John✝️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

Flawed follower of the Flawless One. I'm a Berean (Acts 17:10-15) and part of the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13).

[John✝️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 @NotTheBaptizer]

1) When a person is saved (justified), they have died with Christ and have been raised up in life (Romans 6:1-14).

2) Only God can raise the dead (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)

3) If salvation (justification) can be lost or forfeited, are we saying that we alone have the power to raise the dead? (1 Samuel 2:1-11)

Water baptism has no salvific power. Only blood has the power to cover sin.

Going back to the law, we see that water makes you ceremonial clean (Leviticus 14 and 15). Blood covers sin (Leviticus 17).

Therefore, the blood of Jesus covers our sin. That moment happens when we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead. Water baptism is the outward confession of our faith, or ceremonial cleanliness.

Our salvation is in Christ alone, not of our works.

There are so many people who call themselves "Christians" that don't have any idea how to be saved. That means a lot of people will hear Matthew 7:21-23 because they're being lied to about what salvation is.

Don't take anyone's words for it. And yes. I'm including myself. Read the scripture I've given you. And if what your preacher, pastor, father, or anyone else tells you something different, they are apostate. It's just that simple.

Christ alone❤️

The Gospel of Salvation is the same whether explained by Jesus, John, Peter, Paul, James, or Jude.

A saved person is changed in an instant. That doesn't mean they stop sinning, of course. It does mean they are hyper-aware of sin because they are filled with The Holy Spirit. They're convicted of things that never bothered them before.

Over time, as people draw closer to The Lord, they sin less and less. Many of the things they enjoyed (music, movies, even foul humor), are no longer appealing. They have a thirst for Christ and hunger for His Word.

These are the fruits of the saved.

A CINO (Christian in name only), do not. They go to church, sing, clap their hands, lift their arms, and go through the motions. Outside of church, they are the same people they were before professing Christianity.

These are the fruits of false converts.

Here are some scriptures explaining it:

Matthew 13
John 5
John 10
John 15
Romans 8
Romans 11
1 Corinthians 15
2 Timothy 2
Galatians 5
Ephesians 1
Ephesians 4
Philippians 1
Hebrews 6
James 2
1 Peter 1
1 John 3
1 John 5
Jude 1

Salvation (justification) happens, when a person turns away from their life and accepts that only through the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ Jesus does one become saved (Romans 10:8-19 and Ephesians 2:1-10).

Salvation (sanctification) is the process of, and the fruits born through it, of your life as a new creation in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:11-21).

Salvation (glorification) will not happen until we're with Christ in our resurrected bodies (Philippians 3:20-21).

“I have been saved; I am being saved; and, I will be saved.”

[John✝️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 @NotTheBaptizer]

This is the point of James 2:14-26.

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Anyone like to add more to this?

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Scriptures affirming The Trinity:

OT:
Genesis 1
Verse 1:26:

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

Plurality. One God, three persons.

Deuteronomy 6
Verse 4:

4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Paul referred back to this when explaining the Trinity in 1 Corinthians 8:4, Galatians 3:20, and 1 Timothy 2:5.

Isaiah 9
Verse 6:

6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

NT:
John 1
Verses 1-5:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 10
Verses 30-33:

30 I and the Father are one.”

31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

John 20
Verses 27-29:

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Luke 1
Verses 41-44:

41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

Philippians 2
Verses 5-11:

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Colossians 1
Verses 15-20:

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Continued:

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Anyone else notice this?

[John✝️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 @NotTheBaptizer]

The prophetic nature of Genesis 32:22-32 never hit me until this morning.

1) Jacob, alone in the wilderness, began wrestling with a "man" throughout the night (Exodus 12:31-42).

2) When the Hebrews wouldn't stop rebelling against God for 40 years, even after all they went through and God remaining steadfast while protecting them, God dislocated their hip (Deuteronomy 32:51-52).

3) God changed Jacob's name to Israel because "he wrestles with God and man." What has Israel done throughout it's history?

4) Even then, Jacob would not relent until the "man" blessed him, and so he did (Deuteronomy 3:23-29).

5) The "man" then resets the joint in his hip, just as God has done for Israel time and again, the finality in Revelation 7:1-8.

Five prophesies isn't a coincidence:

In Hebrew, the number "5" represents God's grace, favor, and redemption.

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@Ellies2ndaccnt @Pardon_Me_Again I'm so sorry, sis.

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@LisaBeh24962119 @TentSpike I'm sorry that you're hurting. I truly am.

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@TentSpike @onegospel2021 @Yayay82827 @mdwfmom This is one of the dinguses who trolled my posts begging for evidence. They blocked me after I replied with a link to my evidence thread.

Just another dishonest dolt of an atheist.

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@LisaBeh24962119 @TentSpike Aren't you doing the same thing you're accuse us of?

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@VicChristianos You understand😉🤣

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I love my coffee strong enough to knock me flat on my back and just sweet enough to offer helping me back up.

[American Woman (Michele) 🇺🇸 @1True_American_]

Coffee.

I love it hot. I love it iced. I love flavored. I love it unflavored.

But it does need to be a certain color.

For me, latte is perfect. The color. Not necessarily a latte.

Of these, which is your favorite? Is that based on color or the type/flavor of coffee?

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@Phatymarh44

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@TentSpike And never anything rational.

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36 Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume 38 and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wash his feet with her tears. She wiped his feet with her hair, kissing them and anointing them with the perfume.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him—she’s a sinner!”
40 Jesus replied to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
He said, “Say it, teacher.”
41 “A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one he forgave more.”
“You have judged correctly,” he told him. 44 Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she, with her tears, has washed my feet and wiped them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss, but she hasn’t stopped kissing my feet since I came in. 46 You didn’t anoint my head with olive oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume. 47 Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 Those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”
50 And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Luke 7:36-50

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@w_bitterman 119

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10) 33 “Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell 34 This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. 35 So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah,son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation.

Matthew 23:1-36

[John✝️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 @NotTheBaptizer]

What did Jesus think about those who make man-made traditions equal to the law and essential for salvation through Him.

A thread:

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9) 29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, 30 and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your ancestors’ sins!

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8) 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of impurity. 28 In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

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7) 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside of it may also become clean.

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6) 23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel!