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You are not teaching the Bible. You are twisting Scripture to fit a lie, and pretending it’s truth. That is exactly what false teachers do. You quote verses about reconciliation, but you rip them from their context and ignore everything else God has said about salvation. You are not rightly...

A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world. ~ Aiden Wilson Tozer

Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had...

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You're missing the clear teaching of Scripture by continuing to separate repentance from sin. Let’s deal with the claims you made that haven’t already been answered. You said, “Repent to receive remission of sin, not repent from sin.” But according to Scripture, that’s a false division. Luke...

You’re using arrogance and sarcasm to avoid being corrected and held accountable. Instead of addressing the point, admitting you might be wrong, you pretend I lack “Bible literacy,” but the real issue is that you’re misapplying Scripture and refusing to deal with what it actually says in...

An interesting thing is that you don’t seem to like backing up your statements with what the Bible actually says, but instead rely on your own opinion. The Bible does not teach that everyone is already reconciled to God. That is simply not true. Reconciliation is something that only happens when...

You quoted John 3:17–18, and you are right that Jesus came to save, not to condemn. But in that same chapter, Jesus also said, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Being born again involves more than just switching from unbelief to belief. It is a...

The Bible clearly teaches that repentance is required for salvation. Jesus Himself said, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3, 5). That is not a suggestion, it is a warning. Repentance is not optional, it is a command from God. Acts 17:30 says, “God... now commandeth all...

You said, “Jesus said I came not to judge, but that the world may be saved.” That’s true, John 12:47 says that. But it doesn’t cancel out everything else Jesus said, including His clear call to repentance. In Luke 13:3, Jesus said, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Salvation is...

You said, “No verse in the New Testament says that you are letting go of the old life when you become a Christian.” That’s wrong. Romans 6:6 says our old man is crucified with Christ so we no longer serve sin. Ephesians 4:22 says to put off the old man. Colossians 3:9–10 says you have put off...

You’re the one who needs to be careful here, because I haven’t modified anything to fit my view — the Bible is my view. I don’t need to twist the meaning of repentance. I take it exactly the way God uses it. Metanoia means a change of mind, yes, but in Scripture, that change is never just...

Let’s be clear: I never said, nor even implied, that God requires a sinner to “clean up and promise to be good” before He saves them. That’s not in the Bible. We are saved by grace through faith, not by fixing ourselves first (Ephesians 2:8–9). But real repentance in Scripture means turning away...

Yes, Revelation 11:3–4 does say that the two witnesses are “the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.” But this is not saying they are only symbols. It is identifying them using symbolic language to describe their role and purpose, just as Scripture...

The fact that Revelation contains symbolism does not mean every part of it is symbolic. Scripture itself tells us when something is meant symbolically and when it is describing a literal event. In Revelation 1:20, Jesus explicitly interprets the candlesticks as churches. He says, “The seven...

The idea that the resurrection of the two witnesses in Revelation 11 is not real or physical contradicts what the text plainly says. Revelation 11:11 states, “And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet, and great fear fell upon...

Your response assumes that God is still giving new revelation beyond the Bible, but that claim does not line up with Scripture. God has already revealed everything we need for life and godliness through His written Word. 2 Timothy 3:16–17 says, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and...

You're right that metanoia means a change of mind, but in the Bible, it's more than just switching thoughts. It means turning away from sin and turning toward God. It’s not just thinking differently, it’s a full change in direction, involving your heart, your actions, and your mindset. In Acts...

What you're saying sounds close, but it splits things that the Bible keeps together. Repentance is not something extra or separate from being born again, it’s part of how God brings us to new life. The Greek word metanoia means a change of mind, yes, but it’s not just about thinking differently...

Exactly. If you really want to understand what God meant, go straight to His Word and search it like the Bereans did. Acts 17:11 says they “searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” They didn’t just accept what they were told, they checked everything against Scripture. That’s...