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  1. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    @ChristRoseFromTheDead is trying to reframe my biblical position on grace into a historical heresy comparison to make it sound extreme. By linking my view to Valentinian Gnosticism, :ROFL: he’s using a guilt-by-association tactic — not Scripture — to attempt to discredit me. The irony is that...
  2. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    True brothers and sisters in Christ — I will earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3 KJV). Standing for truth will always invite hostility from those who twist Scripture to fit their own systems, but light always exposes error. Stay rooted in the Word —...
  3. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    You are clearly out of arguments and have shifted fully to name-calling. That “Order of Calvin” jab and “Gnostic” label are just distractions — when people can’t refute Scripture, they attack the messenger instead of the message.
  4. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    You are losing composure now — resorting to insults instead of exegesis. When someone abandons Scripture and turns emotional, it usually means their position can’t stand under biblical scrutiny.
  5. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    You are doubling down by adding layers to justify your confusion — now claiming justification isn’t enough because salvation supposedly requires ongoing “works of the Spirit.” That’s just repackaged works-righteousness. Romans 5:10 KJV explains it clearly: we are saved by His life, not by ours...
  6. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    It is obvious you are now getting defensive because I exposed the core flaw in your argument. When cornered, you shift from theology to insults. “Perseverance” in Scripture means God preserving the believer, not man earning salvation through endurance — “He which hath begun a good work in you...
  7. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    You are twisting Hebrews 12:14 KJV to make sanctification a condition for salvation instead of its evidence. That verse is about living consistently with the holiness we already have in Christ (1 Cor 1:30 KJV), not earning our way to see the Lord. You can't even handle the Word of God rightly...
  8. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Here, you are just rephrasing your point to sound like agreement while subtly shifting it. “Working faith” is your way of reintroducing works into the equation—faith that saves works, but the work isn’t what saves.
  9. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Now you are contradicting yourself — you admit justification is inseparable from salvation, but then try to separate them. Romans 5:1 KJV doesn’t leave room for that split: “Being justified by faith, we have peace with God.” “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” (1 Corinthians...
  10. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Now you are just rewording the same claim — turning sanctification into salvation. “Doing the works of the Spirit” is the result of being saved, not the process of being saved (Galatians 3:3 KJV).
  11. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    You are just shifting terms to sound more theological while keeping the same works-based idea. “Lifelong perseverance” is just another way of saying “lifelong performance.” Scripture says we’re kept by God’s power, not our own (1 Peter 1:5 KJV).
  12. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    @ChristRoseFromTheDead subtly trying to blur the line between justification and sanctification. By saying “salvation is a process that isn’t complete until we’re dead,” he’s mixing the two as if salvation depends on lifelong performance. That’s not what Scripture teaches. Justification is a...
  13. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Salvation isn’t a lifelong process of earning; it’s a completed work in Christ that’s lived out daily. Sanctification grows, but justification is finished (Hebrews 10:14 KJV). Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with...
  14. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Justification is salvation’s foundation — you can’t separate being declared righteous from being saved. Romans 5:1 says it plainly: “Being justified by faith, we have peace with God.” Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the...
  15. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Faith that saves always acts—but it’s the faith that saves, not the action. The action just proves the faith was real. Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures...
  16. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Obedience flows from faith—it’s the fruit, not the root. Grace saves; obedience proves it (Romans 1:5 KJV, Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV ). Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the...
  17. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    Acts 10 wasn’t an exception—it revealed the pattern. The Spirit came upon believers before baptism, proving salvation comes by faith alone. Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched...
  18. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    That’s just word-shuffling. Scripture’s clear — faith produces obedience, but it’s faith that saves (Romans 5:1 KJV). Works follow; they don’t initiate salvation. Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all...
  19. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    @ChristRoseFromTheDead is trying to blur the line between faith and works — shifting salvation from trusting in Christ’s finished work to performing acts of obedience. By redefining obedience as the means of salvation instead of the evidence of it, they merge grace and works. It’s the same old...
  20. LightBearer316

    Acts 2:38 Comparison: Evangelical vs. Oneness / Baptismal-Regeneration View

    But Acts 10 proves the rule, not an exception—Peter said they’d already received the Spirit before baptism, showing faith came first. By Faith, Not by Water Grace and Peace Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of...