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I was once in a conversation with a Seventh Day Adventist who was absolutely obsessed with the Law. Here is a statement below that he once made to me which demonstrates that he remains under the Law and teaches "salvation by grace plus law, faith plus works." (Galatians 1:6-9) The counterfeit...

Gods wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts. :D

You people are liars? Say what? o_O The narrow way is through faith in Jesus Christ. (John 10:9; 14:6; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8,9; Philippians 3:9 etc..). Why do you keep bringing up the law? Are you seeking to be justified by the law?

To be justified is to be declared legally righteous. Faith is believing, trusting, relying in Jesus Christ for salvation and obedience which “follows“ is works/works of righteousness. It depends on what you mean by “keep” the commandments. The Greek word for “keep” is “tereo” which means...

Galatians 2:16 - knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

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 many people to ACCEPT. It's a shame that human pride will not allow such people to believe the gospel and be saved. (Romans 1:16; 2 Corinthians 4:3,4) Their hands are full...

Luke 7:29 - When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they justified God/acknowledged God's justice, (signified by) having been baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves, (signified by) not having been baptized by...

NO. To automatically read "baptism" into John 3:5 simply because it mentions "water" is unwarranted. Have you cosidered "living water" in John 4:10, 14; 7:37-39? In John 4:10, Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him...

John 1:12 - But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

*There is only one baptism that places us into the body of Christ and that is Spirit baptism, not water baptism. Ephesians 4:5 - one Lord, one faith, one baptism. 1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and...

Amen! John 6:29 is simply a play on words by Jesus when he said, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent," when He answered the Jews (who were taking a legalistic approach) when they asked, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?" So Jesus was not...

In Matthew 28:19-20, we have a command here by Jesus to go and make disciples of all nations, and baptize them. However, it does not say here that baptism is absolutely necessary for salvation. The same command also includes the clause "teaching them to observe all things" that Christ has...

*See post #387. To automatically read "baptism" into John 3:5 simply because it mentions "water" is unwarranted. Have you cosidered "living water" in John 4:10, 14; 7:37-39? In John 4:10, Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have...

It's not about must or else. Love is not forced or legalistic for those who are born of God and know God. 1 John 4:7 - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. The Bible...

John 6:28 - Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” :)

John 4:10 - Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." John 4:14 "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water...

No it's not and it's unbelievers who reject Him. You need to stop confusing salvation through faith which trusts in Christ alone for salvation (Ephesians 2:8,9) with an empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains alone - "barren of works." (James 2:14) Acts 10:43 - All the prophets...

Grace is the unmerited favor of God in which God shows us mercy, kindness, and patience instead of the judgment that we deserve for sinning against Him. God's grace cannot be earned by our actions. Grace is based on the character of God and not on our performance or ability to keep the law...

Salvation through faith in Christ alone “apart from works” is not meaningless. It’s scripture. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9) Not to be confused with an empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains “alone“ - “barren of works.” (James 2:14-17) In regards to 1 Corinthians 13, Paul is using...

Amen! The problem is that you say that out of one side of your mouth and out of the other side of your mouth you say something else. We do the will of the Father by looking to the Son and believing in Him in order to receive eternal life/be saved. (John 6:40) How could these workers of...