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I think you guys are talking past each other. Both of you seem to agree that one is justified by faith (although I'm not entirely convinced you both mean the same thing by "justified"). But is it by faith ALONE? Ron says yes, @theefaith says no. Think of it this way: a man whose kidneys are...

I find this to be a fascinating comment. Speaking just for myself, as one of those who "believe in the one God who judges all souls, along with heaven and hell," I have no such wish for the souls of men not to be created immortal. Quite the opposite: I wish for souls (mine included!) to BE...

Thanks for pointing this out. It is unfortunate that the Justices who voted to overturn Roe are being vilified by pro-choice advocates for doing their judicial job. The judicial role is not to declare whether legislation is wise or foolish, moral or immoral, but only to declare whether...

I'm not sure it's a way out of the dilemma, but I sure can't argue with your non-accountability proposition! Thanks.

A. All of us sin (1 John 1:8). B. Anyone born of God does not sin (1 John 3:9). Therefore, C. None of us is born of God. What's wrong with this argument? I've posed this question to several "born-again" Christians who admit that they still occasionally sin. They were all quick to point...

But you've told us you ARE sure. "what if one day (and I believe this will surely be coming) science provides uncontestable proof that God, the way he is depicted in the Bible, is not factual at all?" And I'm just as sure of the opposite. For God to "provide factual evidence from science that...

I can't imagine science ever coming up with such proof, or trying to. That is not the realm of science, which focuses on the physical universe.

The flip side of this is, TO WHOM was the price paid? Satan, as a ransom? God, to square a debt that He could not (or would not) otherwise forgive? Someone else?

Yet in Acts 2:38, we find: "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

Predictably, this OP has morphed from (1) Must one believe in the accuracy of the Trinity in order to be saved? to (2) Is the Trinity accurate? to (3) Is the Trinity Biblical? At least the latter two questions have been beaten to death for months on this Forum in dozens of OPs and thousands of...

You've lost me, user. What has this baptismal formula described in Acts got to do with whether the Trinity is or isn't accurate? (Come to think of it, if Acts HAD referenced a formula requiring baptism in the name of Father, Son and Holy Ghost, what would THAT have to do with whether the...

Although I am a Trinitarian, I think the answer is Yes.

Thanks, APAK. Since I don't know what you think a "genuine believer" believes, I can't really answer your question. But I can comment on -- and agree with -- your distinction between those who "are not saved and being saved in this life." It is not the "saved" part but the "being saved" part...

I respectfully disagree. Those who believe that once you’re “born again,” you can’t “die” again aren't taking into account the possibility that even born-again Christians can thereafter lapse into sin and choose to stay in sin.

Rich, did you really mean to equate "born again" with getting saved? I don't see the "born again" notion anywhere in the Athanasian Creed, which proclaims adherence to the doctrine of the Trinity as a prerequisite to being saved. Being "born again" is not the same as being saved (although it...

I love the OP, but I'm still looking for posters' working definitions of "salvation." And I'm hoping to see your answers to the question, Can someone be "saved" yet not be guaranteed eternal life with God in heaven?

I am not aware of any such OT verse, nor am I concerned to find one. That is not my affair. I leave the theology to others. I've been on this post simply to point out that the certainty you exhibited regarding interpretation of “δι' οὗ” in 1 Cor. 1:9 seemed questionable to me, and although...

If the "he" is a reference to the Father in Hebrews 2:10 (as I think it is), I would translate this as "by whom" (sui generis source of the action). This makes it theologically consistent with Hebrews 1:2, which would surely render “δι' οὗ” as “through whom” (action on behalf of another). And...

Thanks for the tip.

That's twice in the space of 15 minutes you equated yourself to Timothy. I ask again, do you think Paul addressed his letter to you as well?