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I didn’t use eis as because of. However, if you want to see it used that way Matthew 12:41 is a good example. I gave you another option. Just let eis have it‘s most basic translation as ”into”. Acts 2:38 then becomes repent and be immersed into forgiveness of sins. This is what happens in...

Where Luke 24:47 is concerned many of the oldest manuscripts have eis in them. P75, Sinaiticus, and Vaticanus for example. Repentance eis remission of sins. If you translate this the way eis is treated in Acts 2:38 you have repentance for remission of sins. That is what you will find in Luke...

According to Hebrews the salvation Jesus spoke of was still applicable after his death. “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience...

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV No reason to inject anything here. If everyone who believes has been born of God then...

“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/eph.1.13.ESV So we are sealed in him with the Holy Spirit when we hear the gospel and...

Peter said there was not one distinction in the way that the Holy Spirit was received by the House of Cornelius, the Apostles, and the elders. He could have said it in a way that would have allowed what you are saying, but he didn’t. If the conversion of the House of Cornelius was not “the...

Remember it says not one distinction. That means everything was the same not just that it happened, but also how it happened. In Acts 15:8 the word kathos is used to describe how they received the Holy Spirit, meaning that the Apostles, elders, and the House of Cornelius received the Holy...

“The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and...

“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭22‬-‭23‬...

I don’t believe Jesus was saying that belief is a godly work they can do. I believe Jesus was saying that God was working to testify that Jesus was his son in an effort to get them to believe. I seems pretty obvious that the people who heard Jesus’s answer in John 6:29 thought that was what he...

Looking at Theou in John 6:29. Isn’t this the genitive or possessive form of the word? wouldn’t that mean that the works are God’s works or works of God. Isn’t “of” there to indicate that its the possessive form of God that we find in Greek manuscripts?

Everyone who believes: 1. Has had a change of mind. Repentance/Metanoia Luke 24:47 2. Is being obedient. 1John 3:23 3. Has been immersed into Christ and sealed there. Ephesians 1:13 4. Has been forgiven of their sins. Ephesians 1:7, Luke 24:47 5. Has been circumcised with the circumcision...

Consider this: “And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/1jn.3.23.KJV Belief is commanded. Therefore, one who believes is obedient at the point...

This verse shows that belief or faith is different from works. “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/rom.4.5.KJV

“And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/1jn.3.23.KJV We are commanded to have faith/believe. Faith/Belief is obedience.