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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    I can only say that I disagree with you. There are verses that teach that we become recipients of grace through praying the sinner's prayer (John 1:12, Revelation 3:20, Colossians 1:27), through baptism in Jesus' Name (Acts of the Apostles 2:38-39, 1 Peter 3:20-21, Acts of the Apostles 4:10-12...
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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    Have it your way. I would only suggest to you that if you don't receive baptism in Jesus' Name, either for or because of the remission of your sins, that at the very least you ought to call on the name of the Lord for salvation, and/or get the first thing done. And I will say this: those who...
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    Jesus isn't Catholic

    Romans 7:9 is the verse on the age of accountability.
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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    Yes, it does not put away the filth of the flesh; but it does wash away sins (Acts of the Apostles 22:16). So in order to interpret these scriptures rightly, you would have to understand the difference between the two. Now, baptism is indeed a figure; but that does not change the fact that it...
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    The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus

    Jesus was "made a little lower than the angels" when He incarnated. When He resurrected, He came to exist on the same level as the angels; while He never ceased to be God as the firstbegotten (who also had His beginning, as being in the flesh, through the union of the Holy Ghost with a human...
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    Very big GAP in the trinity

    Act 24:14, But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
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    You say you don't believe the Rapture is real=then just stay here!!

    I don't believe that the Great Tribulation refers to the Diaspora, sorry.
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    Jesus isn't Catholic

    It is written that if we have the Holy Spirit, He will lead us into all truth. This is not to say that everyone knows the truth fully the moment they receive the Holy Spirit. They must be transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:1-2). As soon as anyone with the Holy Spirit hears...
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    Jesus isn't Catholic

    Of course, Catholic, in those days, meant Universal. As soon as the catholic Church began to depart from sound doctrine (i.e. Pope Leo X), it lost its position as the Universal Church and now the word Catholic means something different....it refers to a denomination. But as Protestants, we...
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    The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus

    In Matthew 22:30, we find that those who have glorified, resurrected bodies are as the angels of God in heaven. This may account for the fact that Jesus claims to be the "Bright and Morning Star" in Revelation 22:16; and why Ephesians 2:20-22 identifies Him as the chief cornerstone in a...
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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    Yes, all men are quickened by the Son....they then have the choice of whether to wake up fully or whether to "go back to sleep."
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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    Water baptism is also not a work. Because it is clear from holy scripture (1 Peter 3:20-21 (kjv)) that it has the power to save. And salvation is by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Water baptism in the name of...
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    The Ten Commandments—What happened?

    Concerning Psalms 51:10, @BarnyFife said: If you haven't, you should.
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    The Ten Commandments—What happened?

    Phl 3:9, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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    The Ten Commandments—What happened?

    Jesus fulfilled the law in that He lived a perfect life and then died to take the penalty for our sins: His righteousness and perfection now being applied to our account. He also fulfills it in the present tense in that He has come to live a perfect life in and through us (Galatians 2:20).
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    Who is the One that is Coming ?

    Pro 2:1, My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; Pro 2:2, So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Pro 2:3, Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; Pro 2:4, If thou seekest her...
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    The Ten Commandments—What happened?

    Colossians 1:27, Galatians 2:20 were not inspired by the Spirit of Christ?
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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    Those who are quickened are those who are drawn to Christ by the Father (the Holy Spirit?). And Jesus said, Jhn 12:32, And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
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    John MacArthur says you have nothing to do with being "born again"

    "should" as opposed to "shall" is iffy. For "shall" is a more absolute statement than "should". I consider that those who do not acknowledge Mark 16:16 as being in scripture have taken away from the word; and that those who do acknowledge it have not added. Because if they had added, there...
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    You say you don't believe the Rapture is real=then just stay here!!

    Consider that the GT is spoken of in the book of Daniel as a war against the saints by the Antichrist and that at the end of the war, a decision will be made for the saints of the Most High. According to the book of Revelation, the Antichrist will win the war immediately before this decision is...