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. If you are talking about the MIRACULOUS baptism of the Holy Spirit as in Acts 2 and 1 Cor. 10, then, as I said before, it was a SIGN used to confirm the words of the apostles in Acts 2 and a SIGN to the Jews in Acts 10 that “the gentiles have been granted repentance to life,” Acts 11:18...

The doctrine of “total depravity” originated with John Calvin in the 16th century. That makes it 1500 years too late to be a doctrine of Christ. That also makes it a “doctrine of man”. Matt. 15:9, Mark 7:7, Colossians 2:22 Ezekiel 18 pretty much destroys this doctrine. Christ said little...

Daniel was not just refusing their food because he was a vegetarians or because he didn’t like it or because they were use to eating the foods of “poorer” people. 1:8 tells us that Daniel did not want to “DEFILE” himself with the kings food. This tells us that the food was either meats that...

In James 1:18, James is saying that Christ saved us by His Word of Truth. Psalms 119:160 says that the ENTIRETY of your word is truth.” As often as you can, let the Bible define its words and meanings. So we are saved by God’s word, 1 Corinthians 2:16 says “…we have the MIND OF CHRIST.” (In...

The “first fruits” are the earliest gathered fruits of the harvest. In the Old Testament they were to be given as an offering to God. See Deuteronomy 18:4 and Exodus 34:26. The “first fruits” also is symbolic and used to refer to those (1) who first became Christian’s in a particular...

Yes, all of that is true, but you are overlooking some things. The Bible speaks of DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORKS. There are “boastful” works spoken of in Eph. 2; there are the works of the old law Gal. 5:4; there are works of the flesh Gal. 5:19; there are the “good works” of which you speak, and...

Did I misunderstand? I thought this was a public site where anyone can post.

We all receive the Spirit when we are baptized in the name of Jesus. That is a promise from God. Acts 2:38 We don’t have to have a miraculous baptism of the Holy Spirit. Also, read Acts 8:14-17. This proves that people were saved BEFORE and WITHOUT the miraculous gift of the spirit...

You can check this out and see if I’m wrong. But in the New Testament there were only 2 times that the Holy Spirit was poured out MIRACULOUSLY on anyone. Once in Acts 2on the Jewish disciples (the 12) and again in Acts 10 on the gentiles, Cornelius and his house. Other people got it by the...

I believe the best answer is the one Jesus gave Peter in John 22:23. Peter asked Jesus “what are you going to do about John?” The same as the question—what about the person who……(gets killed on the way to baptism; ls on an island; on his deathbed, etc). Jesus said, “ WHAT IS THAT TO YOU...

Jesus is not arguing against being the son of David—He is arguing for His divinity. Remember the Pharisees and Sadducees did not believe He is the Son of God. They did not believe He was divine. Jesus did not deny being a descendant of David, but more important, He is David’s Lord and Savior...

The Bible makes no distinction between “the law and the ordinances.” All of the old law was nailed to His cross, and ALL of the ordinances ; and he even specifies some of them in verse 16. The unclean foods that were in the Jewish law that they were not allowed to eat, the laws governing the...

Hebrews 9:16-17 tells us WHEN the old law was no longer in effect. When Jesus died. Just like today, if a man has a will, that will does not come into force until his death. The New Testament is the last will and testament of Jesus Christ. It had no force until His death. That’s why...

Jesus said He would build His church in Matt. 16:18. The church was always in the future tense until Acts 2. It was 50 days after Jesus’s death, on the day of Pentecost, AD 33. After Peter’s sermon, ( JESUS said He would give Peter “the Keys to the kingdom”.), 3000 Jews obeyed Peter’s command...

Where is the scripture for ANY of that? The Bible does not say that. In fact, Ezekiel 18 is VERY CLEAR that we do NOT. Inherit sin from our ancestors. We are born into a world that sins, yes. But we do not inherit Adam’s sin. God says so through Ezekiel the prophet.

One of your statements I have to disagree with—“God doesn’t care about doctrine…” 2 John 9 says that if we don’t abide in the doctrine of Christ, we transgress and DO NOT HAVE GOD. “ He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not...

The 10 commandments were part of that old Jewish law given by Moses on Mt. Sinai. They were NEVER for anyone but Jews. Not for gentiles. When Jesus died His new law came into effect. Read Hebrews 9:16-17, 7:12, 18, 8:7-9, 13. When he says “ covenant” that word is also “testament”; he is...

I might add a good verse to go along with verse 23 in Matt. 7 is 2 John 9- “He that transgresses and does NOT ABIDE IN THE DOCTRINE OF GOD does not have God.” That seems to be the problem with the people in Matt. 7.