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Okay, yes, to your non sequitur question. Yes, Jesus died to save us from our sins. Although that's a bit of a childish way to put it. He actually died to redeem us unto God, saving us from having to pay the wages of our sin, which is death. Actually, I think you were really asking that of...

Peter is talking about spiritual baptism, there Mary. That's his context in his entire epistles (1st and 2nd Peter). Baptism by water and the Spirit... which is what Jesus is talking about in His conversation with Nicodemus in John 3. And it's what Paul talks about in several places in his...

LOL! Well, yes, I've heard that many times, Bob. You're clearly avoiding what I'm saying to you. So be it. Grace and peace to you.

No, but rather: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (YHVH)..." Again, Peter is saying the same thing in Acts 2:38, but his comments are tailored to who he's speaking to ~ Jews who knew that the Father...

The Lord's Supper (or Communion, or the Eucharist) is not a "sacrifice instituted by God," but a sacrament (baptism is another) given to us by God as a sign and seal, instituted by Christ, to remember His death and His work in cleansing His people from sin. We remember (take part in) the Lord's...

Man's justice can be payback, but often is not. Even then, it is not necessarily sinful. Justice, in and of itself, is a good thing. Now, man seeking to enact God's justice is a no-no; I would agree with you on that. Beyond that, though, it sounds like your view of God's justice is...

That's a strange response. I mean, a) you didn't ask me that, and b) that's not what I'm speaking to. Again, the 'him' in the verse you pointed out does not refer to Satan. As I said, Revelation 20 (among other passages) tells us that the unrepentant suffer the same fate as a result of the...

I agree. Answer your own question. Grace and peace to you.

What we all should do, quietthinker, is substitute 'life' for 'blood,' here (and we are not somehow "changing Scripture" by doing so). Saving faith is itself the gift of God, so I would rather say that God applies Christ's sacrifice to those whome He calls and justifies through faith. To...

The 'him' referred to there, Bob, is not Satan. Read Revelation 20 (among other passages). The unrepentant suffer the same fate as a result of the final Judgment as Satan, following him into eternal damnation. It's a terrifying truth, but truth nonetheless. Grace and peace to you.

You (and user, I suppose) miss the point. Yes, the human name of the Son is Jesus, for sure, but the Name that's being referred to in Matthew 28:19 is one Name ~ the Name above all names ~ and is properly applied to the triune Jehovah. And what Peter says in Acts 2:38 is the same, except that...

I disagree. I think it's a very important distinction to make. Right... No, it doesn't. Let me ask you, Phoneman. What drives the will. Or, to pose that question slightly differently, why, at the root, do we make the choices that we make? Regarding anything, wise or not? Right, I agree ~...

I referred to "camps" in a different context, AJ. My context was, generally and specifically speaking, that he's a Jehovah's Witness, and I'm... not. In that sense, we dwell in different camps. So I generally agree with what you are saying, except that we can't count on knowing which camp we...

What Jesus says at the end of Matthew 28 (baptize in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost) does not conflict in any way with what Peter says in Acts 2 (be baptized in the name of Jesus). When Jesus gave the Great Commission, He was sending His followers into all the world to...

Not at all. That's a false perception. I understand why that perception is out there, and it's very common, but false it is. Above and beyond John Calvin or Calvinism, salvation is not "of the Lord and of man," but rather of the Lord... it belongs to Him ("Salvation belongs to the Lord" ~...

Ugh. :) Again, you're moniker just speaks volumes to me. :) Grace and peace to you, Truther.

Heard it all before, tigger2. Many times over. It would be sort of interesting to know how many times you've cut and pasted what you did here. Too many, I expect. At any rate, thanks but no thanks. You and I are very much alike in that we think the same thing of each other's understanding...

Ah, tigger2... Heh, heh, heh... :) We know each other so well... :) At least you are acknowledging the Holy Spirit's personhood (whether you mean to or not)... :) The name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is YHVH. They are One (the one and only Jehovah) in three Persons, and three...

I've been crystal clear about this in several posts, now, Truther. In order, no, and no. However, one is not disqualified from being saved and entering God's kingdom at the end of the age if one does not undergo man's work of water baptism. Peter is not saying what you suppose him to be...

No, I quoted directly from the dictionary, Truther. Now you're making up your own definitions... :) Again, an exhortation is an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something (and is quite serious indeed). It is not a suggestion. A suggestion is (again quoting the...