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And how does one become a member of the body of Christ according to scripture?

We do it every single day multiple times a day. Every decision we make is a choice that we make. Because God knows in advance what the choice may be and what tge ultimate outcome is or ramifications are doesn't mean it's not free will .

It can be summarized much easier as a process through 1. Belief and faith in Christ 2. Confession of belief 3. Repentance of sin 4. Immersion in water, baptism into Christ for the forgiveness of sins https://church-of-christ.org/

I pointed out the difference in translations as well as the error in translations that arbitrarily added words to suite their assumption as you've chosen to like. The words "he made" are the words arbitrarily added. Why? To satisfy the assumptions as you've chosen to do because they couldn't...

It's an observation that many people don't see. It's also an observation that tells you that the star weren't created on day 4 as many transactions infer. Is it important? That's up to your own consideration of the observation made; it's knowledge. Is knowledge and truth important to you? You be...

The scripture says "lust after", so, that infers when you pursue, when you act upon.

All you have to do is look at the scriptures whjch speak for themselves

Nowhere is this supported by scripture at all

There is a very misleading verse in scripture regarding day 4 of creation in the book of Genesis, specifically chapter 1 verse 16, that most translations have gotten wrong. You'll find that translations typically referred to as "literal" translations in such places as Bible Hub seem to all have...

Some say faith only, some say belief only, some add repentance, the majority don't think baptism is necessary, others have injected their own views and rules and have altered the process of salvation entirely by pouring water or sprinkling water, and even squirting water wirh a squirt gun on...

They were joined together

Salvation is the number one issue. Belief only, faith only, some sprinkle in repentance, some not, and most don't believe baptism is essential; and then there are those that think they can makeup their own rules as well as their own process of being saved, substituting other methods they call...

In God's eyes you are married according to scripture. 2 flesh becoming one

Find the one or ones that mirror the early NT church in all respects. You can try the coC for a good place to start and begin your comparisons. https://church-of-christ.org/

Is the local church a closed, self-contained unit, unopened ti outsiders, or is it a base, an outpost, a beacon of light, open to outsiders for the purpose of reaching out and saving lost souls?

What about guests in the audience? What about repetition for the purpose of instruction? Not all church members are created equally nor are all studious.

His blood was shed to cover all sin, HOWEVER, it's not automatically applied. If it was automatically applied to all sin, then no one would be in sin because they would have already been remitted. To obtain remission of one's sins and actually make contact with the cleansing power of Christ's...

The only problem with this however is that it wasn't until day 4 that the sun and moon came into being, so, how long were days 1 through 3 if the 24hr cycle predicated upon the motions of the earth and sun didn't occur until day 4. A bit of a mystery that can't really be explained.

It's both a process and a journey. Our initial salvation is for what? According to scripture, it's past sins. And scripture also says we must be faithful unto death, and since it is possible to lose your salvation such as by renouncing Christ, and it is possible to sin subsequent to initial...

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