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“And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3:23‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.3.23.ESV Belief is obedience.

1 John 5:1 puts being born of God in the past for someone who believes, not something that will happen at a future time.

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV If everyone who believes has been born of God, then doesn’t that rule out the possibility...

Yeah, I agree. Maybe that is why this test is so simple. “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has...

For James 2:17 and 22 I think it helps to look at the analogy in James 2:26: “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:26‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/jas.2.26.ESV Here the word body (soma) means a physical body and is analogous...

On James 2:14 when you look at it in Greek. One of the possible ways to render can in “Can that faith save him?” is unless. so this could be: Unless that faith save him. In light of Romans 4:5 this seems realistic. Also, consider Romans 10:9-11. “And to the one who does not work but...

“And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4:5‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.4.5.ESV How do you view this verse?

Consider this from Romans 4: “What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as...

If this is talking about speaking in tongues and it says you cannot tell where it comes from, then it doesn’t provide evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit. If you don’t know where it is coming from then no one would know who did it.

If they are not, then wouldn’t this be a false statement? “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/1jn.5.1.KJV

“Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.”...

“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1/1jn.5.1.KJV If by baptism you mean water baptism, then I don’t see any way for baptism to be required...

“Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has...

Several of the earliest manuscripts say “metanoia eis aphesin hamartion” or a change of mind ( repentance ) into/for forgiveness of sins. Kai or “and” appears in later manuscripts. In Luke 24 Jesus opens the minds of the apostles to understand what was written in the prophets about him. Later...

““The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭16:16‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/luk.16.16.ESV “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah...

“Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that...

“The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and...

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know...

T Thanks Angela. Really appreciate hearing from you on things like this.

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.1.ESV This verse reinforces the position I laid out in post #138, and takes away the possibility...