No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

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I'm sorry how does GOD save a person?
He lifts the hardening in their mind and hearts to the things of God when they are one of his Elect.As his Holy Spirit lifts that ,he then enables them to understand the things of God.
1 Corinthians 2.
Matthew 13:10-12
John 6:44
Romans 8:28-30
Ephesians 1

Isaiah 43:11
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior
 
He lifts the hardening in their mind and hearts to the things of God when they are one of his Elect.As his Holy Spirit lifts that ,he then enables them to understand the things of God.
1 Corinthians 2.
Matthew 13:10-12
John 6:44
Romans 8:28-30
Ephesians 1

Isaiah 43:11
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior
We have HIS word to read but they don't show GOD saves us?

How can GOD take away our sins if we don't get baptized in JESUS name.

Some thing we have to do first.
 
Man cant do that unless he is selected by the Father and drawn/regenerated Jn 6:44
Joshua 24:15 ESV / 52 helpful votes
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Deuteronomy 30:19 ESV / 42 helpful votes
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,
2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 39 helpful votes
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
1 Kings 18:21 ESV / 36 helpful votes
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 ESV / 31 helpful votes
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 21 helpful votes
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Acts 17:30 ESV / 21 helpful votes
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
Acts 4:12 ESV / 19 helpful votes
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved
 
We have HIS word to read but they don't show GOD saves us?

How can GOD take away our sins if we don't get baptized in JESUS name.

Some thing we have to do first.
We are saved by grace. Not if ourselves so that we cannot boast we did the work to obtain our Salvation.
If someone is a Christian,called by God, yet they are not Baptized they are still in Christ,Saved.
 
We are saved by grace. Not if ourselves so that we cannot boast we did the work to obtain our Salvation.
If someone is a Christian,called by God, yet they are not Baptized they are still in Christ,Saved.
Water is life. No life for you.
 
We are saved by grace. Not if ourselves so that we cannot boast we did the work to obtain our Salvation.
If someone is a Christian,called by God, yet they are not Baptized they are still in Christ,Saved.

Sp you say.

Sad part is that is no where is HIS word so it's not of JESUS but of you.

How can you be Chist like without being Christ like?

Satan's plan, keep them out of the water, if they get in the water keep JESUS name out of it.
 
Sp you say.

Sad part is that is no where is HIS word so it's not of JESUS but of you.
1 Corinthians 2

How can you be Chist like without being Christ like?
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Satan's plan, keep them out of the water, if they get in the water keep JESUS name out of it.
Romans 6 tells us the meaning of Baptism for the Christian.

John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

If we are not Saved without having been Baptized, Paul failed in his mission to bring his Gospel.
1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I (Paul) baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

As did Jesus in teaching the Good News but then failed to Save those whom were called if his Disciples Baptized people. when Jesus did not.

John 4
1When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware Hea was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John 2(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples), 3He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

Thinking we must be Baptized in order to be Saved is advocacy of a works based Salvation. Which contradicts Jesus and also 1 Corinthians 2.
 
Jn 6:44

44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

No man can come here means no man has the ability to come to Christ. That cancels out the myth that man has a freewill,

It also means that no man has the ability to believe on Christ for Salvation. Because Christ equates believing on Him with coming to Him. Jn 6:64-65

64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.


What about those Jesus says to them Jn 5:40

40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

Thats answered in Jn 6:44 they simply will not come because they cannot come unless the Power of God draws them and makes them willing

Ps 110:3

3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

If and when one comes to believe on Christ willingly, the credit goes to Gods Power !
Paul talks about planting a seed. And man I Apollos watered. God made it grow. No I failed to recognize this for a while in evangelism at work. It is God doing it. I use to make a excuse,well if God does it then why do I share my faith? Well Paul also talks about bringing into consciousness to every man, and Jesus does command us to go make disciples of the nations and many other Scripture that says to do so. So why hide the best thing that happened to us? Fear, pride,not willing to sacrifice my feelings being hurt? I'm starting not to care of the unknown or what could happen. I want to please God not man. Been mocked before saved, been beat up several times. So? What can the devil do to me that has not been done in his evil path? I pray for boldness and strength. Amen
 
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1 Corinthians 2

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Romans 6 tells us the meaning of Baptism for the Christian.

John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

If we are not Saved without having been Baptized, Paul failed in his mission to bring his Gospel.
1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I (Paul) baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

As did Jesus in teaching the Good News but then failed to Save those whom were called if his Disciples Baptized people. when Jesus did not.

John 4
1When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware Hea was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John 2(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples), 3He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

Thinking we must be Baptized in order to be Saved is advocacy of a works based Salvation. Which contradicts Jesus and also 1 Corinthians 2.

I'm thinking you saying 1 Cor 2 tells us that there are Christians who was not baptized?

Can you be more specific

How can you be Christ like if your not like HIM?

JESUS was baptized to fulfil all rightness and received the Holy Ghost.

Romans 6 does,
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

How can a person be reborn without dying with JESUS, it is very clear we are PLANTED with him and we raise with HIM.

Are you humble?

ALL of GOD'S word is good, but it all has to fit like a puzzle you can't leave pieces out and expect it to work.

John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

THESE ARE HIS WORDS,
Mark 16:16-17

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

IF you believe HIS words you will be baptized and YOU WILL BE SAVED, if you don't believe you will not be baptized and you will be DAMNED.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

THESE signs WILL FOLLOW. Meaning not that second but you will cast out devils and speak with new tongues.


Remember in Acts 2:1 JESUS told HIS disciples not to go out without it?

This happened.
Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Peter said what happens when you are filled, just like what JESUS said in Mark 16:17

Acts 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.

1 Corinthians 1:14, SO WHAT Paul wasn't sent to baptize he was sent to preach.
Paul did in fact baptize and was baptized for remission of sins.

Yep, JESUS did not baptized either, HE also was sent to preach.

John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

JESUS said can't enter without being baptized or receive the Holy Ghost...................

THERE ARE HUNDREDS of cases like this.

Just like in John 3, JESUS gave specific insurrections to this men.

John 9:7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

IF HE DIDN'T OBEY WOULD HE HAVE GAIN HIS SIGHT?



Think about Abraham, how about the walls of Jericho?

If they didn't OBEY would anything have happened?

We are born in sin and the only way to get rid of it is being baptized in JESUS name.


Peter the one with the Keys to heaven knew what to do.
Acts 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Calling it a work?

As I said, Satan's plan keep them out of the water and if they get in the water keep JESUS name out of it.

Satan knows what happens in the water.