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People often discount the role of water baptism in salvation by saying something like this: “Baptism is not necessary for salvation because baptism is a work. Romans says…”. They proceed with referencing something they don’t understand and sometimes misquote. They
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Acts 2:38 saved 3,000 on the Day of Pentecost. Three thousand people were saved on the Day of Pentecost, which was, of course, the beginning of the Christian era. They had been convicted by Peter’s message and asked what
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Galatians 3:23-27 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified
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1Corinthians 6:9-11 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards,
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Titus 3:5-7 KJV: 5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through
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Today’s post contains the same information that is in FAQ 37. Some people think Jesus and Peter were at odds in their teaching on the Christian baptismal formula. We have commonly heard some say, “I’d rather take Jesus’ word
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Today’s post is also the subject matter of FAQ 36. Who do you regard higher for salvation issues, Peter or Paul? If you could speak with either Peter or Paul about the plan of salvation, which would you choose?
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The following points can be made from a reading of Luke’s narrative of Paul’s conversion (Acts 9) and of his own recounting of it (Acts 22,26). (We will refer to the Apostle, even in his pre-conversion state, as Paul rather
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There is nothing so honoring to Christ than for a person to repent of his sins and to be baptized in the name of Jesus. To take on the name of Jesus in baptism is the most significant thing a
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This post contains what I think is an interesting, but neglected, feature of remission of sins. Remission of sins is something everyone who comes to Christ desires and something nearly everyone who names the name of Christ claims to have
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5.12.21 Every Scripture is inspired (2Timothy 3:16). The Greek word for inspired implies that every Word is God-breathed, or, spoken by God (Matthew 4:4). Therefore, every Scripture has specific divine meaning according to to God’s purpose in saying it. Because
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