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  1. bdavidc

    The Baptism That Saves: What Most People Miss in Acts 11:16

    You’re right that the Bible says a lot, but it never contradicts itself. The problem isn’t choosing favorite verses; it’s rightly dividing them ~2 Timothy 2:15. Scripture interprets Scripture, not emotion or assumption. The Ethiopian eunuch believed first before he was baptized. Philip said...
  2. bdavidc

    The Baptism That Saves: What Most People Miss in Acts 11:16

    I did read your post, I do understand exactly what you are saying, but what you wrote is not biblical. Test everything by Sola Scriptura, Scripture interpreting Scripture, not emotion, tradition, or personal reasoning. You said that every apostle baptized only in the name of Jesus and that...
  3. bdavidc

    The Baptism That Saves: What Most People Miss in Acts 11:16

    The Bible says we are saved, forgiven, and receive the Holy Spirit by believing in Jesus Christ, not by water baptism. “For by grace you have been saved through faith… not of works” (Ephesians 2:8–9). Baptism is an act of obedience, a way to publicly demonstrate your faith in Christ, but it does...
  4. bdavidc

    That government shutdown, over illegals getting free healthcare and the like

    Mayor Johnson is incorrect both in his logic and in his analogy. The phrase “illegal alien” is not a racist or mythical slur, it is the statutory term set out in U.S. immigration law for decades, describing a person who has entered or remained in the country unlawfully. Words have meaning, but...
  5. bdavidc

    The Religion That Hates the Truth It Pretends to Preach

    That’s an interesting take, but it really doesn’t have anything to do with my original post. I was talking about the danger of religious hypocrisy and false teachers who mock God’s truth, not about debate styles or formats. Let’s stay on topic, Scripture exposes false religion and calls for...
  6. bdavidc

    When the Pulpit Becomes a Paycheck

    Kenneth Copeland is a false teacher because he perverts Scripture to spread the prosperity gospel, a teaching that instructs people to "speak things into existence" and to manipulate faith as a means to riches. The Bible tells us of teachers who "suppose that godliness is a means to gain" ~1...
  7. bdavidc

    The Spirit and the Word always agree. The same Spirit who lives in us is the One who breathed...

    The Spirit and the Word always agree. The same Spirit who lives in us is the One who breathed out Scripture.
  8. bdavidc

    Can a christian be a buddhist?

    True in one way, but a lot of people that use Christian lingo have not got Christ in their life. Jesus spoke against that: “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me” ~Matthew 15:8. The problem is not that Christianity has “morphed.” It is that people have. The Word...
  9. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    It is human nature to want to know why God does what He does, but the Bible says we won’t always see or understand. God says, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways” ~Isaiah 55:8-9. His ways are higher than our ways. That’s why Proverbs tells us, “Trust in the...
  10. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    It is true that we are created in God’s image, and that is why we have the ability to reason, to discern, and to think morally and righteously. But in no way should that mean that we have a fraction of God’s wisdom or that our justice is equal to God’s. He simply said, “My thoughts are not your...
  11. bdavidc

    Can a christian be a buddhist?

    Your comparison between cultural customs and faith misses what Scripture actually teaches. Christianity isn’t a cultural label; it’s a spiritual rebirth. Jesus didn’t tell Nicodemus to “adopt a new culture.” He said, “You must be born again” ~John 3:7. A New Guinea bushman doesn’t need Western...
  12. bdavidc

    Can a christian be a buddhist?

    That seems fair at first, but it’s only half true. You are right that being wrong about secondary things does not by itself mean a person is lost. But Scripture draws a very sharp line between being wrong and being deceived into following another master. The Bible says that false belief...
  13. bdavidc

    You know you’re being deceived when your beliefs no longer line up with Scripture, and you stop...

    You know you’re being deceived when your beliefs no longer line up with Scripture, and you stop letting the Word of God correct you.
  14. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    That’s true that God will judge in perfect wisdom, but His Word already tells us how He will judge — and it’s not by vague sincerity or moral effort. It’s through Jesus Christ alone. “God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel” ~Romans 2:16. Romans 2:14–16 doesn’t...
  15. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    You’re correct that only God decides who goes to Heaven. However, He has already given us the standard by which He judges in His Word. God never arbitrarily chooses on the basis of our feelings or circumstances. He always judges according to truth. “The word that I have spoken, the same shall...
  16. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    Yes, God is sovereign. You’re absolutely correct, God never makes mistakes. He’s perfectly just. He’s perfectly merciful. But He’s also already told us how He makes His decision. God does not leave salvation to chance or to human opinion. His Word is very clear. “He that believes on the Son has...
  17. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    The Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11–15) is not a chance for anyone to be saved or rewarded, it is the end judgment of the lost. “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened… and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books...
  18. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    That interpretation is not biblical. The “everlasting gospel” in Revelation 14 is not a new or different message that leaves out Jesus. The Bible says the gospel is that “Christ died for our sins… was buried, and rose again the third day” ~1 Corinthians 15:3–4. Any message that removes Christ...
  19. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    While your post quotes Matthew 25 accurately, it is not an accurate reflection of the truth that Jesus is teaching. The “Sheep and Goats” judgment is not an example of getting saved by doing good works, humanitarian deeds, or any other type of ‘earning’ of salvation. Scripture has never taught...
  20. bdavidc

    Can non-Christians go to Heaven?

    You’re asking questions that sound intellectual, but they reveal something deeper, you’re sitting in judgment of God instead of humbling yourself before Him. You’re trying to measure His justice by your own sense of fairness, but the Bible says, “Who are you, O man, to reply against God? Shall...