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I think you are introducing some RCC contrived philosophy into this. There is no indication in the whole rest of he NT that there is any "high priest" of the church other than Jesus Christ. And throughout the entire Bible, the "rock", when not referring to the mineral material, nearly always...

Yes, but I am not sure that I understand your point. Matthew has provided the explanation of whatever it was that Jesus intended.

There were selected individuals written about in the Old Testament who were chosen by God for special roles who were given special assistance through the Holy Spirit. But there is no indication that it was at all universal to the faithful as it is under His New Covenant. That was the prophecy...

Just another example of the devastation brought about by the false doctrine of Original Sin.

No, it does not. Those babies are not lost and have no need of "being saved". Mat 19:14 but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

Where in the Old Testament do you read about anyone being baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? Yes, the death of Jesus on the Cross was retroactive back to the very beginning as the punishment for the sins of the world, both...

That was the gift of the empowering Holy Spirit, not the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit. That "same gift" that Peter referred to was that which He and the rest there who were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance (Acts 2:6 and Acts...

Don't buy one.

You are positing some of the faulty arguments given by the early American slave holders. I won't bother to go through the counter arguments here. You can look that up on your own and then make up your own mind which is best.

But none of those passages condone slavery generally or condone Christians owning slaves. All are little more than recognition of the existence of slavery. And by the way, slavery is not uncommon in parts of the world today. Some obvious examples are China and North Korea even if it is state...

I believe that the common understanding of that commandment is wrong. It is not about swearing. It is about taking up God's name in the process of committing evil. It is about doing evil in God's name. Examples might be the advocating of slavery, such as was done in the early years of the...

There is no Christian in the NT about whom it cans be said that they were not water baptized. And by the way, there is no teaching anywhere in the NT about any baptism for the Christian. Nowhere. The Christian is one who has been baptized. He is not a Christian until he has been baptized. In...

The Living word is the gospel presented in the Bible, not some imagined voice of God spoken to you personally. Rom 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone...

I am sorry, but that is about the stupidest analysis of 1 Peter 3:21 that I have ever read. The water of the flood of Noah washed away the evil in the world (Gen e:5-7: 21-23). It was a type. The antitype is the water of baptism which washes away sin (Acts 22:16; 1 Cor 5:11)). Peter said...

Nah, Peter didn't say anything like that at all. He simply stated the purpose for baptism which you seem to reject. Neither water itself nor the ritual itself saves. It is only God who saves. I am not surprised that you would disagree with Jesus. You think salvation takes place before sins...

That may be your view, but it is not God's view. It is not what God has said in the Bible. Baptism is no more a "symbol" of salvation than is believing in God. Jesus declared in the Great Commision of Matthew 28:19-20 that disciples are made by baptizing and teaching.

Well, that is true; however; where do you find any other such promise? You can't find it because it isn't there. That evangelist has no such authority. And run as if your life depended on it as fast as you can from any who would claim such authority. Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ did...

The reference of Jesus' saving the thief on the cross without him being baptized is such a tired old argument. The thief did not live under the New Covenant. The New Covenant with it's attention to faith-baptism was not even instituted yet. Christ had not at the time yet died and been raised...

We are not saved by the act of being baptized. We are saved by God at the occasion, the instant, of being baptized. I do not see why that seems to be so difficult for some to understand. It is an important distinction.

I think you are misunderstanding what God is saying. When God says, as He does in Romans 2:6 "He will render to each one according to his works", that will be accomplished independent upon whether or not one has been given the gift of eternal life. Thus such works are not the determinant of who...