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Okay, suppose both sides deny each other's evidence. Isn't the solution for both sides to cite Scripture supporting each side's argument and then work together to harmonize them? That is the approach we are using in the systematic and dialectical study of the doctrine of election on the...

The text does not say that God sent his Son to possibly save Rufus. Your point?

Oh sorry, typo because of using my phone, 1Cor. 12:13. Baptism into the body or Christ = salvation.

Indeed for there is no other hope of heaven and the atheists revealed the futility of their thinking during the Biden administration.

Well succumbing to the temptation is the sin but congenial disagreement regarding didachaic doctrines is permissible and I thank God for Him electing to make a few on the UGE thread remind me of the need for humility.

Yes, but--An obvious question to ask at this point is, “What is GRFS for those who have never heard of Jesus?” (which includes everyone living B.C. and millions of people who have lived A.D.) If God loves the world (JN 3:16) and wants everyone to be saved (2Tim. 2:3-4, Ezek. 33:11), then He...

I commend you for distinguishing the various uses of the term "baptism", and I am somewhat surprised that you are objective enough to cite Eph. 4:4, however, you overlooked 1Cor. 12:30, and these two clearly indicates that the "baptism that saves us" is Spirit baptism, which occurs at the...

In the study of Ephesians, it was pointed out that Eph. 2:10 "walk" can be translated as "walking with God", which is an apt (KJV) way of indicating working grace that enables saved sinners (those who exercised seeking grace to choose saving grace) to cooperate with the HS by reflecting...

Thanks for catching up, Paul. Your translation expertise is greatly appreciated. If I overlook something that differs significantly from the NIV, please let us know. So far I am reassured by your translation essentially agreeing with the NIV. Mem noted regarding Eph. 2:10 that the BSB...

Review: Couplet #1 Romans 8:38-39, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (versus) Hebrews 10:26-36, “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the...

EPH 3:1-6 – “For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this...

The answer to your question is quite complicated, because the temptation to sin is affected by so many factors. For example, my Christian upbringing, centering my social life on church friends and activities and my shy personality probably prevented me from being tempted to sin as much as those...

I agree, although because the Bible was not available to very many before the invention of the printing press c. 1500 A.D., we need to include general revelation in our doctrine of salvation.

No one achieves moral perfection in this life (PHP 3:12), but no one who lacks divine love will reap eternal life with God (GL 6:7-8). Thus, a person who claims to be godly but who is behaving in an ungodly (unloving, untruthful) manner may be in one of the following categories: a. a normally...

John 3:16.

Yes, that is why I said worship service is worship via service per Rom. 12:1-15:6., and a better name for what occurs in church meetings might be “a grateful celebration” (with music and all :^)

Yes, hopefully the emotionalism was not learned at sports games or rock concerts.

Finally, in the last chapter of Ecclesiastes the writer turns from philosophy to theology and states a key truth that we should consider. ECC 12:14. God will judge the deeds and motives of people. When? Apparently, at the eschaton or end of earthly history. The next book of the English...

Yes, this is what I said in post #28: I pulled the book on Ephesians by my favorite commentator William Barclay down from my library shelf to refresh my memory about what he said regarding its interpretation, and he cited 3:1 to indicate that it was written while Paul was in prison and noted...

Yes, although we can perceive God's power and loving nature via His creation and moral conscience, most of what we can know beyond that mode of revelation is by means of the Scripture God has gone to a lot of trouble to inspire dozens of writers over thousands of years to create and copy. I...