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bb I'm telling you one more time, my dear friend...I'm not Catholic. I can't be because I don't agree with all their doctrine. OTOH, I live here. Here that's all there is. I mean where I live specifically. I do need a church. I do need other believers around me. I know priests personally...

Agreed on Augustine. He brought his gnostic manechaesm (10 year's worth) along with him to his new religion...Christianity.

You may be right.... This is also for @marks It's 10 pm here. Tomorrow... 'night

If God is in 3 persons... then there are 3 gods and not one. There is only one God... IN HIM are 3 persons. It should not be used interchangeably even if it is at times. Many make this mistake.

You don't like to reply. I guess that ends this conversation.

That's not a reply to my post.

LOL There's another one !

Again, I agree. However, it IS now divided by chapter and verses, which was originally used to make it easier to find the part of the N.T. that was being discussed. For those interested: Chapters and verses of the Bible - Wikipedia

I think you misunderstood my post JP. What makes a Christian is not determined by me... It's determined by the early Creeds... Here's one: Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus...

It's not God in 3 Persons... It's 3 Persons in ONE God. And I agree. I also see these 3 persons in scripture.

I don't interpret scripture --- I just post what it says. What does this verse mean to you? James 5:19-20? I asked another poster, but no reply.

Why would you fear losing salvation? It's not like a watch that you lose somewhere. You have to NOT WANT GOD anymore. It's up to YOU to stay with God. John 15:6 is Jesus saying that if we abide IN HIM we will NOT be thrown away as a branch. It's up to US to keep abiding in Him.

Amen to that!

What do you think of the men that were taught by the Apostles? That would be the Early Church Fathers. If those of us here are debating a specific teaching... would it be wrong to see what the ECFs believed? (I tend to trust them).

The JWs don't state anymore that Jesus is the Archangel Michael. They're much more sophisticated these days. I agree with everything you've said ! I'm becoming a little softer in this salvation question. I can state emphatically that if a person does not believe Jesus is God he cannot be...

I agree. I do want to say that our nature is changed and we are slaves of the one to whom we present ourselves, as you've stated above. (Romans 8) But I also believe that sin will not be 100% eradicated from our lives... I do believe that sins are cut down drastically howwever. I know persons...

marks, I DID exegete Colossians 3:1-4 for you. You don't seem to see what is written there - only the part you like.

Hi Paul, Could you read my post no. 22 and comment please? IOW,,,I'm not saying it's important to understand the Trinity... but do you agree that it's important to believe that Jesus is divine?

I give you that this idea of the Trinity developed over some time. If we read scripture carefully we find that a clear statement that Jesus is God is nowhere to be found. We have verses like Thomas saying: My Lord and My God. Titus also has another very good verse. It's a problem if someone...

The "like" from @Ferris Bueller was for me. So I can assume the above post is about me too. I've exegeted stuff for you. You don't reply with your own understanding. You do exactly what you're complaining about to FB. I give you verse....I tell you what they mean.... It's up to YOU to explain...