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- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:10 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
There is a post that no one has bothered to look at it, it is labeled Paul verses James, I think it would be great if someone took on that task, because in your statement (Luke1) you said show me one scripture that states works involved with salvation. Try this one on, and please lets be realistic a...
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:47 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
David's throne
Acts 2:29-34 29 " Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 "And so, because he was a prophet and knew thatGOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, 31 he looke...
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:03 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
It is NOT Christ's reign, the text says that those, they will reign with Christ a thousand years, you must understand the kingdom in order to understand the reign. When do people become priests? Look at the context of those who would take no part in the second death, they are priests and THEY would ...
- Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:51 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: CONFESSION
- Replies: 36
- Views: 65434
The Holy Spirit fel upon the Gentiles just as He did the Apostles on the day of Penecost, was the purpose to save them? No it was for a sign, the Holy Spirit came with Power and signs, why? so that those on the day of Pentecost would believe that the Holy Spirit came, to believe the message which th...
- Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:51 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: CONFESSION
- Replies: 36
- Views: 65434
The Holy Spirit fel upon the Gentiles just as He did the Apostles on the day of Penecost, was the purpose to save them? No it was for a sign, the Holy Spirit came with Power and signs, why? so that those on the day of Pentecost would believe that the Holy Spirit came, to believe the message which th...
- Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:02 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: CONFESSION
- Replies: 36
- Views: 65434
If water baptism ended either at Acts10 or before then what baptism is the baptism that would last till the end of the age, according to the great commission? If it is spirit baptism then how is it that Jesus commanded it to be administered by men to other men, when we know that He is the author of ...
- Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:08 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: CONFESSION
- Replies: 36
- Views: 65434
Mark wrote In order to be saved one must believe, confess and repent. This is just wierd, I know you will say that all these things encompass faith and they are not really those things because they are really just faith, we have been down this road before. Here what I really think, ever since the re...
- Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:57 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
- Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:54 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
Christ was promised but ONE reign, and He now rules at the right hand of God. (Psalm 110:1-4; Acts 2:34-36) This reign leaves no room for another reign, for it lasts until whatever the 1000 reign signifies in Rev.20. It continues until death is concoured, and death is not conquered until death and h...
- Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:21 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: CONFESSION
- Replies: 36
- Views: 65434
- Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:19 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
I will take scripture for what it says. Glad to hear it how about this scripture: Acts 2:38-39 38 Peter said to them, " Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 "For the promise is for you ...
- Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:11 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
- Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:14 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: CONFESSION
- Replies: 36
- Views: 65434
CONFESSION
Rom 10:9-10
10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
NASU
Does this passage teach that one has to confess in order to be saved?
I have been told that it does not teach this.
10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
NASU
Does this passage teach that one has to confess in order to be saved?
I have been told that it does not teach this.
- Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:05 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE GREAT COMMISSION, who really believes what Christ said?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 28127
THE GREAT COMMISSION, who really believes what Christ said?
The Great Commission Before Christ ascended into heaven following his death, he gave to his disciples a charge that is designated commonly as “the great commission.” It is found in three forms that are not precisely parallel in format, but certainly are complementary when taken together. Matthew’s r...
- Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:00 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
Do you not assume that the thief on the cross was saved by faith alone? I already showed you that the man had a change of mind and heart about the Lord, which is repentance, but this still does not negate the fact that the thief on the cross died under the O.T. How this applies to you or I remains t...
- Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:46 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
The law of Christ consists strictly of information that is intended to be in effect after the death of Christ. It includes some of the things that Jesus and His disciples taught while He was still on Earth. But as regards the specifics of salvation, one must go to Acts 2 and the rest of the New Test...
- Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:54 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
Yes but are all accounts of repentance referring to just an acknowledgment of who Jesus is? Repentance a change of mind of heart and action, turning from yourself, turning towards God. Does one have to repent in order to be saved, is repentance unto salvation? Yes or No? Before one can be saved does...
- Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:48 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
1. The bible does not say that CHrist will reign on earth for a thousand years. 2. Rev. 20 does not refer to a reign of Christ. 3. The text says they reigned with Him. 4.There is no mention of second coming. 5. It does not mention a bodily resurrection. 6. It does not mention the throne of David. 7....
- Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:25 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
- Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:19 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
Repentance Essential Peter emphatically charged the Jews, assembled on Pentecost, with having murdered the Son of God by the hands of lawless men. Because of their implication in this vile crime, the apostle commanded them to repent of their sins (2:38 – the verb is in the imperative mood). Repentan...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:43 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: What has man done to REPENTANCE
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7706
What has man done to REPENTANCE
DOES MAN HAVE TO REPENT TO BE SAVED?
Do we really know what it means to repent?
If salvation is by faith alone then we do not have to repent right?
Is repentance only for the saved?
Do we really know what it means to repent?
If salvation is by faith alone then we do not have to repent right?
Is repentance only for the saved?
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:36 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: In the Day of Judgement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24590
I am confused, what does your last post have to do with your original post? Luke1 siad this I'm sure we have all thought of this. especially in regards to loves ones who might not have taken the opportunity to make peace with God, and accept his free gift of salvation, through our Lord and Saviour J...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:30 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:23 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
Luke1 said But the sorrow of a person who is not a christian is not the sorrow of true repentance and does not prevent eternal death. I find your comment rather disturbing, as if God does not require on to turn from his wicked ways and to change his mind about the things he has done and to turn towa...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:02 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
Getting back to the basics, I would be interested to hear peoples thoughts about the REIGN of Christ. How many Kingdoms does God fortell that Christ would be King of through scripture? What scriptures prove an earthly reign of Christ for a LITERAL 1000 years? Luke1 has introduced many scripture but ...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:04 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
1. All authority had been given to Christ: Matt 28:18-20 " All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded yo...
- Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:27 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
- Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:22 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
Now let's go to the scripture and see what the Bible has to say about the advent of Christ, after which the devil is bound for 1000 years, the same 1000 years that Christ establishes his kingdom on earth , the same 1000 years which is the judgement day are you saying that Christ has failed to estab...
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:16 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: James verses Paul
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16879
James verses Paul
Are all works excluded from salvation? Are Paul and James in a fued about salvation and works? Did Paul preach a different message than James? I Hope we will not have to deal with dispensationalistic Gospels to try to answer this question, because there is only one Gospel to the Jew and Gentile alik...
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:21 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
If belief incompasses repentance, then it also includes confession and baptism, because they all save!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Cor 7:10-11 10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation , but the sorrow of the world produces death. NASU Rom 10:...
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:49 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: comment on using fear and hell to motivate Christians
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10140
Phil 2:12-13 12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation withfear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. NASU Fear has many aspects it is n...
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:33 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: In the Day of Judgement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24590
Maybe I missed something when I read scriptures like "Rom 1:16 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. NASU Apart from the Gospel no one will be saved for it is the power of God to save those wh...
- Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:15 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
Well for starters we see from the context that these two thieves were bad mouthing Christ, but for what ever reason one of them had a change of mind and asked Jesus to remember him. This really shows a change of mind and heart towards Jesus by this thief, one would call this repentance. Some how thi...
- Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:23 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
No one can be saved apart from hearing the word of God, even if they recieved the H.S. for the purpose of proving to those Jews on that day that salvation could be preached to the Gentiles. To preach a different Gospels is perverse. The same requirements on the day of Pentecost can be applied to Cor...
- Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:11 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Implications of Thief on the Cross: Saved by Faith Only?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 138110
- Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:08 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: 1000 Year reign of Christ
- Replies: 29
- Views: 62941
1000 Year reign of Christ
Rev:20:4 Has cause many to believe certain things about the coming of Christ. In light of all other scripture when do we reign with Christ? Is the 1000 years a literal time line our does this imply a long time with some kind of end? The reign of Christ with His people here on earth is NOW! We are li...
- Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:25 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Paul was given a special gospel
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9943
Try to make things difficult
There is one Gospel, one message that God brought to mankind through the Lord, because of what people perceive to be different Gospels between Peter on the day of Pentecost and some of the conversions found in the later parts of Paul's ministry, they do ignorantly. Peter gave Paul the right hand of ...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:39 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
You talk about how I have not answered certain question, But I have been asking one question from the beginning and still no one has answered it. What does God do with those who are righteous, but had not yet receive salvation from God? We are talking about a special time here when two things were c...
- Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:17 pm
- Forum: Morality
- Topic: Why don't wives attempt to submit to their husbands?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 22584
Gen 3:16 16 To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you." NKJV Just some thoughts about the concepts of Women submitting to there husbands, it would seem that...
- Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:58 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
First of all Sledford, how is it you declare that the Patriarchy dispensation ended at the cross, what was the condition of the Gentiles between Christ's death and Acts 10. Are we to assume that there was no safe haven for those who did not recieve the Gospel yet but were righteous, since the Gospel...
- Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:10 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
- Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:19 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
First off, there are no rules that say that I have to debate with you, I made a post for those who can accept what is written, the context says that he was righteous, notice that Peter never refutes this thought given to him about cornelius, yet he would not allow Cornelius to bow to him, do you thi...
- Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:02 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
THE CONTEXT DOES NOT SAY HE IS WICKED, IT SAYS THAT HE IS RIGHTEOUS! CORNELIUS WAS MORE THAN DEVOUT, he was one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. NKJV Acts 10:22 "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a g...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:24 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
When did the Patriarchy dispensation end?
The Patriarchal Age or Dispensation is the first period of God-authored religious history, which was subsequently followed by Judaism and Christianity, respectively. The type of interaction between God and mankind that was characteristic of Patriarchy began immediately following creation of Adam and...
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:58 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
It is a weak argument to say that God did not say that Cornelius was righteous, they did. Luke wrote it Peter said it the H.S. inspired it, it is true then,You cannot deny what is plainly stated about this man, why not attack some of the important points about cornelius and his situation, how it is ...
- Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:32 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
Was Cornelius righteous? Acts 10:22 "We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. NIV Acts 10:22 "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, NKJV Ac...
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:25 am
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
- Replies: 79
- Views: 140668
THE CONTEXT OF CORNELIUS
These questions are not loaded but are asked to generate thought as to better understand the relationship between Cornelius and God before Peter was sent to him. 1. The first question that needs to be asked is when did the Gospel Come to Cornelius and his household? This seems to be the easiest of a...
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:49 pm
- Forum: Sin and Salvation
- Topic: Objective or subjective that is the question?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13379
Luke 18:7-8 8 I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" NKJV Here is an example of a difinite article being left out of the verse. In the "Nestles" text it reads "will He really find "the faith on the earth" This i...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:04 am
- Forum: The Church
- Topic: The Word "Church" Is Not In the Bible
- Replies: 8
- Views: 25193
Didn"t Max King come out of a church of Christ in Ohio, my Mother also it a prederist if I am spelling it right, but I am not saying that all church of Christ teach this doctrine, I did not realize this gentileman was a 70 A.D. theorist. Are there not large holes in this theory that can be easily se...
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:53 am
- Forum: The Church
- Topic: The Word "Church" Is Not In the Bible
- Replies: 8
- Views: 25193
Spending to much time or fighting over words?
I do not agree with "Sid's" concepts about the word "church", but however because of your study of the word , I have realized things about the word "church that I knew not. So it goes to show if Sid would have studied the word intensly he would have seen that it has more than just a spiritual meanin...