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We receive the Holy Spirit AT our water Baptism. This is why Jesus told Nicodemus that a man must be "born of WATER and SPIRIT" (John 2:5). This is ALSO why Peter told the crowds on Pentecost to be ". . . baptized for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit...

It STILL requires our cooperation. God's saving grace cannot be applied to us unless we with it. This is why Paul calls us "co-workers" (sunergos) with God (1 Cor. 3:9, 2 Cor. 6:1). This is also why Jesus told Jerusalem: Matt. 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone...

Sorry, but you're wrong on grammatical grounds here. Matt. 28:18 states: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: This indicates three separate names. It does NOT say: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations...

That's exactly the point. Do you have a proper name for the Father or the Holy Spirit? No - but Jesus commanded that the Church Baptize in their "names". He wasn't telling us the they all had proper names. He was giving us the formula by which to Baptize. This is one of those time where we...

WRONG. If you don't cooperate with God's grace - you cannot possibly be saved. God is not a rapist who forces His love on us and drags us kicking and screaming into Heaven against our will. He gives us the choice to follow Him. Case in point: Matt. 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill...

Then explain it to me - using Scripture in CONTEXT.

It is ANTI-Biblical to say that one must speak in tongues as evidence of Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor. 12:28-31 Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and...

I hope they DO bring him up. The Thief was an exception to the rule - NOT the norm. God can and DOES make exceptions. He is not bound by anything. The Thief would have been baptized if he had the opportunity because he had a repentant heart. Besides - he was a little "busy" at the time...

The whole point about the Biblical warnings that the end is near is for us to be prepared - NOT for us to try and guess when it will happen. When people feel an urgency like "The end is near" - it brings us closer to God. We don't need to figure out WHEN He is coming back - we need to be...

Actually, no. Jesus commanded His disciples to “. . . make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19). God is a Trinity. We are Baptized into GOD – not just one Person of the Trinity. That would be pitting God...

WOW - another Scriptural perversion. Time for a Bible lesson . . . In 1 Cor. 1:17, Paul states:"For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning." Did you bother to read...

First of all - you didn't address Rom. 7:14-25 and 1 John 1:8. Paul's claim to be "Chief of sinners" was one of great humility and acknowledgement of his imperfection - which is something you lack. All YOU did was offer some nonsense about the idea that you have "indwelling sin" but you don't...

Stephen and James weren’t the “only” ones killed by the Jews. Paul himself admitted to doing this regularly (Acts 8:3, Gal. 1:13) – and this is just ONE guy. Apostate Jerusalem cooperated with pagan Rome in arresting and killing Christians. They ALSO had the blood of Prophets on their hands...

Yup, the ONLY such instance in Scripture . . .

This is complete nonsense. First of all – the Vatican doesn’t sit on 7 Hills. Vatican Hill is NOT one of the 7 Hills of Rome, which are: Aventine Hill Caelian Hill Capitoline Hill Esquiline Hill Palatine Hill Quirinal Hill Viminal Hill. The obvious answer is apostate Jerusalem, which DOES...

HUH?? You mean Acts 10:44-48 – not 2:44-48. Giveth us the correct verse . . . This is the story of the Baptism of Cornelius - and the ONE time that the Holy Spirit fell upon people PRIOR to Baptism. As I explained - this was an exception as Cornelius and his group are the first Gentiles to...

We are warned by Christ Himself about those who would try to make false prophecies about His return (Matt. 24:26-28, Matt. 24:36, Mark 13:32). Mark 13:32 “But concerning that day or that hour, NO ONE KNOWS, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Leave the Day of His...

When Cornelius and his household received the Holy Spirit prior to Baptism – it is the ONLY time in the NT where we see this. You have to remember that they were the FIRST example of Gentiles being Baptized into the Church. This was a clear sign to ALL that there was no longer an exception...

Agreed. The remarks made by some politicians in the wake of this are also on the verge of treason

Thanks for your idiotic Adam Schiff narrative of President Trumps victory over Iran. Now - let’s go with what REALLY happened . . . Qasem Soleimani, directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of HUNDREDS of Americans and Brits – and hundreds of thousands of others, including his own...