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Being born-again is also a product of salvation. It is not a condition we need to keep in order to be saved. Our faith is what saves us. And faith, as I said earlier is not of yourself, but from God. (Eph. 2:8-9) (Matt. 16:15-17) And this was my point about (Matt. 15). Christ asked Peter...

Were not these three inspired by the Holy Spirit to write? Stranger

The verses you give here say nothing about church leadership. No one denies every individual believer has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Just because we have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ doesn't mean there are no church leaders who we are to answer to. My contention...

You are still quite the wordsmith. Read all post #1209 again. Then read post #1096. Read (Rev. 1:1-4). Read (Rev. 2:1, 2:7) The chain of command goes from God, Jesus Christ, John, leader of each church, then to the individual. No Peter, or pope, or papacy, or Roman Church involved...

I appreciate that Mary...that is awful white of you. (joking) Stranger

Having the Holy Spirit is not a condition to keep. It is a product of being saved. The only One who has free will is God. We have a will but it is not free. Our will is controlled by the forces around us which put us in position to make a decision. For example, you have two children and...

Why emphasize 'only' when I didn't ever say 'only'. Somewhat deceptive of you. The 7 churches of (Rev. 1) was what I was talking about. How did you miss that? As I showed, there is a chain of command in the Church. It just doesn't involve the local church being subordinate to Rome or the...

Your quite welcome. I appreciate yalls comments. Stranger

Your quite welcome. Stranger

Bloody flag Mary You haven't done your research. Your evidence doesn't prove the South seceded due to slavery. You have no answer for my evidence that slavery was protected and there was no reason to secede to protect slavery. Thus you must wave the bloody flag of slavery because it...

You're not paying attention. In my reply I distinctly said the 7 Asian churches. So, why do you say I don't know they were in Asia. The point is they are not under the Roman church or Peter or any pope. And, the chain of command goes from God the Father, to God the Son, to John then to...

Bloody flag Mary Sounds as if you are angry with God. I guess He should have checked with you first about slavery. But, He didn't. Again, slavery is illegal. One cannot obtain a slave. I will abide by the Law. Funny isn't it...how when slavery was legal and protected that the north...

I don't believe I gave any conditions to keep. I did say that we by faith are born-again and receive the righteousness of Christ. Faith cannot really be considered a condition for us to keep, as it too is of God and not us. (Eph. 2:8) If we could not get this faith other than being given...

That is interesting. It would be interesting to know why. Is it because you identify it with Calvinism, which I know you dislike? I do see OSAS as Biblical, though some explanation must be given about 'saved'. But once one is born-again, I believe heaven is his eternal destiny and that will...

I did not ignore either account in (Mark) or (Matthew). Mark never said there were not two. But he only addressed one. Luke also does the same in (Luke 8:27). And just as with Mark, he does not say there were two. But he only addresses one. You assume too much concerning ones salvation...

You can count. You're just not paying attention. (Mark) never says there was not two men. He says there was a man. He is addressing one man. That doesn't mean there were not two men. It means he only is addressing one man. The Holy Spirit in the Gospels is not trying to give a...

I have a question. If God said to you that you could decide the salvation He offers as to whether or not you could lose it, what system would you choose? Stranger

(Mark 5:2) does not say 'only'. It says 'a man'. There is no contradiction. Stranger

I do not believe education is incompatible with faith. But if one has a higher education to become lawyer, or doctor, etc., he will naturally be indoctrinated with the world's wisdom in many courses he has to take. If one is a believer already before he receives this education, then he will...

Before God the Son took on a body, He was eternal. No beginning and no end. He was not immortal. When He took on a body, He now experienced mortality. And thus when resurrected, He experienced immortality. Just like we do. But God the Father isn't immortal. He is eternal. As is the...