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461 | when a I saved and when baptised | Rom 10:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189535 | ||
AO, It is an interesting doctrine indeed and when scripture is so clear on the matter I struggle to understand why some still push salvation by works. Perhaps a good study on the grace of God and the corrupted nature of mankind would help. I would like to ask regarding your statement " It is an interesting doctrine that people are called on to believe and confess God; both actions requiring human effort; yet water baptism is beyond the pale!" Considering scripture such as these 1 Corinthians 2:14 (NASB) But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. And Romans 8:5-8 (NASB) 8:5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 8:6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, 8:7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, 8:8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. What human effort can we claim? Can believers claim it is by their effort that they have believed and confessed Christ as Lord? 1 Corinthians 12:3 (NASB) Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. It is an interesting doctrine to me that mankind still believes he saves himself and that he is capable of such great works! Especially in light of scripture and simply taking a look around the world at the fruit of sinful mans labors! Ephesians 2:4-9 (NASB) 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 2:5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 2:6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 2:7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. Steve |
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462 | when a I saved and when baptised | Rom 10:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189505 | ||
AO, I fear you misunderstand me! The point of my post was to point out the lack of teaching baptism is a commandment to us by God and we should be obedient to His commandments. Not that it was required for salvation. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NASB) 15:1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 15:2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 15:3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 15:4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures Here we have the gospel (v 3-4) which Paul clearly teaches "by which also you are saved" (v 2). Pay close attention that being baptized is not mentioned here! Romans 10:9-10 (NASB) 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Again, note there is no mention of baptism! Take a look at Acts 10:44-48 Acts 10:44-48 (NASB) 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. 45 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered, 47 "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" 48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days. Romans 8:9 says that if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. Romans 8:9 (NASB) 9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. Now, go back and note in Acts 10:44-46 that the Gentiles had received the Holy Spirit. This was before they were baptized! Ephesians 2:8-10 (NASB) 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Clearly, scripture teaches salvation is a gift of God and not a result of works! This subject has been discussed in detail on this forum but since you took the “liberty to expand slightly” as you said, I want to clarify for you and anyone else reading along that I agree with scripture and that salvation is by grace through faith and not of anything we can do (i.e. works)! I do not believe that the scriptures teach you must be baptized to be saved. Steve |
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463 | when a I saved and when baptised | Rom 10:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189388 | ||
Greetings revjackl! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! I was reading your post and brother lionheart's response to you. I have to admit, I'm a bit like brother lionheart regarding your post. Perhaps it is just the way you worded it that has us confused on your teaching. I don't mean to speak for brother lionheart but I see his point and had some of the same thoughts when I read your post. Would you mind expounding a bit on the last part of your post? Let me say this so perhaps you can understand my confusion regarding your post. When you say " When you have truly accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior you will know and as yo go through witnessing that you have accepted him in your heart, that assurance of being saved by grace through faith is anchored inside of you. When this happens you will want to be baptized as a sign the you know you are forgiven of your sins and adopted into the royal family of christian believers. " Can we point to scripture that teaches this? Why do we teach this and fail to point out to the new converts that baptism was instituted by God Himself John 1:33 . Christ confirmed this when speaking to the chief priests and elders of the Jews Matthew 21:25 . And lets not forget, it is a commandment of our Lord that His disciples be baptized Matthew 28:19 . I completely agree with scripture and the teaching found in Ephesians 2:8-10 . I am in no way pushing salvation by works. But I firmly believe as a child of God we are expected to be obedient and comply with the commandments of God as He has commanded them. We should not get baptized as a sign that we know we are forgiven of our sins etc... but as an act of obedience to the commandment of our Lord. It may publicly symbolize to the church what has taken place in our hearts but I would argue the important thing is that in our hearts we should be motivated to please God through obedience to His command! We should instruct the new converts that their obligation is to God first and foremost and in what ever God has commanded of His people, we are required to be obedient. I fear we fail them and dishonor God when we lead them to believe compliance of His commandments is of their own choosing or in this case it is a matter of a sign to the individual and/or church what has taken place. It has nothing at all to do with legalism or salvation by works etc... but everything to do with humbling ourselves in submission to God in obedience to Him! Steve H. |
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464 | Are Pastors Held 2 Higher Accountability | James 3:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189379 | ||
