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That verse actually substantiates what I was saying to you. Col 2:12, Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. Indeed, it is His blood that washes away our sins. But look again at Acts 22:16...

God is one Person. He is Tri-une, the latter part of that meaning one.

Since Matthew 13:41-42 and Matthew 13:49-50 are both part of Jesus' explanation of parables that He has just given, it is impossible that He would have been making them as parabolic statements. THE PARABLE: Mat 13:24, Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is...

No, for the rich man is tormented in the flame. Persecution is not something that would bring torments but rather a blessing (Matthew 5:10-12 (kjv)); as evidenced by the principle in Ecclesiastes 8:5a (kjv). Mat 5:10, Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is...

The devil would minimize the warning in people's minds so that fewer people would heed it.

Act 22:16, And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. It should be clear from this verse that being baptized (in water) will bring about the washing away of sins, a cleansing of the heart unto purity. This is not done through...

The Bible teaches that the prototype for baptism (John's) was basically in water and not in anything else.

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Considering that it might be a parable, I would like to take a closer look at it. In any true parable, the elements of the parable represent something. So, let us see what the parable says: Luk 16:19, There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared...

You don't even know what my belief is. I do not believe that water baptism is necessary for salvation; but I do believe that it can be a point of contact for faith; and that a man can receive absolute assurance of salvation because of the absolute promise of the Holy Ghost given in Acts 2:38 as...

Uh...they stop rejecting Him?

So the Father isn't the Creator?

Since the Holy Ghost is absolutely promised to those who have been baptized in Jesus' name for the remission of sins, it follows that those who have been given the Holy Ghost through such a promise would be the ones who would be correct on this issue. Those who have not received the promise...

twisted. The water is symbolic of the work done in you wherein you die, are buried, and are raised with Christ. For some this is unto the remission of sins. For others, it is the answer of a good conscience towards the Lord. Either way, it is unto salvation. H20 baptism doesn't wash away...

The moment they are saved, they have stopped rejecting the Holy Spirit.

Written from the perspective of someone in the Old Testament; who did not have the revelation given by our Lord in such passages as Matthew 13:41-42, Matthew 13:49-50, and Matthew 25:46.

Trinity vs. Tritheism: Understanding the Trinity.

I would say to you that the scripture declares that there is one Lord (Ephesians 4:5); and that that Lord is the Father (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21). But no one can say that Jesus is the Lord except by the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 12:3).

Obviously, they aren't.