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Sorry Jared, an apostle like Peter is necessary for your salvation. Jesus, when he was about to leave this earth, gave his keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter and the 10 other apostles. These keys were given to grow the church and save people. Without men who hold those keys, nobody is...

Read this scripture: John 15:2 King James Version 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. It says: Every branch "IN" me, (not "with" me) that beareth not fruit he (God) taketh away (...

mistake, sorry

You are aware that from the bible only, there are many different ways that churches teach how a person is saved? Which one is the true way, and is everyone else not saved? You are aware that there are many churches that teach a different version of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Which one is...

In Matthew 16:19 it says that Jesus gave Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And later on we know that Jesus gave the apostles the power to loose and bind also. The apostles were all dead by 115ad, except maybe John. There is no where in the bible that it says that Peter gave to anyone...

Your right, not just any priest has the binding and loosing powers that Jesus and the apostles had. So who today has power and authority to forgive sins?

Very good scripture. Thank you.

I believe that a true priest has the power to forgive sins. And if he is a true priest, heaven (God) will hear his pleading and be faithful to this righteous man who has the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" and will confirm from heaven that this mans sins are forgiven. That is the binding and...

It goes back to what you think and know about the "keys of the kingdom of heaven"? Jesus certainly had the keys of the kingdom of heaven and with those keys he was able to heal the sick, raise the dead, preach the true gospel, and forgive sins. As Jesus said in Mark 28:9, what is easier, to...

What do you think "the keys of the Kingdom of heaven" refer to in Matthew 16:19? These keys allowed the apostles a special power that whatever they would bind on earth, would be bound in heaven and whatever they loosed on earth would be loosed in heaven. The interpretation of this power...

This sounds funny, like you really don't like the word "works". You know that Jesus taught good works his whole ministry, he was full of good works as our example. He said do good works so people can see them and that will glorify God, which he did over and over and over again. Why are you so...

This scripture you quoted is a testiment against OSAS. If we are sanctified we should behave ourselves accordingly as sanctified saints in Christ. If you do not, then what? I think it proves you are not really sanctified. And you are out, unless you repent and get back to the path.

If your belief in Jesus Christ does not endure to the end of your life, you will not make it to heaven. How do we endure to the end with our belief in Jesus Christ in tact? We do it by doing good works that Jesus has for us to do since before the world was created. (Ephesians 2:10) If we do...

I could be wrong, but I think the word bible means "books", or a collection of books. Obviously bound together in 1 book.

So you are saying if I don't believe in the nature of God the same way as you do, then I am a heretic and should be reported. One example: The nature of God and Jesus and the Holy Ghost has been debated for 2,000 years. It will debated until Jesus comes a second time. The reason for the...

At least we all do not understand the Lord in the same way. So for any given person, especially a rather fanatical Christian, anyone that does not understand God the way they do is a heretic. I don't think we want to go down that road.

What do you mean: faith alone has no room for repentance?

I will give you a hypothetical situation: A person says they believe in Jesus, and then after their confession, they are approached by some criminals and they determine to rob a bank. During the bank robbery this man kills the night guard. He next flies to Iraq and while there, he converts...

We are not looking to necessarily defeat our friends in this Christian chat room, but to show them information they may not be aware of. If they are aware and just ignore or refuse to drink, then we politely end the conversation and part friends, always.