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  1. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    Yes, God requires obedience. That’s never changed. But the point is, if someone isn’t saved, they can’t obey God in a way that pleases Him. Romans 8: 7: “The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” That’s why the Bible makes it...
  2. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    You say it’s tiring to hear that we do good works because we are saved and because we want to. But that is the teaching of the Bible. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Obedience is the result of loving Him, not the attempt to earn salvation. When a person is truly...
  3. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    Salvation is a gift, not a result of works, but genuine salvation will be evidenced by good works. “For by grace are ye saved through faith … not of works” (Ephesians 2:8–9). However, “faith without works is dead” (James 2:17). If a person claims to be saved but has no fruit, their faith no real...
  4. bdavidc

    Federal Troops in Washington DC

    You’re putting words in my mouth. I never said “faith in God for all things is tempting God.” What I said is what the Bible itself says, that we are not to tempt God. There’s a difference. Faith trusts and obeys His Word. Tempting God means twisting His promises, acting recklessly, or demanding...
  5. bdavidc

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

    I am not misunderstanding anything. You are twisting Scripture by overemphasizing water baptism while downplaying repentance and faith. The Bible teaches that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8–9). Baptism is commanded and important, but it follows salvation, it...
  6. bdavidc

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

    Matthew 28:19 does not need to be redefined or rewritten; it says exactly what Jesus commanded. The Lord said to His disciples, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:19). To suggest that this verse...
  7. bdavidc

    Survey - Is Repentance important to salvation?

    You say these passages are only about the 1,000 year reign, not heaven or hell. This position is not tenable with Scripture. The Bible is clear that repentance and faith are required for salvation, and that the verses you quoted are concerned with eternal life, not kingdom rewards. “Except ye...
  8. bdavidc

    Federal Troops in Washington DC

    Then stop butchering scripture to make it sound spiritual and avoiding what it actually says. The Word of God commands His people to be wise and to provide for and protect one another. To say "I don't need guns or leaders" doesn't make you more godly, it makes you a cherry-picker of verses who...
  9. bdavidc

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

    Scripture speaks of “one baptism” (Ephesians 4: 5) and the same Scripture goes on to tell us what that is. It is the work of the Spirit that unites the believer to Christ at the moment of faith. It is not water. “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body” (1 Corinthians 12:13). When...
  10. bdavidc

    Survey - Is Repentance important to salvation?

    I sure don’t know what you’ve been studying, but it’s not what the Bible says. Salvation does not come after death or some mystical “accounted death.” The Bible is clear: “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). We must repent and believe while we are...
  11. bdavidc

    Federal Troops in Washington DC

    That’s a pervertsion of Scripture. God gave Elisha supernatural deliverance for that moment in 2 Kings 6: 17, but that doesn’t negate every other passage in the Bible about common sense, physical defense, and responsibility. Jesus Himself told His disciples, “he that hath no sword, let him sell...
  12. bdavidc

    Federal Troops in Washington DC

    You completely missed the point. Proverbs 29:2 is not talking about a “God-given right to kill.” It is talking about the plain fact that when the wicked rule the people mourn, but when the righteous rule the people rejoice. That is why more power to a corrupt government is a very bad thing. The...
  13. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    That last question doesn’t even make sense. If a person has salvation, they are saved, not unsaved. You can’t be both saved and unsaved at the same time. The Bible clearly teaches that salvation comes first by grace through faith, “not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). And...
  14. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    I agree completely with you. The interfaith "all roads lead to God" message is one of the biggest lies that Satan is propagating these days. Jesus made it very clear: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). There is no other way. It is sad to...
  15. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    That has nothing to do with what I said. I never denied that believers are to do good works. The Bible is clear: “We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works” (Ephesians 2:10). But notice the order—first salvation by grace through faith (Ephesians 2: 8–9), then good works as...
  16. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    Both verses are correct, because God’s Word never contradicts itself. John 6: 44 shows that no one can come to Christ apart from the Father’s drawing. John 12: 32 shows that the cross is the means by which Christ draws all men, Jew or Gentile, to Himself. The Greek word for “draw” in both verses...
  17. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    You’re dodging. This isn’t about Calvinism, it’s about the false gospel of Rome that you keep defending. Throwing out “Calvinism” is just a distraction. I don’t follow Calvin, Luther, or any man, I follow Christ and His Word alone. The issue is simple: the Bible says we are saved “by grace…...
  18. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    You said, “You enjoy arguing. I don't.” That's hilarious. You claim to not like arguing, yet here you are going out of your way to defend every single point of false doctrine that Catholicism spews. The fact is, I am not the one arguing, I am simply pointing to Scripture. You are the one...
  19. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    Hear this, I am not a Calvinist. I do not follow a man-made system. I believe what the Bible says and nothing else. Scripture alone is the authority, because “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in...
  20. bdavidc

    if i wanted to become a catholic

    I know what you accept by what you continually defend. Your words expose your allegiance, and right now, it is not to the pure gospel of Christ alone. "You know what happens to those that ASSUME." Yes I sure do. That is exactly what Catholics do when they assume their man-made traditions carry...