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Oh, but I can and it’s a scripture that you should not disagree with because it is by your own definition. Mark 16:16 “He that believes ( faith) AND is baptized (work) shall be saved.” You object to baptism because YOU SAY it is a WORK and you refuse to believe we can be saved by works. But...

So how do you explain John 6:28-29? Is faith a work? John says it is . Also, Paul says it is . 1 Thessalonians 1:3 and 2 Thess. 1:11. God only needs to say something one time for it to be true, but that faith is a WORK is stated 3 times by two different apostles. Now, you want to tell me...

I responded to your question but it came up as another post, so I hope you can find it and read it. I’m sorry for the mix-up. It is post # 92.

I believe I was very clear and that you understand perfectly well that I asked for the Bible scripture that says we are saved by faith ALONE. You know I was not asking for verses that show faith is necessary. So, since you couldn’t produce not even ONE verse that says salvation is by faith...

TishnTexas, that is a good question. Yes, Jesus came to fulfill the law and He did—every prophecy about Him was fulfilled by the time He died on the cross. Remember His last words—IT IS FINISHED.” Everything was finished; His “mission” on earth that the Father gave Him to do; The Old Jewish...

No. That’s not what the Bible says. I gave plenty of scripture to prove that God’s works are faith, repentance, confession, and baptism ( to name a few). These are all specifically coupled with SALVATION. John 6:29 proves that faith is a work ( along with the two I mentioned from...

Actually, I like Roman’s 8:28-30 that says we are “CALLED” by God, because that is easy to explain and understand. As much as possible, it’s best to let God define His own words for us instead of our “guessing” or “assuming” a meaning for His words. And we have the meaning of how we are...

So, are you saying the Bible contradicts itself? The verse I was referring to is Revelation 22:17 “whoever desires”. May come. You quote John 6:65. Do you believe there are contradictions in the Bible? Does one verse “cancel out” another verse? Can we “pit” one verse against another? How...

Predestination , predetermines who will be saved by “marking out the boundaries” or setting forth the “rules”, “laws” for salvation; NOT by picking certain individuals. God before the foundation of the world “predetermined” who would be saved by setting standards or requirements for those who...

“WORKS SALVATION?” Part 2 If Faith is a work of God according to John 6:28-29, 1 Thess 1:3 and 1 Thess. 1:11, then so is REPENTANCE a work if God. And if Faith is a work of God, so is CONFESSION a work of God. And if Faith is a work of God, so is BAPTISM a work of God. Baptism...

Part of the problem here in understanding “faith and works” and how they work together in salvation (James 2:22) is not recognizing that baptism is not a work of man, but is a WORK OF GOD—just as faith, repentance, and confession are all works of God—not works of men’s righteousness. So, Isaiah...

Just a few observations about point #2. I couldn’t tell if you meant that we “encounter” God through the “prophets” and what they have revealed by special revelation, or that WE are the ones receiving the special revelation and encounter Him that way. I Peter 1:8-12 talks about the...

Miraculous Holy Spirit baptism only appears twice in the New Testament—once in Acts 2 on the Jews and again in Acts 10 on the gentiles. Both times it was for a “sign” ; in Acts 2, a sign that the apostles and their message was really from God. And in Acts 10, a sign that God accepted the...

I am truly sorry to be replying to this post after a very long time. I write on several different threads and I somehow overlooked this one, so I have just read it, today. I believe I have just recently talked with you via this forum about this same subject. I remember your story about God...

Galatians 3:27- “as many of you as have been baptized INTO Christ, have put on Christ.” The only way the Bible says we get “into” Christ is to be baptized INTO Him. When we are baptized INTO Christ, we put Him “on.” The Bible does not say we “believe” ourselves into Christ. We “believe” in...

The fact that God no longer performs miracles as He did in the first century, does not mean that God is inactive in our lives. But we must have scripture to back up what we believe. So what do the scriptures say? We all know God tells us to pray. He says to “ASK and he assures us (Ephesians...

Don’t you think if they had records or genealogies proving they were descendants of Abraham, they would be using those to prove and advance their cause? They would be no different than those Jews in Jesus’s day who boasted “Abraham is our father”. Oh, yes! They would be shouting it from the...

You are correct. The Jews use to PRIDE themselves on being able to trace their ancestry all the way back to Abraham. But when Rome destroyed their temple in AD 70, all records and genealogies were destroyed. There is not a Jew today who can prove he is a descendant of Abraham. Not by...

“The most high rules in the kingdoms of men and gives it to whomsoever He will.” Daniel 4:17 Roman’s 13:1- “There is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” “He removes Kings and raises up kings.” Daniel 2:21 “He rules over nations.” Psalms 22:28 So...

“The most high rules in the kingdoms of men and gives it to whomsoever He will.” Daniel 4:17 Roman’s 13:1- “There is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” “He removes Kings and raises up kings.” Daniel 2:21 “He rules over nations.” Psalms 22:28 So...