Greetings CheriD! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Take a look at James 3:1 Also, let me encourage you to stick around this forum and also to spend much time alone and in your local church studying the word of God. There is so much to learn and every step of the way is one blessing after another as we grow in the knowledge of our Lord through His word. It will strengthen your knowledge of Him and draw you closer to the Lord! Please do not let your lack of knowledge of God's word discourage you. No one here knows it all either but there are many here with a vast knowledge of scripture that can help you learn. I know because I have learned from them myself! Steve |
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465 | hate crime? | 2 Tim 2:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189354 | ||
Brother, I agree with stjohn and Azure, excellent post! It is a great reminder to all! Steve |
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466 | John 13:1 | John 13:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189343 | ||
Azure, My understanding is "the end" is referring to His time here on earth with them. Consider the first part of the verse "...Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father..." I would think the washing of the disciples feet was aditional proof of the statement as it shows even though His hour had come, He humbled Himself once more taking the opportunity to teach them the ways of God! Steve |
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467 | I need help with a verse..... | James 2:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189219 | ||
Greetings rabbit! Is this the passage your looking for? James 2:15-16 (NASB) 2:15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 2:16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Steve |
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468 | speaking as a nonadventist give indept. | Matt 28:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189150 | ||
RAD, your original question was "I am always asked, How do I know that Saturday is the seventh day of the week? Is there anywhere in the Bible which gives a clear view as to which day is the first or seventh day?" I pointed you to the scripture you requested. It doesn't matter what you call yourself, the scripture remains the same for everyone. Also, notice I pointed you to the Terms of Use? Did you read them? It was obvious where you were headed with this from your first question. So let me ask you. Were you honest with your first post? Do people really always ask you how you know that Saturday is the seventh day of the week? Did you are did you not know already what scripture said? One more time, go back and read the Terms of Use. Note bullets 2 and 3 under the FORUMS - MEMBER CONDUCT section. Steve |
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469 | As saints can we be exempt? | Rev 13:7 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189138 | ||
I join with my Brother Brad, move on! Once you have matured to the point you can teach and not cause divisiveness and are able to articulate your questions and responses with coherent arguments then perhaps you will prove more effective as a teacher. As is, you confuse and create debate and divisiveness on the forum. It is not that I agree or disagree with your interpretation of scripture, but it appears the sword is a bit heavy for your hand. Your approach here is growing old and enough is enough! Steve |
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470 | a text to prove saturday is the 7th day | Matt 28:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189093 | ||
RAD, Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! See Matt. 28:1, Mark 16:1-2 Please note ALL the Terms of Use for the forum. Steve |
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471 | Mediator | Heb 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188990 | ||
Jesus is God! Here is a good place to start that points out the scriptures for reference. http://www.carm.org/doctrine/Jesusisgod.htm Steve |
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472 | Conditional organs donation | Rom 5:8 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188946 | ||
Greetings Sister! Romans 5:8 (NASB) But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Steve |
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473 | how is .... | Mark 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188829 | ||
Your welcome! I figured it was something like that :-) Steve |
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474 | how is .... | Mark 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188823 | ||
Greetings Brother! I've always heard / read that Christ was the second person of the trinity. How did you come up with "third person"? Steve |
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475 | Can the devil tune in to our thoughts? | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188662 | ||
Greetings Dear Brother! I too will continue to pray for you and your sons. May God continue to strengthen your faith and pour out His grace upon you all. By Faith, Steve |
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476 | ADOPTING BLACK BABIES | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188598 | ||
Greetings LeRoyce! It's more then ignorance brother! It's a lack of humility and understanding of God's grace for sure! A clear manifestation of evil! Steve |
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477 | Birth place of Cain and Abel | Gen 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188597 | ||
Correction! Adam had relations with his wife (Eve) and gave birth to Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-2) which as I read it was after Adam and Eve were driven out of the garden of Eden. |
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478 | Birth place of Cain and Abel | Gen 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188596 | ||
Greetings Sister! Amen! One need only scroll down to the bottom of the home page of that web site and realize they have drifted from the teachings of Christianity! Steve |
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479 | Birth place of Cain and Abel | Gen 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188592 | ||
God drove Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden (see Genesis 3:24) Adam had relations with his wife (Eve) and gave birth to Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1) which as I read it was after Adam and Eve were driven out of the garden of Eden. Your second question is absurd! By the way, Adam and Eve were not born! Steve |
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480 | twenty-second prayer | 1 Cor 15:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188298 | ||
Greetings yosevuk! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! I'm not aware of anything in scripture referred to as the "twenty-second prayer". My guess is, the song was referring to a prayer of salvation. In what way I'm not sure, I don't know the song :-) Steve |
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