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(Gareth;51188) I thought Tyndale wrote the first English Bible anyway. I think he translated the New Testament almost a century before the KJV, and the translators used his work in their translation.SealedEternal

(winsome;51186) How? Where? You're trying to use the Bible to rationalize your preconceived Theology, rather than letting God's Word do the teaching. If I were to remove your long explanations from the proof texts that you offered, no objective person on earth would read them and come to the...

That's a nice human rationalization for your religious opinions, but it still contradicts what God's Word actually says.SealedEternal

(winsome;51175) And who is to say what is God's inspired Word or not? You?Me?Those "apostate" Fathers who you decry so much? His Word testifies of itself that it is not of human origin. Or perhaps King James when he wrote the Bible? The Bible was written primarily in Hebrew and Greek more than...

(Gareth;51172) You seem to be very judgemental. You must be much better than all of these people who built the Christianity of the West that we have today. Do you mean those who built these hundreds of contradictiong religions that all claim to be "Christianity"? So are you telling me that you...

(RichardBurger;51099) What a bunch of garbage that is. So you believe salvation is a process. A process of works no doubt. -- Sorry, I certainly don't believe that.According to my Bible (NKJV) we are washed, sanctified, and justified by the Holy Spirit when (as soon as) we place our faith...

(Gareth;51168) Are you claiming that the Church Fathers who were Church leaders didn't have as much of an influence with the Holy Spirit as you did? If their teachings don't match up with God's Word, then they never had His Spirit. There have always been "leaders" who had their own religious...

(RichardBurger;51157) Obviously no one can see past their standard theology and focus on the truth. None of your replies say anything about the main point in the OP.You all have written many words but none of them say anything about Gal. 2 where James and the Elders made a deal with Paul; that...

Obviously someone who is unable to perform sexually due to physical problems that are out of their control, haven't abandoned their spouse. What's the real point of the question?SealedEternal

(winsome;51164) Irtenaeus was a disciple of Polycarp, who was a disciple of John. So his credentials were good.Perhaps Paul got it all wrong. After all we only have his word for it. If you're willing to deny the Bible as God's inspired Word in favor of the opinions of uninspired self proclaimed...

(winsome;51070) Baptism – water baptism – is what incorporates us into the New Covenant. It is the equivalent of circumcision under the Abramic covenant. Through baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as children of God. "Baptism" is simply the transliteration of the Greek word "baptizo" which...

This is the verse that is usually referred to as the "great commission":Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing (immersing) them in the name of the...

Interesting research. People often site the so-called "Church fathers" as though they had some sort of special insight into the scriptures, but the fact is that any of us have the ability to understand His Word just as well as they did, and probably better if one has His Spirit in them. These...

The word "baptism" (Greek baptizo) simply mans for something to be immersed into something else. Water baptism was done by John to symbolize the immersion to come which is with God's Spirit. It is God's Spirit who washes and regenerates our wicked hearts and sanctifies us to God, and it is this...

(Gareth;50997) It's clear the different denominational churches serve for people who wish to practise Christianity differently. I find this part of the strength of the faith. It is true that the different denominational churches serve people who wish to practise Christianity differently. They...

THE TRIUNITY OF MANThe Bible, without question, teaches that man has a body, a soul, and a spirit. A little simple math makes it clear that man was created a three-part being -- thus he is triune -- a trinity. This means that the three parts are distinct, yet make up the one. The Bible teaches...

One of the greatest deceptions in the so-called “churches” of our modern day is the definition of the word “church” itself. We tend to think of it as a building, an institution, a denomination, or a worship service. None of these accurately capture the true meaning of the Greek word...

(Squeak;36957) Very though provoking post Sealed. So are there Biblically religious institutions as opposed to the unbiblical religious institutions you mentioned? Or do you believe that all religious institutions are unbiblical? That's an interesting study in itself, because most of these...

That's a good point, and many today are trying to make that distinction in attempt to suggest that all of the major religious institutions are the "church" (ekklesia) of Jesus Christ as long as they agree on these "essentials." Therefore we can all coexist in our little religious sects and don't...

Mankind's greatest problem is that we have too much self-esteem and need to get over ourselves in order to subject ourselves to Christ. Self esteem is just another name for pride and is a sin, while only the humble will enter the kingdom of God.SealedEternal