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God and the Bible make no such distinction as you are making. The faith you described as “faith in Jesus Christ as the only true Christ of God” is the same faith the demons have in James 2 and it is THAT kind of faith, alone, that James says will not save anyone. James 2:24. God has not...

I agree, if we are talking about “creeds” and “cults”. But we are talking about “hearts”, and deciding whether someone’s conversion is real or not; or whether they are truly “saved” or not. THAT, we cannot know—only God is capable of knowing that. , which IS WHY He tells us not to judge. I...

The exact words of Jesus. Can’t argue with that! Mark 16:16 We are not able to judge anyone’s heart to know whether or not they are truly trusting in Jesus or truly believing in Him. Only God can know that . He tells us not to Judge. You are basing your belief on judging, which is a sin...

I know this verse in John 3 does not mean what you are implying because that makes it contradict other New Testament scriptures like Matt 7, where people at judgment clearly believe in Jesus, are very religious, and have done works in His name. According to your understanding of this verse...

One thing we know—the Bible does not contradict itself. If God contradicts Himself, then how can we trust or believe anything He says? So, if our premise is contrary to any scripture in God’s word, then either God’s word is wrong or our premise is wrong. I believe you know which one is true...

No. God has spoken in James 2:24-“NOT BY FAITH ONLY.” Jesus says,” He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.” Mark 16:16. God’s word matters.

Jesus and Philip (Acts 8:37) both make it very clear that baptism is only for believers. Ever heard of an UNBELIEVER being baptized?? No need to state the obvious.

if you know they weren’t baptized then you are the only one who knows, because the Bible does not say whether they were baptized or not. Likely, they could have been baptized by John the Baptist. You know for a fact that they were not??? However, it really doesn’t matter because they were...

You will have to ask God that when you see Him. We don’t always understand why God does or says what he says. He hasn’t asked me to understand, he has asked me to believe him, trust Him and obey Him. He wants us to respect His word. We show respect and love for Him when we obey what He...

I was referring to 1 Cor. 14:34 in my comments. Specifically restricting a woman from public preaching, teaching, or speaking. And yes, “usurping authority over a man “ is much broader in meaning in 1 Timothy. It seems it would apply to every situation in or out of the church. The...

If “man” in 1 Cor. 11:3 does not mean “mankind” but just One man, please tell me who or which man is Paul talking about when he says that man is the head of woman. And which woman? And if, because the word “man” is singular and does not mean “mankind”, then Christ is not the head of all men...

Let’s remember that 1 Corinthians 14:34 is talking about a church ASSEMBLY. Verse 23 says, “…if the whole church comes together in one place…” and again in verse 26, “Whenever you come together…” this is the church assembled together. Paul is governing what they do in public worship. I think...

Aren’t you forgetting something?? The woman at the well wasn’t in a church assembly—there was no church even in existence at that time; neither was Mary Magdalene. You are really grasping at straws here. These 2 examples of women talking to others is a far cry from what Paul is talking...

The early church fathers were men and made mistakes just like ALL MEN. They are not infallible. I’m more interested in what my Heavenly Father says.

Nothing in Matt. 7 says what they say to the Lord on that day is NOT the truth, either. That’s not proof of anything! You can’t say it didn’t happen—unless you are God and have divine knowledge. The Holy Spirit is the one writing this and He doesn’t say. But actually it doesn’t matter...

Joel 2 is not describing a church assembly. 1 Cor. 14:34 is. When the Holy Spirit was poured out in Acts 2, that was NOT “ when the whole church comes together” as it says in 1 Cor. 14:34. Every time the Spirit was poured out on women or others does not mean it was in a public assembly...

There is controversy over whether Junia was an apostle or not. The text is not clear. Junia was know among the apostles can also mean Junia was known to the apostles. Saying Judas was known among the Pharisees does not mean that Judas was a Pharisee.

Personal testimonies are not authoritative when it comes to religious beliefs and practices. God said His WORD is truth—not our “feelings” or testimonies. God has spoken. God says women are to keep silent in the churches. God does not PERMIT a Woman to TEACH or to usurp authority over a man...

I Corinthians 14:37-“If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that THE THINGS WHICH I WRITE TO YOU ARE THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE LORD.”

I have doubts that men and women were segregated in the church assemblies in the New Testament , mainly because most assemblies were in people’s homes. The church did meet in a school one time, but I doubt there were church buildings as we are use to today. I believe historians record...