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For the reader who is seeking the truth: Ephesians 2:8-9 is talking about how you are initially saved (See: Ephesians 2:1-3). For when we are saved by God’s grace, we did not do any major work to be saved but we trusted in the Lord to forgive us and we trusted in the gospel message in 1...

We have to hear (obey) and believe in order to pass from death unto life. John 5:24 (EXB) ”I tell you the truth [Truly, truly I say to you], whoever hears [obeys] what I say [my word/message] and believes in the One who sent me has eternal life. That person will not ·be judged guilty [come into...

James says, “Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?” (James 2:22). Jesus says, “Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.” (Matthew 12:33). It’s like the...

Acts 19:4 KJV Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. Paul said John baptized them with the baptism of repentance. This is what the text says. I just...

Paul said that they were baptized by John in Acts 19:4. But again. You are missing the point. These disciples were re-baptized in Jesus name. This again proves that one needs to be baptized properly under the New Covenant (seeing John’s baptism was Old Covenant). The thief died when the New...

I am glad we can agree that the New Covenant began with Christ’s death. Blessings be unto you in the Lord.

John’s baptism did not apply for the New Covenant. We see that those who were baptized with John’s baptism had to be re-baptized in the name of Jesus and receive the Spirit. See Acts 19:1-7. Jesus died before the two thieves died. Luke 19:33 ”But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was...

I believe that when a person accepts Christ or believes on Him for salvation they are born again spiritually. This happened to me back in 1992. I used to be an atheist and then by God’s Word I was changed radically and I had a love, joy, and peace I had never known before. I did it complete...

It is true we need to first believe in Jesus for salvation and trust that He died for our sins, He was buried, and risen the third day. God can impute righteousness without works when we are first saved by God’s grace in coming to the LORD. But after we are saved by God’s grace, you need to also...

Christians are in a Sanctification Process (2 Corinthians 7:1). But they need to die in a righteous state (Which is doing the will of God - 1 Thessalonians 4:3). For Hebrews 10:36 says, “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” 1...

There is not a one salvation fits all package. Babies who die are saved purely by God’s grace even without faith. So yes. A person can be saved by God’s grace through faith without works when they are about to die. The man who is about to die who accepts Jesus does not have the same...

No. I have a family and people know me. I have Christian friends and they would not say that of me. They would not label me as a narcissist (Who is a person focused always on self and not others and thinks they are the greatest). A narcissist also has a strong lack of empathy for others...

They don’t seem to have a problem with disobedience to God in their salvation even though it goes against all logic, basic morality, and the Word of God. Then again, the Bible says in the last days perilous times will come. But I also see it just as equally problematic in saying we need to be...

Sorry to hear that. But no. I do not suffer from that.

Narcissists don’t have any empathy towards others. They are also focused on self and how they are the greatest. If there was ever a false accusation on the highest order, you just committed it. My focus in life is Christ and not myself. For I am nothing and Christ is everything. But I...

So what do you believe 1 John 1:8 is saying? Do you disagree with my interpretation?

I believe 1 John 1:8 is a warning to the believer about the false belief that said “sin is an illusion.” So the proper way to deal with sin is not to ignore it like it is not real but to confess of our sins to the Lord Jesus to be forgiven of them. As for your thinking that we don’t have to...

You admit that commentaries are not always accurate. So why give something to others you know can mislead them into inaccuracies at times? That’s why I am not a fan of commentaries. Unless you warn them of the bad parts, it can mislead them at times.

Well, I have done my own personal study on the commands in the New Testament (From Matthew to Revelation), and I have come up with 440 New Testament Commands. This list was compiled by how they naturally appear and it combines any repeated commands. I need to continue to review the NT Commands...

But this assumes that the 47 translators on the KJB got it wrong every time they translated the word perfect. I just believe God preserved His Word today because that is what His Word says. We do not see in the Bible any practice of going to some older and more ancient language that is better...