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The very same Ephesians 2:8. You are not looking this correctly. What does the word "through" mean and what are some common synonyms for it? It's a preposition with common synonyms such as 'by' and 'because' and when these are used it would be, "because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to...

It's not reversing the order nor does that scripture! Salvation is the e d result not the beginning followed faith. Belief and faith are the absolute first things a person must have which then leads ultimately to salvation. Salvation isn't first, it's last! After belief and faith, and confession...

No, not at all. Without belief a d faith there can be no grace of God. If the grace of God only was necessary, everyone would be saved without their doing anything including their believing a d having faith. So yes, by grace are we saved through faith. What comes first? Belief and faith, or...

Faith begets grace not the other way around. The grace of God follows our having faith.

Absolutely we are. We MUST obey. If we don't do our part, God won't do his It's by us doing what is commanded that demonstrates our belief and faith. Abraham although justified by his faith on the OT, was obedient which demonstrated his belief, faith, and trust. God doesn't save everyone...

Im not sure what you mean or intend by works, but Baptism is not a work of the flesh or law. Works has nothing to do with salvation. Belief and obedience which entails confession of belief, repentance, and baptism. It's then God's grace that saves but not before we do what's required of us as...

Everything we do in our fleshly bodies requires action. Baptism and bring baptized requires action. It's also being obedient.

Yes, I agree. But that's not the only scripture that delineates the requirements for salvation. There are more scriptures that add more requirements and when ALL pertinent scriptures regarding salvation are considered, you end up with belief & faith, confession of belief (as you indicated)...

Following the scriptures and being obedient to them will give you the Holy Spirit and thus life.

That's nonsense and not what the scriptures say. Water immersion in the name of Jesus Christ is for the remission of sin, for receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and being added to the Lord's body which is his church per Acts 2:38-47. It's nor an outward sign of anything. The Ethiopian...

For clarification, being born again isn't a painful process that doesn't involve length of time or anything other than belief initially, and obedience as you've alluded to. What is obedience when in terms of obeying the gospel? It's simple. Jesus said "he that believeth and is baptized shall be...

Being new to Christianity has nothing to do with fruit or anything else other than maybe you've now become convinced and believe. The Ethiopian eunuch as recorded in Acts 8, was new to Christianity when Philip introduced Jesus to him by clarifying the scriptures he was reading. He believed and...

New #29 The requirement for salvation, being born again, and becoming a Christian according to scripture is 1. Belief and faith 2. Confession of belief 3. Repentance 4. Water immersion, baptism, for the forgiveness of your sins Doing the above saves you, gives you the gift of the Holy Ghost...

The requirement for salvation, being born again, and becoming a Christian according to scripture is 1. Belief and faith 2. Confession of belief 3. Repentance 4. Water immersion, baptism, for the forgiveness of your sins Doing the above saves you, gives you the gift of the Holy Ghost, and...

Can't conclude that for sure just because there's no written account. In Acts 6 the apostles, all of them, laid their hands on Stephen.

Every single person didn't have a gift and the scriptures say what they say and that is that the power was promised to the apostles who passed the gifts on by the laying on of their hands. I'm not wrong nor are the words of the bible which I follow and quoted to you.

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Verse 28 below says God set SOME in the church which infers that not every, single, person has some sort of gift. Also, 1 Cor 14:12 appears to support the fact that not all had gifts but rather they were zealous for gifts. 1 Cor 12:28 28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles...

I cited a half dozen scriptures that clearly show that the apostles had the power and ability to pass it on to others by the laying on of their hands. It's not my thoughts, it's what the bible says.