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Actually, that is a mistranslation. See A DISPENSATION of the gospel is committed unto me

King James Bible, 1 Cor 9: The Greek original is not a noun but a verb: I am entrusted with πεπίστευμαι (pepisteumai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. New King James Version:

Can you support your definition with a verse?

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It is more than a symbol. It symbolizes a spiritual reality.

Interesting, brother. What got you started? What got you to stop? At the beginning about 3 years ago, I was being rather systemic in visiting churches in Toronto, from downtown outward by TTC transit. At this point, I have been to about 80% of them. I am not as motivated now because the rest...

Amen, brother. You've made the point better than I did in my OP :)

Who says water baptism is a shadow?

No, in fact, logic usually fails us in this regard :)

If you don't feel sufficient with your infant baptism, then go ahead and get baptized as an adult. If you do, I don't think that is any need to get baptized again. Paedobaptism vs Credobaptism The issue is debated: A Paedobaptist Position with R.C. Sproul vs A Credobaptist Position with John...

On the day of Pentecost, after the tongues of fire happened, Peter gave a sermon to some non-believers in Acts 2: They repented and were baptized the same day. One day, Philip the Evangelist met an Ethiopian eunuch, Acts 8: The eunuch was reading Isaiah 53. Nothing. Philip baptized the...

Ephesians 2: Is water baptism necessary for salvation? Technically, no, because technically, baptism is a kind of ritualistic work. See also This water symbolizes baptism that now saves you. Mark 16: The great commission is the context. Is water baptism optional? No, believers are...

2 Peter 1: Was Peter talking about the writing of a prophecy or the interpretation of a prophecy after it had been written? It was the former: See also All Scripture is GOD-BREATHED It is the SPIRIT in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

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On the night before the arrest, Jesus prayed with his disciples in John 17: i.e., future believers like us Spiritually speaking, that is accomplished through the Paraclete indwelling spirit. Earlier in the same evening in John 13: Practically speaking, Christians loving one another will...

Right. I think so. I read it and I didn't see anything there that would contradict anything in my OP here :)

The goal is to arrive at a consentaneous set of Christian beliefs by logical and probabilistic reasoning to Biblical hermeneutics. This can be a unifying force but I'm not interested in building an echo chamber. I welcome anyone who is sincere, objective, and civil. The potential collective...

Good question. In fact, I set a goal to visit all churches in Toronto 3 years ago. I am about 80% done now. Another good question. I find friends in different churches. I don't know. I have not asked any of the churches to join my beliefs nor is it my purpose to. Having said that anyone are...

I am done trying to convince you by logic. At his point, if you think Mary remained a virgin till she died, then bet on it. See If you think Mary remained a virgin till she died, then bet on it

Yes. Or any kind of works, only faithful works for justification. I am not any kind of theologian. I don't have a denomination and I don't belong to the category of non-denomination either. I go my own way.