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It's the other way around. If you don't agree with me, you are disagreeing with what the Bible says. See, I can do it too.

This is a good article on the verse: Acts 2:38 Repent ye (μετανοησατε [metanoēsate]). First aorist (ingressive) active imperative. Change your mind and your life. Turn right about and do it now. You crucified this Jesus. Now crown him in your hearts as Lord and Christ. This first. And be...

I guess anything can be twisted to mean the opposite.

You twist Scripture to fit your doctrine. You do it with baptism when you say baptism washes away sins. You do it with the the Holy Spirit when you say that a person's sins can remain unforgiven even after receiving the Holy Spirit. You do it with tongues when you associate speaking in tongues...

I don't know if you're doing it on purpose or not, but your only argument seems to be, "My view of Scripture is right, your view is wrong, and since you disagree with me, you disagree with and contradict Scripture". Actually, that is not really an argument at all, it's just a statement of what...

You apparently have deep trust in water. Maybe one day you will be able to see past the water to Jesus.

You are convinced that your view of the Bible is correct and everyone who disagrees with you does not believe the Bible. But you are not the arbiter of what is true and what is false. Each of us are accountable to God for what we believe (and teach). And He holds teachers to a higher standard...

I don't know why you want to bring Cornelius into the discussion since His story contradicts your doctrine. First, He received the Holy Spirit prior to his baptism. Do you think his sins were washed away before his baptism, or do you think he received the Holy Spirit while he was still in his...

We do our part and God does His part. Our part is to believe the seemingly foolish gospel that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. God's part is to forgive our sins and give us eternal life. These elements are clearly laid out in Scripture... For since, in the wisdom of God, the...

God gives birth to people from out of His Spirit. When He gives birth to them, they become His offspring. The new life that spiritual birth creates is not a second physical life. It is a new spiritual life. You seem to think the Scriptures say that baptism, a physical ceremony organized and...

I know you want to make those verses say that baptism is the key to obtaining eternal life. But it isn't. This is a well debated topic, so an internet search will give you all the information you need. Concerning forgiveness of sins, don't you think it is odd that God directly forgave sins in...

It's the same today: Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. (Ac 5:31) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 Jn 1:9)

The only way to get rid of sins is for Jesus to forgive them. He has the power to forgive, and He does not need a ceremony to accomplish it (see below). 5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” 6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and...

I don't even know what you are saying. Did you mean to say, "claim to believe in Jesus"? If so, would you be saying that a profession of faith is worthless without good works to back it up? So the lack of good works reveals that most people who profess faith in Christ are really children of the...

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have...

Yes, Romans 6 and Colosians 2 were in my mind when I wrote that. I particularly like the "together with" words (notice they all begin with ("συν"): Buried together with (συνετάφημεν) (Rom 6:4, Col 2:12), Raised together with (συνηγέρθητε) (Col 2:12), and Made alive together with (συνεζωοποίησε)...

Thank you so much. I didn't even know I had this book in my Logos library until I just looked. I will start using it immediately.

Baptism is a picture of the real things (spiritual things) that happened before we were baptized. We died because of our sins together with Christ on the Cross. We were burried together with Christ into the grave. We rose from the grave together with Christ. And we live and walk around in the...

I read the question differently. I assumed it asking about the number of opportunities that a lost person gets to make a decision to place their trust in Christ. So I answered, "Unlimited".

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. (1 Co 1:21) How does belief follow salvation in 1 Corinthians 1:21? 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be...