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Yet this work of God in cutting away the body of sin, a circumcision made without hands, only takes place when one is buried in water baptism. -Christ blood washes away sin, Revelation 1:5 -Christ shed his blood in His death, John 19:24 -We therefore must have access into the death of Christ...

Faith includes baptism; Eph 2:8---------faith >>>>>>>>>> saves 1 Pet 3:21-----baptism >>>>>>>> saves Since there is just one way to be saved, no alternatives, then faith must include baptism. Again, without water baptism, one has not received the gospel of Christ (Acts of the Apostles 2:41)...

Your definition would differ from mine. So "baptismal regeneration" does not mean the same thing to all people.

Hi, Without water baptism, one has not received the gospel of Christ (Acts of the Apostles 2:41), has not obeyed the gospel of Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:8), has not called on the name of the Lord (Acts of the Apostles 22:16) has not had sins remitted (Acts of the Apostles 2:38) is not in...

Hi, I'm not Catholic therefore do not follow Catholic teachings. Water is water and cannot remove sins no more than it could remove Naaman's disease. It God who removes the body of sin, "the working of God" (Colossians 2:11-12) not water.

There are many Bible examples where receiving God's free gift was first conditional upon obedience then after one obeyed he received the free gift yet the obedience earned nothing: 1) Naaman's obedience in dipping was necessary/essential to receive the free gift of healing 2) Israel's marching...

Luke 13:24 striving is commanded by Christ for one to enter the strait gate, not just sitting doing nothing while thinking good thoughts.

It's why I believe terms as 'baptismal regeneration" should be defined. Even the term 'water baptism' is sometimes defined incorrectly. For example, some of those who are against the necessity of water baptism in becoming saved will define water baptism in a way the Bible does not define...

Nothing in the context says those Ephesians had no role in their own salvation. The context shows that before they became Christians they habitually walked in sin, it speaks nothing to how they were born. Ephesians 1:1-7 says those Ephesians were "In Christ" a few times and baptism is the only...

Post 190 you posted "Biut the other verses cited in Romans 90 is about election and salvation!" The election of Jacob and Israel in Rom 9 was NOT about their salvation.

There is nothing in Ephesians 1 about God foreknowing certain individuals and then unconditionally electing those certain individuals to salvation. "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:" The...

Calvinists I have dealt with wrongly claim the election of Jacob was about his being automatically, unconditionally saved and the non-election of Esau was about his elected to unconditionally, automatically being lost. Whereby neither man had any say so in their own salvation or condemnation...

John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,.. In context, these words were spoken to those men whom Jesus called for the office of an Apostle. The context is not about Jesus choosing some for salvation leaving the rest of mankind lost. God is not a respecter of person Acts of...

The Bible does not teach man is evil at birth or born totally depraved. That idea came from men as Calvin, not from inspired writers of the Bible. Paul began his discourse about the veil and blindness at the end of 2 Corinthians 3. In this context it is the elect Israel that had a veil and...

Election of Jacob and Israel was not about salvation for most Jews were lost. No-elect people were saved, as Rahab. Hence Romans 9 is not a discourse on Calvinisms 'salvation by election' error.

Paul does not say man is guiltless and unaccountable for not knowing the gospel. The veil was created by men blinding themselves by their own false biases and thinking. None are born with a totally depraved veil preventing them from seeing the truth. 2 Corinthians 4:2 false teachers use...

Anyone can obey God if they so choose. Disobedience, carnal mind, is a willful choice and not a necessity based upon how one is born. As long as one continues (present tense) pursuing carnal things he cannot be submissive to God's will...can't serve God and mammon at the same time... it's one...

You're not being consistent with election. What was true of Jacob's election is also true of his descendants election. So if it is true Jacob's election was unto salvation then it would be true that same election of Israel's election was also unto salvation. Yet most of Israel was lost...

The man was lost, he was spiritually dead yet commanded to believe and was able to believe. This man was "unregenerate" and while spiritually dead was still willing and able to hear, understand what was spoken to him and obey what he was commanded. I understand this does not agree with...

The context does not call the man "regenerate", that idea is being added to the context. He was commanded to believe for he had the ability to believe and responsibility to do so. Therefore culpability falls upon men for not believing and not upon God for failing to "regenerate" men, failing...