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Baptism does indeed save; but so does a mere calling on the name of the Lord (Romans 10:13).

My take on this will be found in posts #1-#6 oi the following thread: True Trinity.

Saying that someone is deceived is in fact a demonization of that person as a teacher.

See Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15. I am not among those who resort to physical violence in order to stop the killing of unborn babies. I am of the ilk that would stand in front of an abortion clinic pleading with the mother not to kill her child. But I agree with you that the bombing of...

I endeavor always to take out of my eye any prospective "beams" before attempting to take the speck out of another's eye... My judgment of Mother Theresa has nothing to do with her but with the faith-base of the church that she belongs to... The teaching of the Catholic Church, that faith +...

As if, you did not just engage in a demonization of my character. There is nothing wrong with being obedient to scripture (in this case Romans 16:17). As for whether I am a deceiver...thank you. Your statement lets me know that I am still walking the straight and narrow after all these years...

I backed up my opinion with scripture...the parable in which the wicked and lazy servant hid his talent in the sand... What scripture do you back up your claims with?

The justification is in the Declaration of Independence...the concept that every human being has the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This obviously does not apply to the murderer who claims that they will be happier if someone in their life is dead (such as an...

Of course salvation is conditional...upon faith in Jesus Christ. Just read Romans 5:2, for example. Mother Theresa is not the example that I would give of someone that is born again. Her entire faith base was faulty...and she was very likely doing all of her works in order to earn salvation...

Thank you. I do my best to exemplify the fruit of the Spirit in all of my posts (my mention of the doctrines on hell notwithstanding). :)

Here is my take on Calvinistic philosophy. In 1 Corinthians 13:8, love never fails, and in Revelation 19:6, God is Omnipotent. That would seem to dictate that Irresistible Grace (the "I" in TULIP) is the reality. Let's explore that. One of two options is available if Irresistible Grace is...

Hi @Spurgeon's Girl, It should be clear that in Acts 13:48, the Gentiles who lived in Pisidian Antioch are mentioned as being saved as the result of Paul turning from the Jews towards the Gentiles with the gospel. However, this does not change the fact that Cornelius and friends were also...

Speaking for God is not unforgiveable even if you are wrong in what you speak. At least the one who speaks for God is not taking his talent and hiding it in the sand, even if he is wrong he cannot be condemned for being complacent.

Pro 31:8, Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Pro 31:9, Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. It is not wrong for Christians to stand for righteousness to be implemented by the government...consider 2...

1) baptism is not a work 2) In Acts chapter 10, God was doing a new thing, in that He was seeking to include Gentiles into the fold of Christianity. So, in order to prove that Gentiles could be saved, He baptized them in the Holy Spirit before they were baptized in water, which was a different...

The Bible is clear that believer's baptism saves (Mark 16:16, 1 Peter 3:20-21, Colossians 2:12-13).

It's also true that if someone has a Jesus who is Jesus minus who He is in Luke and John, that that is a different Jesus than the Jesus of the Bible...see 2 Corinthians 11:3-4.

It's best not to feed the fire...if you don't feed it, it will fizzle out.

To those who are reading this thread I would submit posts #1-#6 of the following thread: True Trinity.

Hi, @Spurgeon's Girl, Without reading what Matt Slick wrote (I may do so when I have the time), let me assure you that it is not my position that "baptism is necessary for salvation." My position is that "baptism has the power to save." I allow for such verses as Romans 10:13 which speak of...