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The Greek words for "pistis" (faith) and "pisteuo" (believe) are two forms of the same word. "Pistis" is the noun form, "pisteuo" is the verb form. Nothing in the root meaning of either word carries any concept of works. If you believe in/have faith in Jesus Christ for salvation, then you are...

I interpret scripture within context. You apply your own personal eisegesis to the text. John 3:19 - And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and...

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I shared some of your posts with my family and Christian friends and they had no arguments against narcissist and they also added 'self promoter' along with 'self righteous.' The truth hurts, but sometimes people really need to hear it. Your writings speak for...

Exactly! On this we agree.

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So anything short of living a sinless, perfect life 100% of the time means that we won't be saved? Do you claim to live a sinless, without fault or defect, flawless, absolute perfect life 100% of the time (exactly as Jesus lived?) Those who believe they do are suffering from a terminal case of...

Being focused on SELF and how YOU are the greatest sounds about right and is not a false accusation. You know what they say, "If the shoe fits." You have basically judged and condemned (at least most) Protestants as not being on the narrow way. What did Jesus say about Belief Alone...

Your 4 step plan of salvation (which is the result of flawed hermeneutics) sounds like the Campbellite gospel with step 2 and step 3 reversed. Repentance actually precedes saving faith in Christ (Acts 20:21) Confessing with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in our heart that God raised...

I told you the name of my church and it's a non-denominational church and not a Baptist church AND I am not ashamed of Baptist churches. I would attend a Baptist church any day of the week over a Campbellite church. Your continued slander is uncalled for. You sound like an absolute JERK. Let me...

In regards to Acts 2:41, they were added to the Lord upon repentance (with faith implied) prior to receiving water baptism. In Acts 4:4, we read - However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. *What happened to baptism? In Acts...

In regards to believing in Christ unto salvation/faith in Christ, those in the church of Christ often fail to understand that there is a deeper, more substantive aspect of faith which is believing in Jesus Christ for eternal life, and most cannot distinguish between mere 'intellectual belief' or...

Accounted as righteous, YES. (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:2-3) Shown to be righteous (and not accounted as righteous) by works, YES. (Romans 4:2-6; James 2:14-24) Not at all and my interpretation of James 2:24 is in perfect harmony with Romans 4:2-3. Your biased interpretation is not. Other...

The name of the church that I attend is Heartland church and it's a non-denominational church. I'm not sure why you are so obsessed with labeling me as a Baptist, although I would much rather be associated with Baptists than Campbellites. Being labeled as a Baptist is a badge of honor compared...

Excellent analogy about an apple tree and producing apples (fruit). An apple tree produces apples BECAUSE it's a living apple tree and not in order to become a living apple tree. It's the same with faith and works (fruit). Faith is the root of salvation and works are the fruit. Life flows...

Salvation is by faith (rightly understood) in Christ alone. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9; Philippians 3:9 etc..). This means that the moment we place our faith (belief, trust, reliance) in Jesus Christ alone for salvation we are saved. (Not to be confused with an empty profession of faith/dead...

1 John 1:1 - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was...

That salvation is by grace through faith and is not by works (Ephesians 2:8,9) is not hard to understand. It's just hard for works-salvationists to ACCEPT. It's a shame that HUMAN PRIDE will not allow works-salvationists to trust in Jesus Christ as the ALL-SUFFICIENT means of their salvation...

Repentance actually 'precedes' saving belief/faith. Matthew 21:32 - For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent (change your mind) and believe him. Mark...

All genuine believers have received the Holy Spirit. (John 7:38-39; Acts 10:45; 11:17; Ephesians 1:13)