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John says if anyone does not abide in the doctrine of Christ, they do not have God. The most important reason for choosing a church is whether or not their DOCTRINE is confirmed by scripture. Are they abiding in the doctrine of Christ? They substitute “sprinkling” for baptism. The Bible...

I totally agree that the law of Moses was not for gentiles. Deuteronomy 5:2-3 Moses plainly says that the law that God gave them on mount Sinai was only for those who were alive at that time (Israel). It was not given to their “fathers” Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, but to them—the nation of...

The Ten Commandments are incorporated into the doctrine of Christ, all except keeping the seventh day holy. That one is not part of the teaching of the New Testament. Christ changed many of the commandments in the OldvTestament and resplaced them with NEW commandments. See Matthew 5-7. The...

The grace of God that has brought salvation has appeared to ALL MEN. (Titus 2:11) Not to just a select few, but to ALL MEN. The scriptures teach that God desires ALL MEN to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim. 2:4). He does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezk...

The word of God says nothing about the person doing the baptizing. It is not about them; it is about the one seeking baptism. Whether the person doing the baptizing is an atheist, an unbeliever, a Christian or a person of another religion, does not affect the one being baptized. As long as...

I certainly agree. I may have taken too much “license” in applying that parable to the “truth.” I’m sorry.

I agree. My applying that Baptism is only for BELIEVERS, not unbelievers, as Acts 8: 36-37 clearly teaches. What to do to be saved is clearly taught by Jesus in the first part of Mark 16:16. The second part about unbelief is not for anyone wanting to be saved. The second part of that verse...

Definition of “in”—“something located inside a specific space.” Believing IN Jesus is just what it says—believing in something ( in this case SOMEONE) in a specific space, in this case a specific person. Definition of “ON”—something that is touching something else, whether physically or...

Many people believe the church is unimportant. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I believe more should be said about Jesus and HIS relationship and attitude toward the church. Surely, HIS feelings and attitude toward the church should be ours, too? First of all, Jesus said He would...

Matthew 5:34-38 “…do not SWEAR. at all; neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne nor by earth, for it is God’s footstool.” Psalms 111:9 “…holy and reverent is His name.” Do not use God’s name to curse or as a “By word” or in any way that would demean it or show irreverence or disrespect.

That’s not an explanation or an answer to anything. That’s just a DODGE. I can only suppose you can’t answer how “preaching can save those who are suppose to have already been saved at the point of faith. It’. IS a problem, isn’t it?

But can you ANSWER or refute the arguments I’ve made FROM SCRIPTURE?? If you believe I am in error and lost, feeling sorry for me will not help me or save me. Shouldn’t you be able to show me, by the Bible, what I’ve said is UNSCRIPTURAL?? What’s “sad”is your lack of response.

Interesting. I thought you said “them that believe” were already saved by faith alone! Surely it doesn’t take “preaching” to save the ones that are already saved by faith alone. Do we have a contradiction? Maybe it’s more like a redundancy—preaching is going to SAVE the “SAVED WHO ARE SAVED...

In a previous post, I said if a command is “generic” we may use our judgement in carrying it out AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY OF GOD’s OTHER COMMANDS. The command to sing Psalms in Eph. 5:19, is generic ONLY in the sense that we are allowed to sing any Psalms that we might find (...

The questions you have posed are really questions about God’s AUTHORITY. Matt. 28:18 Jesus said “ALL AUTHORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH.” Therefore, I contend that we MUST have God’s authority ( permission) for all that we teach, or practice in the name of religion. That’s...

In Hebrews 7:14 the Holy Spirit says that God said “nothing” about priests coming from the tribe of Judah. There is an example of God’s silence on a religious matter. We all know that the Jewish priests could ONLY come from the tribe of Levi, according to their law. Being”silent” where God is...

Yep. I didn’t think so.

TRUTH!

AMEN!

Hummm….and still you do not explain the scriptures I used. Any comment on Hebrews 8:13? The word “shadows” or “foreshadows” is not in those scriptures. The Holy Spirit is talking about a “COVENANT” also translated “TESTAMENT.” Your explanation is completely false and made up! I see the word...