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As far as the context of 1 Corinthians chapter 1, Paul uses the necessity of baptism to heal the division at Corinth. Instead of all those Corinthians being "of Christ" they were divided, Paul says "Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas...

In the context of Acts 16 the jailer was told to "believe" he was NOT told to "believe only". There is a night and day difference between NT belief and man made idea of belief only. When the jailer was commanded to believe in verse 31 he had not yet been told what to believe. He was told in...

Errors with the "thief argument" 1) the thief argument is based on an ASSUMPTION that the thief had never been baptized. No verse definitively states the thief had never been baptized. As far as we know he could have been of those in Mark 1:4-5 that was baptized and later fell into a life of...

Ephesians 4:5 "one baptism" does not contradict Hebrews 6:2 for the Bible does not contradict itself. Hebrews 6:1-2 "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God...

By the time Paul penned his Ephesian epistle there was "one baptism" in effect which is Christ's human administered water baptism of the great commission. Therefore none of the 3 baptisms in Mtt 3:11 are in effect now now. In Matthew's account of the great commission, baptism is the way...

You mention 3 baptisms above, but there is just "one baptism" (Ephesians 4:5) that is now in effect. This one baptism would be the baptism found in Christ's great commission (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:47). This one baptism of the great commission: --is commanded, --is...

But Uzzah's action was sinful, disobedient and sinful, disobedient actions do not put one into God's grace. Yet obedience to God's will does put one into God's grace.

Even though one must be obedient to the will of God to be saved, that does not do away with grace. Grace is needed because one's obedience will not be perfect. Luke 17:10 "So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we...

Two simple facts: ---There is no salvation without obedience to God. ----Obedience is a condition God has placed upon his free gift, not a work one does to earn salvation.

In John 3 Jesus speaks of one birth that contains two elements; water and Spirit. The role of water is water baptism as can be seen a few verses later, John 3:22-23. The role of the Spirit is His word that He authored. The word saves (James 1:21) in that it instructs men on how to be saved...

Matt 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Mark 16:15-16 And he...

I agree with some of the other things you posted but not with what you posted above. Eph 2:9 refers to works of merit one would do to earn salvation. Baptism is not a work of merit done to try and earn salvation, but baptism is a necessary condition God has placed upon his free gift of...

Also 1 Corinthians 1:12-13; Galatians 3:27; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5; Colossians 2:11-12. ================== 2 Thessalonians 1:8 "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:" The logical implication is that one must obey...

Noah found grace in God's eyes due to Noah's obedience. And Noah had to continue to obey God in order to continue to find grace in God's eyes. Will you argue Noah could have disobeyed and rebelled against God in building the ark yet still found grace in the eyes of God, his house would have...

What the faith onlyists are rejecting is that Noah did an obedient work in building the ark and that work did not earn God's grace but was a necessary condition God placed upon receiving His grace in the form of saving Noah's house. The context is undeniable that Noah's obedience was necessary...

I have not argued that one can do works and earned salvation. But what I have argued, and the Bible shows, is that salvation is a CONDITIONAL free gift and God has placed conditions (obedience to His will) upon His free gift. Meeting the conditions placed upon a free gift is not working to...

God did not first UNconditionally save Noah's household THEN Noah built the ark. The CONDITIONAL obedience (building the ark) came first THEN he received God's grace in the form of the saving of his house. "....prepared an ark to (eis - unto, toward) the saving of his house;..." The obedient...

Noah found grace in God's eyes due to his obedience and he had to CONTINUE to obey God to continue be in God's grace. Had he disobeyed in not building the ark, he would no longer being in God's grace. Hence he had to first obey in building the ark before receiving God's grace in the form of...

God required Noah to do some thing, a work in building the ark. Had Noah not done this obedient work but instead disobeyed and rebelled against God then he would not have received God's grace in the form of the saving of his house. There are many examples in the Bible. like that of Noah, of...

Because Noah could not save himself, by himself from the flood. Just as we need grace today for we cannot save ourselves by ourselves.