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One more comment on this before we move on. Here is a point by point of Acts2 &13 2:22 Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, 13:16 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said:“Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. 2:23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the...

I agree works complete faith. Maybe I'm miss understanding you. You're right and I do not take away from Christ. I know 100% my works will NEVER save me. Only Jesus can save me by His sacrifice, mercy and grace.

I would be more apt to see your point if you could point out some verses, in this book, that talk about Jesus's "finished work". It looks to me you're putting all that into one word, cross. If all that is in the word cross, then there should be somewhere and inspired writer tells us that...

You can break it down and call it what you want but the fact is Peter and Paul preached the same gospel. They preached Jesus. Him crucified and resurrected for the forgiveness of sins. I've compared the two and their points are almost identical. Telling the ones who called for Jesus to be...

God has given us the gospel proclaimed by the 12 in Acts 2 and we see 3,000 people believed, were baptized and were added. Is this not grace? Can you point to the passage where Paul first preached this "other" super gospel? Thanks for not just giving a negative. If someone doesn't agree with...

I'm not sure what you're saying but I will chew on it. Based on the context it looks like Paul is talking about the law & circumcision ending with the cross. 13 For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in...

I suggest if we look at the context of Galatians, it's people adding circumcision and works of the old law to the law of Christ. Although Paul is a Jew and circumcised, he counts it as rubbish and only boasts in the law of Christ (cross). We either follow the flesh or we follow Christ. It's...

This is proof there is no physical circumcision in the gospel. The bible says false brethren were preaching circumcision. After they discussed it this is what they sent in the letter. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your...

Loving the discussion. I feel sharper already :) Absolutely, stay with the scriptures but we have to be very careful. We can still get it wrong. What I see is we all have filters. We can read a passage many times and still not truly understand what it’s trying to tell us because of our...

Another .02 May I suggest, it's my understanding that this misconception goes all the way back to Martin Luther. When ML saw what the RCC required to pay for sin, he saw the glaring error that those "works" were not found nor required in scripture. I'm not real familiar with what the RCC...

Yes, out of context and have to add the word work. I'm not aware of anywhere in scripture the teaching of Jesus' "finished work".

Incorrect. May I suggest you're seeing what you want to see. It's not uncommon for the apostles to "tailor" their sermons to the specific crowd/person they are speaking to, 1 Cor. 9. The crowd doesn't change the message. The message was Jesus died but they were the ones to do it. It worked...

My .02 I'm sorry but the "finished work" of Jesus is a doctrine of man. I have never read in God's word any apostle or NT writer telling us about the "finished work" of Christ. If it's there, please point it out. It's not uncommon for man to take one verse out of context and build a false...

I'm not exactly sure of your point/question. Works do complete faith, that's what the bible tell us. Yes, Paul and James are in total agreement. When we look at a judgement scene, like in Matt. 25, their eternal destiny is determined by what they did or did not do. Which is in agreement with...

Not at all. I was just making the comment because I can't address that many in a single reply. That's why I picked one. :) Correct me if I'm wrong (does happen), Paul up to this point has never been to Rome. He's writing to the Christians in Rome so that means he didn't convert any of the...

Based on the context, I suggest He completed everything to fulfilled scripture. 19:28 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 19:30 30 “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, It is finished,” and he bowed his head and...

I love a good bible study as well. God's word is what we will be judged by on the last day. I want to know the truth, not the lies Satan is spreading. That's why I like to talk with others who do not agree with me. If I am off track, hopefully they will point out what I might not be seeing...

We are not without law but Gentiles have never been under the law of Moses. Paul lived under the law of Moses and persecuted the church because he saw it contrary to the law of Moses but after becoming a Christian, he says he is not under the law (of Moses). He makes is clear here. 20 To...

Thanks for the prayer but I've been digging into baptism for many years now. I'm very focused on it because it is how one is baptized into Christ. Since that is how one is added, Satan is doing his very best to confuse us. May I respectfully suggest you're digging to find support what you...

I disagree. I have never seen a single translation say that. It's always do A and B then receive C. I talked with a member of the church who studied Greek in college. When I told him what you suggested he said that doesn't make any sense. What does the 3rd person singular relate to...