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Its clear that salvation cannot be lost in the church age , but what about the Old testament ? The Old testament would be the period up to the death of Jesus?

Were they 'regenerated 'in the Old testament ? Now often this is assumed . So for this discussion I'm looking for scripture. Not syllogisms as to why it 'must ' be the case . If it 'must be 'the case what scriptures do we find that says a person was regenerated in the OT . Not inference and...

With so much focus on the death of Christ ,what is often overlooked worryingly , is the resurrection. What we don't see in the Four Gospels is folks believing in a risen saviour , ascended ,seated at the right hand of the Father . No there faith is not the same faith as is necessary to believe...

¶After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3And because he was of the same...

We often hear phrases such as " walking away " , " leaving God " , " Turned back " , " Drifted away " ect . But does this match how we are saved today? We read verses such as 37¶Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that neither...

In conversations with Calvinists it becomes readily apparent that they think if you don't believe in Calvinism its because of ' emotional reasons ' . That you don't ' like it ' because it s ' unfair ' . They think that your in the place they were in ,before they believed it . That they have '...

Simple question . How we tell others this crucial thing of how to get into the body of Christ?

12¶Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Rom 5 Original sin ? Or not ? Are babies doomed from the womb ,so to speak ? Or is it only after they sin ?

1¶Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment...

15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being...

Luke 11 Is this prayer for today ? 1¶And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2¶And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven...

Does Jesus mean what he says here ? 18¶And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19¶And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill...

1¶Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 2And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 3¶Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4Who gave himself...

Minimising our starting points as we approach the scriptures. I believe the less Axioms we have ( starting points) we have the better we will understand scriptures. Here's a reduction to what I think we can all agree upon A place to begin our study with as little as possible bias ...

18¶Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. Does any one have a verse where the free gift unto justification of life is an exclusive gift ? The verse says the...

1¶Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh...

Food for thought . ( Clip is 12 mins)

22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under...

Jesus said what and to who ? All of the bible is FOR us ,but not all the bible is TO us . Now some react to this as if I'm saying some of the bible is irrelevant or that we might as well tear some books out of the bible. No I'm saying ALL !! of the bible is FOR us . So that s from Genesis to...

Who here has spoken about soteriology ( Salvation ) with a Jehovah's_Witness for example? I don't mean on their ideas about Jesus or who God is ect , but on how we recieve salvation. Or the Mormons ? Or Catholics ? What i encountered when i first did this was how they hold to ' works...