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There is ONE church, the Lord's church of the bible, and that ain't the catholic church: "all churches" implies that the myriad of thousands of denominations are equally viewed as acceptable to God which is totally illogical and makes no sense because they all teach and believe something different.

You didn't address what I said or the parable in Luke and it's meaning. You also assumed things which I did not say or infer. And does "spirits in prison" mean they were in paradise? And yes, at death we depart the body which returns to the earth, the spirit returns to God, and the soul lives...

Luke 16 is a parable and not one that relates to salvation but rather one that cautions about trusting in your wealth and the things of this world and ignoring God and his word. And further there's nothing stated about Lazarus other than he was a beggar: no belief, no faith exhibited, nothing...

You're conflicting dispensations. When Jesus was alive, the OT laws were in effect not the new which ushered in the NT criteria; belief and faith, confession of belief, repentance, and baptism, all required for salvation. The thief, based on his belief and faith was forgiven and saved by the...

Yes, few chosen doesn't mean the countless millions of so-called or self professed Christians in the world that all believe and practice something different and adhere to man contrived doctrine. Matthew 7:14 14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and...

They do so in error showing their lack of scriptural understanding

Exodus 20:7 7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Matthew 5:34-37 34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither...

Just for clarification, cussing and swearing, cuss words and swear words are two different things

Cusing in-and-of itself is not a sin, just scripturally wrong and contrary to sound Christian conduct, unless the cussing used the Lord's name in vain.

It'd be meaningless and wouldn't make much sense to emphasize that Jesus was speaking to him "today", which is obvious. You get a better understanding of Jesus' words to the thief by reading the interlinear. There without doubt, the words are clear with emphasis not being on the fact that Jesus...

Just being a believer is not equivalent to being saved, so, the logic of the original post is flawed.

In simple terms, "in the name of" means by the authority of, so, "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost", or "in the name of Jesus Christ" is acceptable. Reciting an actual name is irrelevant, and what is the name of the Holy Ghost, or what appropriate name is or should...

The crown of life is not salvation, but salvation and being faithful unto death are necessary in order to attain the prize or reward which is the crown of life. Two different things, one leading to the other, but the 1st thing is to be forgiven of sins past, salvation, then remaining faithful to...

The sabbath has nothing to do with Christianity. The church ane together on the 1st day of the week notbtge sabbath. Anything Jesus said while he was alive was consistent with the OT laws not the NT which started at his death; so his comments you referenced relative to the destruction of the...

Faith alone never has nor ever will save anyone. There's no scriptural support for this. Post scripture not words or thoughts of your own

Preaching and teaching from God's Word and quoting scripture and not offering meaningless personal opinions is NOT of the devil. You're delusional. Go study

Have no clue what you're having a problem with on my response. The point I was making is that sinning after belief is meaningless because belief alone does not save nor does it make you a Christian. However, after you've become a Christian, a believer who has been baptized into Christ, we're...

Is not 100%, as stated, a strong enough indication of my belief?

The words are 100% clear in the bible and likewise I am 100% confident in what I stated is correct and consistent therewith. Read 1st Tim 3 and Titus for qualifications of elders/bishops/overseers. And it can be assumed that Paul always spoke the inspired word of God by commandment, and as...