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  1. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You are not standing on Scripture, you are twisting it to push a false message. You keep saying, “God reconciled the world to Himself,” but you leave out the rest of the passage. Right after saying that, the Bible says, “Be ye reconciled to God.” That means it’s not automatic. If everyone was...
  2. bdavidc

    God Interprets His Scripture

    Your wrong! What you’re claiming is not what Revelation 11 says. You are trying to merge two separate things, the two individuals and two churches, into one symbolic hybrid that the text never defines. That’s adding your own interpretation where God gave none. Revelation 11:3–12 describes two...
  3. bdavidc

    God Interprets His Scripture

    What you're saying here isn't supported by the text, and it's important we let Scripture speak for itself instead of reading our own ideas into it. Luke 16:19–31 never says that Jesus “won’t be sending back any prophets.” That’s not in the passage. What it actually says is that if people won’t...
  4. bdavidc

    God Interprets His Scripture

    You claim “only the wise can understand and the foolish or natural man won’t,” but that’s exactly what false teachers always say when they’re caught twisting Scripture. The truth is, it’s not about hidden knowledge, it’s about whether or not you actually believe what is plainly written. God did...
  5. bdavidc

    God Interprets His Scripture

    You are twisting Revelation 11 into a symbolic allegory that flatly contradicts what the text actually says. That’s not discernment, that’s deception. You are doing exactly what Peter warned about, wresting the Scriptures to your own destruction (2 Peter 3:16). The Word of God does not describe...
  6. bdavidc

    What Is Truth? – The Trial Before Pilate

    I appreciate your interest in reflecting on the trial of Jesus before Pilate, but I need to be honest, much of what you’ve shared goes far beyond what the Bible actually says. It mixes truth with imagination, and that’s where we have to be careful. Scripture warns, “Add thou not unto his words...
  7. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    What you’re promoting is not the gospel, it’s rebellion wrapped in religious talk. You are resisting the plain teaching of Scripture and excusing sin under the banner of false grace. You say, “Good luck trying to get nonbelievers to repent from sin,” as if repentance is optional. But Jesus...
  8. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You are not teaching the Bible. You are twisting Scripture to fit a lie, and pretending it’s truth. That is exactly what false teachers do. You quote verses about reconciliation, but you rip them from their context and ignore everything else God has said about salvation. You are not rightly...
  9. bdavidc

    A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept'...

    A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world. ~ Aiden Wilson Tozer
  10. bdavidc

    What Is Truth? – The Trial Before Pilate

    Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had...
  11. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You're missing the clear teaching of Scripture by continuing to separate repentance from sin. Let’s deal with the claims you made that haven’t already been answered. You said, “Repent to receive remission of sin, not repent from sin.” But according to Scripture, that’s a false division. Luke...
  12. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You’re using arrogance and sarcasm to avoid being corrected and held accountable. Instead of addressing the point, admitting you might be wrong, you pretend I lack “Bible literacy,” but the real issue is that you’re misapplying Scripture and refusing to deal with what it actually says in...
  13. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    An interesting thing is that you don’t seem to like backing up your statements with what the Bible actually says, but instead rely on your own opinion. The Bible does not teach that everyone is already reconciled to God. That is simply not true. Reconciliation is something that only happens when...
  14. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You quoted John 3:17–18, and you are right that Jesus came to save, not to condemn. But in that same chapter, Jesus also said, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Being born again involves more than just switching from unbelief to belief. It is a...
  15. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    The Bible clearly teaches that repentance is required for salvation. Jesus Himself said, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3, 5). That is not a suggestion, it is a warning. Repentance is not optional, it is a command from God. Acts 17:30 says, “God... now commandeth all...
  16. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You said, “Jesus said I came not to judge, but that the world may be saved.” That’s true, John 12:47 says that. But it doesn’t cancel out everything else Jesus said, including His clear call to repentance. In Luke 13:3, Jesus said, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Salvation is...
  17. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You said, “No verse in the New Testament says that you are letting go of the old life when you become a Christian.” That’s wrong. Romans 6:6 says our old man is crucified with Christ so we no longer serve sin. Ephesians 4:22 says to put off the old man. Colossians 3:9–10 says you have put off...
  18. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    You’re the one who needs to be careful here, because I haven’t modified anything to fit my view — the Bible is my view. I don’t need to twist the meaning of repentance. I take it exactly the way God uses it. Metanoia means a change of mind, yes, but in Scripture, that change is never just...
  19. bdavidc

    The Dangerous Lie That You Don’t Need to Repent

    Let’s be clear: I never said, nor even implied, that God requires a sinner to “clean up and promise to be good” before He saves them. That’s not in the Bible. We are saved by grace through faith, not by fixing ourselves first (Ephesians 2:8–9). But real repentance in Scripture means turning away...