism is Circumcision performed by God (Deut 30:6), the Holy Spirit (Rom 2:29), and Christ (Col 2:11) = One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

This world is corrupt, including H20 . . . thus mere physical, corrupt water cannot Produce Purity . . . only the One True God is capable of doing that. For anyone to suggest that something from this corrupt, physical world can save . . . completely defies the entire, whole, complete point of the Bible . . . the [entire] Bible (and not just an itty bitty piece of it like Acts 2:38).
 
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you don't have faith though

you have faith in your own 'efforts'

I have faith that the Lord Jesus Christ has done ALL that is needed for my salvation and my response secures the contract

I AM baptized as we are instructed to be, to show that my life is buried with Christ and I am now a new creation in Him

if you are depending on a dunk in water to save you, you are not a new creation in Christ

You are wrong.

Don't tell me I don't have faith...you have no reason to assign that to me. God's commandments are not classed as my efforts. Those I try to keep atall times including not trying to change His word. That which I see you are failure in.

You best study and be guided by scriptures. I can tell at this point you are not. There is only one water immersion baptism.
 
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You are wrong.

Don't tell me I don't have faith...you have no reason to assign that to me. God's commandments are not classed as my efforts. Those I try to keep atall times including not trying to change His word. That which I see you are failure in.

You best study and be guided by scriptures. I can tell at this point you are not. There is only one water immersion baptism.

you also seem to have a leaky Bible...it has lost quite a few verses :unsure:
 
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...and you don't have one.
so childish

we all know that is not true and you are just having a hissy fit because someone discredited you

you post opinions and credit scripture that does not agree with your misinformation