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All pertinent scriptures must be considered not just one or a few, but all. You can also take Romans 10:8 only and if you do, then only confession is necessary. It's absolutely imperative to consider all relative scriptures on this topic or any other, otherwise, scripture will appear to conflict...

Yeah, I think he speaks in tongues for sure, the language of Babel, called babbling. And maybe a little gibberish too. Tongues, like the rest of the gifts listed in 1 Cor 12:8-10, that were of a miraculous nature, no longer exist nor needed as they were then.

It's clear however that the gift of prophecy was apparent in the early church by reading 1 Corinthians 12-14, but no one was singled out as some major or minor prophet.

Thete are also distinct warnings in the bible about adding to, taking away from, or disobeying God's word, i.e.; Deuteronemy 4:2, 12:32, Rev 22:19, Galatians 1:6-9, Proverbs, 30:56, which is a reason you shouldn't use other supplemental documents, but rather God's word exclusively, not...

"In Christ": What does it really mean? The words “in Christ” and similar, i.e.; “in Jesus Christ”, “in Christ Jesus”, “in him’, are used ad nauseam within the Christian world with hardly anyone ever giving any thought whatsoever as to what the words really mean or entail, thus relegating them...

Which is a problem or the main problem with Catholicism causing all their other ones.

Don't know what you mean. Belief is pretty straight forward: you either believe that Jesus is the Son of God, the Christ, or you don't. Belief and correct doctrine are two different things which you're mixing together as one on the same. Belief and doctrine are apples and oranges.

You're making the assumption that thd masses were all believers and not a combination of curiosity seekers, jews that hated him such as the Jewish heirarchy, the needy, etc., but not his chosen 12 which is way different.

A bishop is the same as an elder. If Peter was the first bishop of Rome, so what? That would simply mean he was an elder at the church in Rome, the body of christ in Rome which was only one congregation, no different than an elder at any local congregation.

Not so. You get the spirit upon being baptized into Christ. You don't receive the spirit any other way according to the scriptures. If so, how? What scriptures say so? Acts 2:38 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission...

You cant deny what other scriptures clearly say such as the below. If you cherrypick scripture, then you don't get the complete message. You must consider all pertinent scripture to get the complete message. Cherrypicking scripture will always result in scripture conflicting with other scripture...

That's your words and not that of the bible. The below is pretty clear when the gift happens Acts 2:38 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

We have the written word of God and no longer need prophesy. What you described is not prophesy but simply using and sharing the word of God that we already know, not some new prophetic revelation. know

No such thing as modern day prophets

Belief only is insufficient since even devils believe and tremble according to James, so it requires action as well to demonstrate your belief by being obedient. Mark 16:15-16 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is...

Your statement is a bit of a misnomer. If someone was a Christian they could only become that by being saved. Many think they are a Christian merely by claiming to be, which is not so. You must become one and there is a simple process one must follow in order to do that, by belief and faith...

Obedience is always required. You must also obey the gospel, which many fail to clearly understand nor the warning in 2 Thes 1:8-9 for not being obedient to it.

You receive the gift of the Holy Ghost upon baptism according to Acts 2:38.

The body of Christ is his church. You become part of the body by baptism into it.

For sure faith alone, nobody's faith, will save you. It's only one element of salvation. And for sure as well, the scriptures and only the scriptures must be followed. The truth can be found there without relying on supplemental documents. What can be gleaned and which is the most important...