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Okay, well not really a big difference anyway.. I would call all of God's local churches 'the church' anyway. But scripture does have Corinthians defining the body as local. There will one body of all believers.. I agree with that. But it's a future gathering in heaven. Not a present reality

I don't see Romans 10:9-10 as a work. I see it as someone responding to God drawing them by believing in Him. Belief in Jesus isn't a work. Predestination in scripture is either a preset place in heaven for those who believe in Jesus or a preset destiny for the local church aka Ephesians.

If the body of Christ is always local.. then Baptism becomes a pre requirement to membership. I believe believers enter the Kingdom and Family of God at new birth, but not the local church (local body of Christ). The Body of Christ is NOT the Family of God. They are different. The body of...

Yes, there is too much confusion over baptisms. In scripture we do see the Holy Spirit baptise the disciples with fire at Pentecost, fulfilling Jesus' saying that He will baptise them with the Spirit. But this isn't giving eternak salvation, they were baptised this way as a group. I also...

Yeah.. but without that baptism they wouldn't be allowed in a local congregation. It's a pre requirement to membership in a local congregation

Union with Christ is not accomplished.. it is given.. a free gift of eternal life. It CANT be accomplished or earned.. that is not possible for mortal people. The perfect unity with Christ will be in heaven.. when we are not mortal.. with Him.. but it doesn't happen this side of eternity.

Mission impossible... let's get real shall we? Like I've posted before.. A high percentage of posters here will be also high internet users. Therefore there is also a high chance they also have an issue with pornography. That's many sinning Christians. (Note...I realize not all who post...

Knowing I'm a sinner saved by grace amplifies Gods mercy, because it shows how deep God's commitment to a believer is. We are not 'little gods' we still have a sin nature even after salvation. We shall the time due to being human. God desires us to sow to the Spirit, not the flesh. We...

When Jesus said 'I AM' and the Pharisees took up stones to kill him. He didn't say in the Bible 'I am God'.. but He said a number of things that meant that.

Also the salvation in this verse isn't eternal salvation. It's deliverance from trials and tribulations. They are not the same kind of 'save' Eternal salvation isn't the subject of 'he who endures the to the end will be saved' The subject is deliverance during end times from trials and...

Happens in an instant, although the conviction to actually receive Christ may take time. Many people here the gospel but are unsure and take time to finally respond to Jesus tapping on their heart. But .. believing in Jesus.. getting indwelled by the Holy Spirit happens in an instant...

Regarding Allah.. The Koran says He has no Son and there is no begetting-- in direct contradiction to Christianity. Allah also never came down in the flesh to deal with the problem of sin in mankind. Like I said-- Allah maybe just a name for the one God.. but in the context of Islam it's not...

'Jesus take me as I am.. I can come no other way..' part of a christian song... 'People don't have to clean their life up first to come to Jesus.. they can just come. He'll save them, from the inside out..' - paraphrase from LeCrae's song. Just song lyrics.. but true. If someone has to be...

Soberxp: post about Jesus! Just do that

Weeelll I do read the bible by myself.. I go to a bible baptist style of church where reading it in your own time is the main thing. I would like to get a decent book on what Muslims believe though. It would help me with evangelism.

Prison work is tough work. It can be like getting blood from a stone from hard men who have mental issues. I have been a volunteer mental health support worker. Sometimes the people I'm supporting don't want to communicate at all. Other times because of the drugs their on, they aren't on...

Okay, not harm intended. Are you from Korea or China? There may be a miscommunication of English here.

My friend is from Malaysia, a Muslim country and has told me about their ways. I have also researched a bit on what Muslims believe. The central thing is the Christian God is triune. One God in three expressions/persons. The Muslim God is not. The Muslim God is related to the Hindu Moon...

Jesus claims exclusivity over all other religions.. gods. He is the way.. not a way.. I was a New Ager.. I tried combining christianity with other philosophies.. but it's like shifting sands. Subjective truth. God's truth is objective.. not subjective. As to the buddhists singing sutras...

Something that is popular at the moment.. is to say Islamics .. Muslims.. worship the same God. But Jesus is God! His mark is on His creation. All things were created thru Him. He was with God in the beginning, as was the Spirit. Many things in nature are Triune in design. Light is...