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Becoming born again is a matter of you personally trusting the Lord Jesus Christ with your eternal welfare. It's completely independent of any denominational theology or any church person(s)' opinion(s) regarding whether you're saved or not. It's 100% between you, the individual, and God...

I already told you: there's no NUMERICAL age in the Bible. You seem to be demanding one. The ABILITY to account develops in each unique child at their own unique age.

Conversion (being born again) is a one-time historical event in one's life. You're either completely converted or you're not at all. Being born the first time (from your mother's womb) isn't a continual process; it happened and was completed once in your life. It's the same with the 2nd...

There's no numerical age of accountability in the Bible. Ability to account is the real issue. That ability develops in each boy and girl at different ages. I know of one girl who put her trust in Jesus and got saved at age 4. 13 or 20 would be way too old in most cases; children know...

The text doesn't say that they are "more" blessed; it just says they're blessed. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29 (KJV) It would appear that none of the other disciples, including...

For whom God knew in the past (earlier saints), He ALSO (along with us who are already saved) did predestinate - not to salvation, but to conformity to the image of His Son. Whom He did predestinate to conformity, them He also called to practical conformity. Whom He called to conformity, them...

God created Adam & Eve as adults with an appearance of having been born as babies years prior. It was the same thing with the rest of the 6 day creation. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is ... Ex 20:11 (KJV)

Consider perusing Psalm 37; it speaks of waiting on the Lord. The context seems to be waiting on the Lord versus envying the wicked. That may not be what you're directly dealing with, but verse 4 seems to be saying that God puts desires into your heart if you delight in Him. Maybe focus more...

Is that descriptive or prescriptive? Confirms to who: the one who receives the Holy Spirt or onlookers?

Food for thought: So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat...

We are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14) in God's image and likeness (Genesis 1:26); and Jesus died for us all (Hebrews 2:9). So, yes, we all have dignity and are worthy of everlasting life (Acts 13:46); even the worst of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15), and should see ourselves that way.

Amen. " ... supposing to add affliction to my bonds" seems to be them bragging about their battle scars. I see a tie-in between this passage and 2 Cor. 11 where Paul details his persecutions; but repeatedly qualifies it with "I speak as a fool".

"to be", "to", and "to" is potential; before Jesus saved Paul, He was his potential Savior. You can't be an actual something unless you first have the potential for it. ... who is the blessed and only Potentate, ... 1 Tim 6:15 (KJV) Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that...

A truly born-again believer can sin all he wants. He's just lousy at it because the indwelt Holy Spirit messes everything up for him. Plus his heavenly Father takes him out to the woodshed and gives him (a) spanking(s) that give(s) him life-long reminders not to sin. Plus he's a new creature and...

Eternal life is a free gift. Romans 6:23

If a life guard dives into a pool to save a drowning man, and the man resists him and drowns; he's still the man's lifeguard. If some guy named Trump wins the election in 2016 and a bunch of U.S. brats say "he's not my President" - he's still their President. Christ is the unbeliever's Savior...

Here's the way to believe in God: ... faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 (KJV) The only thing you can embody before believing in God is your load of sin and the terrifying anticipation of its penalty.

It's the difference between believing THAT a chair can hold you up and sitting down in it and entrusting your weight to it.

But is self-love a commandment? If so, where in the Bible? Those sound like self-focused rationalizations not to obey the two (not three) commandments.

Where? Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets...