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No he doesn't.

I would say to you that the story of the rich man and Lazarus in the gospel of Luke is no parable.

Rom 5:1, Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Rom 5:2, By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Rom 5:3, And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that...

No matter how severe the punishment in degrees for those who end up in hell, I think that the worst thing about it is that those who go there will first be judged by our Lord Jesus Christ; and thus they will stand before Him and feel His wonderful presence. Being cast away from the Lord's...

We most certainly become born again by believing in the Cross. I would say that we live our lives as Christians, once we are born, by taking up our own crosses and following Jesus. It should be clear from the following scripture that living by the flesh will produce spiritual death in us: Rom...

Do it Acts 2:38 style to be safe; and to ensure that you receive the promise mentioned there.

A majority of the people at Corinth were baptized: Act 18:8, And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. And this ought to have an effect on our interpretation of the following: 1Co...

It is not inevitable. You will get through this.

@batheltler01, I think that your aim here is to set yourself forth as an example of one who has fallen away, in order to combat the doctrine that we cannot fall away if we have a living and saving faith in Jesus Christ. I did this at one time in my life. I thought that OSAS was so deplorable...

There is one Spirit (Ephesians 4:4), the Father (John 4:23-24), the Son (Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 1:27, 1 John 5:12), and the Holy Ghost (John 7:37-39). There is one Lord (Ephesians 4:5, Mark 12:29), the Father (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21), the Son (1 Corinthians 8:6, 1 Corinthians 12:3), and...

Hi @Kermos, The way I see it, the I in verse 17 and the he in verse 16 are speaking of the same Person. I suggest to you reading the following thread: Trinity vs. Tritheism: Understanding the Trinity.

Hey friend; I didn't come up with the idea of two gospels and then try to find it in the scriptures to substantiate my opinion. I stumbled on the idea as it exists in the Holy Bible one day as I was reading through Paul's epistle to the Galatians. That Paul was speaking of two separate things...

Hello @Davy, I was certainly not saying that Jesus didn't come to save the Gentiles! My understanding is that there is no scripture verse that will truly contradict any other scripture verse. Romans 15:8; and Romans 15:9-12; are obviously talking about two different and separate things...

Hi @Kermos, I consider that there is a continuation of thought going from verse 16 to verse 17, so that when Jesus says in verse 16, "He will be in you," and in verse 17, "I will come to you" He is speaking of the same event. This is how we are to perceive these verses when we take them in...

Rev 22:20, He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

I suppose that there are some who think that in order to be considered a Christian on Christian forums, that their demeanor needs to be abrasive. I would say that the opposite demeanor would be true of real believers in the Lord.

Every individual believer in Christ is each, individually, the temple of the Holy Ghost. 1Co 6:17, But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Eph 3:19, And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

I don't see that; you are going to have to make that more clear. I think that the word "And" at the beginning of verse 9 says it all. Context never nullifies or makes opposite the plain meaning of every verse.

I really don't think that I did that. Also, it should be clear from 1 Corinthians 2:13 (kjv) that we compare scripture with scripture to obtain the teaching of the Holy Ghost. Therefore in interpreting scripture, it is not only the immediate context that matters; but the topical context is...