Read Luke 18.the publican said GOD BE MERCIFUL TO ME A .....SINNER. He went to his house justified. The Pharisee bragged on himself to God.He prayed with himself the Bible says.He was not heard. Buy a Dake Bible Phil. I suppose you don't realize it but you are doing exactly as the Pharisee. You see...

:evilbat: "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2:38) Start with the verse you have posted, ("Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of ...

AGAIN you need a Dake Bible. Note d on John 9:31 Examples of God hearing sinners!!!!! It is too bad you are so rushed that you couldn't include the notes with the post. Frankly, John 9:31 states the exact opposite of what you opine. Peter writes..."For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, a...

Phil You need to buy yourself a DAKE STUDY BIBLE ASAP. Does this mean you are rescinding your kind offer to mail me one? And yes he did repent.Every commentator from a to z says so...but you ignore AND ALWAYS HAVE How was that repentance manifested? Where is it stated to have happened? BTW THAT BEL...

I have not once excluded water baptism. I stated that water baptism saves no one. There is a difference in those statements. You should reread your posts. Water baptism does not remit sins as it does not have power to remit sins. It is written..."Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized e...

I understand your point and I agree that God won't allow His seed to lack anything important to salvation. Well put. BTW, I was referring the spiritual light and not light to build things or understand things such as transmissions. How much light does a man need to be saved? None of what you have s...

At what % of a person's life is he/she cut off from any chance of being reborn. 90% of them living and not repenting? How about 91%, 92%, 95%, etc. At what point does God say "That's it! They have passed the point of ever receiving any of my mercy?" I believe that God's mercy is extended to a few m...

Go read about John baptizing Jesus in the Jordan. You think Jesus needed saving by water baptism, or do you think that was a sign to fulfill? No, Jesus didn't need to be saved at all. This was the fulfillment of the "pattern" set forth from the OT. Specifically the washing of the Levites before the...

In my opinion, you are confusing baptisms. I fully believe in the importance of baptism - all of them, however a baptism in water saves no one. Being submerged in water has no saving power. You are "wallowing" again. You say you believe all the baptisms are important, then exclude water baptism. Ma...

Ponder this. Everyone is ignorant, just about different things. No one knows it all and has all light, nor can even receive it all for that matter. How long did Jesus allow the disciples to be ignorant? When was the breaking point of ignorance for each one? What about you? Say you are ignorant abou...