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Not once in the New Testament is the Sabbath ever referred to as a seal for Christians. If we allow Scripture to interpret Scripture, the New Testament teaches the seal of Christianity is the Holy Spirit, not the Sabbath. https://nonsda.org/study7.shtml

Amen! Jesus is the Bread of Life and just as food and drink meet our physical needs, the flesh and blood of Christ are offered to meet our spiritual needs. John 6:35 - "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." Jesus used...

We must be born again. We have "professing" Christians who have experienced moral self-reformation but not regeneration and are left to their own understanding.

I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic church and I also spent some time in the church of Christ prior to my conversion. I came to believe what I believe through diligent study of the Scriptures with the Holy Spirit as my teacher. You can never stop learning.

Some folks are thoroughly indoctrinated and must accommodate their biased church doctrine at all costs. It's a pride issue for them.

Jesus simply said "water" in John 3:5 and not baptism and Jesus had something to say about "living water" in the very next chapter and even connects this living water with eternal life. (John 4:14) I guess what Jesus said in John 4:10,14 and in John 7:37-39 don't really mean much to you at all.

John 7:38 - He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit.. (no distinction?)

Amen! Even though this shallow ground hearer is said to have "believed," yet he is never said to have been "saved." How do we know that the shallow ground hearer was never actually "saved"? First, his heart condition is contrasted with that of the "good ground" hearer, who's heart was "good" and...

1 Corinthians 2:11 - For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have...

In regard to the word "water" in John 3:5, there are those who would argue that the natural sense of the passage parallels "water" with being born out of a mother’s womb (verse 4) and with "flesh" (verse 6). Simply stated in that case, Jesus told Nicodemus that in order to see the kingdom of God...

Jesus clarified the first clause with ..but he who does not believe will be condemned. Jesus did not say that whoever is not baptized will not be saved. Try reading all of it. Simply citing one half of one verse or an isolated verse taken out of context will lead you to false doctrine.

Why do we need one? Seriously? We have one with repentance (Luke 13:3) and belief (John 3:18) but not baptism. Hmm.. We are not told we have to believe and be baptized in order to be saved in (John 3:15,16,18,36; 5:24; 6:29,40,47; 11:25,26) Did Jesus forget to mention baptism here? Also, in Mark...

In regard to receiving salvation, repentance does not need to be mentioned every time alongside of belief/faith because when belief/faith are mentioned repentance is implied or assumed because repentance precedes saving belief/faith in Christ. Confession does not need to mentioned alongside of...

Neither baptism obtained remission of sins, yet they were both for "in regard to/on the basis of" remission of sins received upon repentance. In Matthew 3:11, we read - “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance.. Now was this baptism for "in order to obtain" repentance or for "in...

Amen! False. (John 3:18; Acts 10:43-47; 11:17,18; 15:7-9; 16:31; 26:18; Romans 1:16; 3:24-28; 4:5-6; 5:1; Ephesians 2:8,9 etc..). Sadly, there are many "nominal" Christians who have been water baptized but don't truly believe in Christ unto salvation. Such folks may believe "mental assent" in...

In Luke 12:50, we read - But I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and how I am distressed until it should be accomplished! Of course, Jesus was not distressed about water baptism, but being "immersed" into suffering, namely His sacrificial death on the cross.

I have not rejected what God has said about salvation through belief/faith "apart from works." (John 3:15,16,18; Acts 10:43; 13:39; 16:31; Romans 1:16; 3:24-28; 4:5-6; 5:1; Ephesians 2:8,9 etc..). So, what does it mean to obey the gospel? Romans 10:16 - But they have not all obeyed the gospel...

Every time water-salvationists see "baptized into Christ" they assume it means water baptized into the body of Christ. The only baptism that places us into the body of Christ is Spirit baptism (1 Corinthians 12:13) not water baptism. The only "sense" in which we would be water baptized into...

Who did Jesus say would be condemned? He who is not baptized, or he who does not believe? (Mark 16:16(b); John 3:18)

So, we have numerous passages of scripture in the New Testament which make it clear that we are saved through belief/faith "apart from additions or modifications" but you expect me to believe baptism is also included? You expect me to "shoehorn" baptism "into" belief/faith in order to make it...