Reactions received by Chaps

  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Winner to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    So would you say repentance is a work? Does a person need to pray to be saved? Would that make prayer a work? How about hearing the...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Agree to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    One more thought on this…. The only thing that is “obvious” is what the Bible says about baptism and discipleship. Baptism is ALWAYS...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Winner to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Okay, well I am still waiting for an alternate definition of the word. Not sure what you mean by “Theology by word definition.” If we...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Like to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    This is not how the Bible defines “works.” Works is never defined as a person’s response to God’s grace. That is the opposite of a...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Like to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Well, there are two ways to look at that. If you are talking about prevenient grace in the sense that the Spirit works on the heart to...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Agree to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Hey Cameron, I apologize if it came across wrong. I was just trying to respond to different ways people view prevenient grace (grace...
  • Angela53510
    Angela53510 reacted Like to Chaps's post in the thread Pastoral requirements.
    Strange…not sure your denomination, but I live in America and that is not my experience. Sounds like whatever church background you are...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Agree to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Thanks for your response. I promise I will get back to the “dead in sins” part, just been kinda busy. I think the issue here is our...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Youre going to have to explain this concept more to me, because as it stands, I dont understand it. So, as I understand it, (correct me...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    I think you are omitting the context of the verse you are quoting. Paul‘s point is “how beautiful are the feet of those who share Good...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Winner to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Hey Cameron, As promised, I wanted to respond to your question about a person being “dead” in their trespasses and sins and how they...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Informative to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    I disagree that faith is a gift, in the sense that God grants us faith to be saved. Eph 2:8 does not teach this. In the Greek, the...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Like to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    The words I have in bold you are referring to. The words literally say, “not from (out of) works/deeds.“. The word ergon is the Greek...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Like to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    I think you are omitting the context of the verse you are quoting. Paul‘s point is “how beautiful are the feet of those who share Good...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Thanks for your response. That is a good question and example of Israel. However, I believe the OT and NT teaches that God desired the...
  • Wansvic
    Wansvic reacted Like to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Thanks for your response. That is a good question and example of Israel. However, I believe the OT and NT teaches that God desired the...
  • GRACE_ambassador
    GRACE_ambassador reacted Informative to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Cameron, thank you for your reply. I also agree that we are entirely corrupted by sin. I believe all humans are bound to sin, dead in...
  • GRACE_ambassador
    GRACE_ambassador reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    The words I have in bold you are referring to. The words literally say, “not from (out of) works/deeds.“. The word ergon is the Greek...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    I understand what you are saying, but I do not understand the distinction. If God’s quickening necessitates they will believe then I...
  • p_rehbein
    p_rehbein reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Mark’s Gospel.
    One of my favorite Gospels is the Gospel of Mark. It is the earliest of all the Gospels and is very unique. What is unusual about this...