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  1. bdavidc

    You Don’t Have to Answer Everyone—Jesus Didn’t Either

    So, how are you going to go about doing that?
  2. bdavidc

    “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” — Luke 6:46

    “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” — Luke 6:46
  3. bdavidc

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    I’ve noticed a lot of people are taught that once you join a local church, you’re expected to stay there long-term, even made to feel guilty if you visit other groups or fellowships. But I’m not finding that in Scripture. The early church met in houses (Romans 16:5, Colossians 4:15), from house...
  4. bdavidc

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    Hebrews 10:25 commands believers not to forsake assembling together, but it does not say this must happen in a church building. The focus is on the gathering of believers for mutual encouragement, worship, and exhortation as the return of Christ approaches. In the New Testament, believers often...
  5. bdavidc

    ANOTHER FACTOR THAT PROVES AMIL FALSE, PAUL WISHED FOR A RESURRECTION OF THE UNJUST ALSO

    That doesn’t carry much weight coming from you, since you consistently misread Scripture and twist what it says. If you're trying to get a response out of me, you'll have to do better than that.
  6. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Yes, I said you were defending the Pharisees, not because you openly claimed them, but because your words and attitude reflect the same resistance to truth they showed. If you talk like them and react like them when Scripture corrects you, then don’t be surprised when someone points it out. And...
  7. bdavidc

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    Hey, I hear what you’re saying, and I agree, no church is perfect. We’re all flawed people growing in Christ, and we do need grace with one another. But let me ask you this, what should we do when the “bad” isn’t just personal shortcomings, but actual teachings that go against what’s written in...
  8. bdavidc

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    Just so I know, where does it say in the bible where God said this, "He has required me to fellowship, with a community that has a building"
  9. bdavidc

    ANOTHER FACTOR THAT PROVES AMIL FALSE, PAUL WISHED FOR A RESURRECTION OF THE UNJUST ALSO

    You clearly didn’t read what I actually wrote, or you’re deliberately twisting it. Nowhere did I say the unjust would be saved, what I pointed out, and what Scripture clearly teaches, is that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust, just like Paul said in Acts 24:15. That’s...
  10. bdavidc

    Infant Baptism is not given in scripture.

    Mary, the issue is not about whose “truth” is right, it’s about what God’s Word actually says. Truth doesn’t change based on denominations, church fathers, or popular opinion. Jesus said, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17). The Bible is not open to private...
  11. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    You're right that the Holy Spirit was given at Pentecost to indwell believers and that we now worship in Spirit and in truth, but that doesn’t cancel the comparison Jesus made with the Pharisees. Their issue wasn’t a lack of spiritual access, it was rebellion and pride. And here’s the key point...
  12. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Let me clarify what was meant by the post, because some of you are clearly missing the point. This isn’t just about what happened between Jesus and the Pharisees, it’s about what’s still happening right now. Jesus didn’t come to pat religious people on the back. He came to expose hypocrisy...
  13. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    You’re still missing the point Jesus was making. So again I’ll say it, as you say it looks like you can’t read well, maybe try reading slowly so it actually sinks in. Yes, the Pharisees were under the Mosaic Law, but Jesus didn’t just rebuke them for legalism. He exposed their hypocrisy, pride...
  14. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    The Bible does teach that God alone knows the heart perfectly, 1 Samuel 16:7 says, “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” However, God also commands His people to judge righteously based on His Word. Jesus said in John 7:24, “Judge not according to the...
  15. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Jesus did not limit His rebukes to the Sanhedrin as a political or religious council, He addressed the individuals who made up the group, calling out their personal hypocrisy and false righteousness. In Luke 18:10-14, Jesus told a parable specifically comparing a Pharisee and a tax collector...
  16. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Jesus’ warnings to the Pharisees were not about their location or the structure they were part of, but about their hearts and their hypocrisy. He said in Matthew 15:8-9, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in...
  17. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Jesus' words to the Pharisees were not limited to one dinner conversation, His rebukes were consistent because of their hardened hearts, hypocrisy, and outward religion without true repentance. In Matthew 23:27-28, He said, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto...
  18. bdavidc

    How long was Christ in the heart of the earth, as in descended into hades-Abraham's bosom, the scriptural evidence

    The Bible clearly states that Jesus was in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights, just as He said in Matthew 12:40, "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." After His...
  19. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Have you ever noticed people who are blind to the Bible: When Truth is Staring Them in the Face? When you defended your faith, you’ve likely run into it, people twisting Scripture, misquoting verses, or denying plain biblical truth that’s staring them in the face. You can quote verse after...
  20. bdavidc

    Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting...

    Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting evidence of water. ~ Ray Comfort