Recent content by W Jay Schroeder

That was stupid.

sanctification is meerly the working of the Spirit on your heart to bring into the likeness of Christ. essentially he is in the process of cleaning out all the gasrbage in your life that you let in. For some it takes longer some less depeding on how mush garbage and how well you let the Spirit...

Thanks, I dont think we are that far off on issues, mainly one, and that is probably it. Does this mean you are done debating i was having fun and learning alot. I pray you keep growing in yours as well. We are never to stop growing in him the day we do we begin to fall away. This issue is one...

It was done for the purpose of teaching that John baptism was no longer in effect. It was a very common accurance in those days and was a good way to show your allegance to a certain group. they still were coming off of the old ways of earthly ordances and getting away from the many reguirements...

because it says to believe and be baptized to be saved. water baptism does not save you or a part of salvation. this same message is in john 3:15,18, 5:24, 6:40,47. So we see that it does not mention water here but is saying the same thing almost to the word. we know what 2 thess 2:13-14 say...

John 6:28-29 " Then they asked him, What must we do to do the works God reguires? Jesus answered, the works of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." verse 40 says his father will is to believe in his son for eternal life. Before salvation this faith is believing in what is taught to...

life long salvation process, dont get that in light of Eph:1:13-14 and other passages like it.

Yes i can. Give me a reason it is done now that is so important that it be done. I have been to a few churches and denom, and they all use it some the same and some different. So abarently it is not well discused or stated in scripture what its purpose was for us now. I have given to you why i...

i never said it was useless. I have been water baptized so i dont think i could honestly say that. and i havent. You should stop trying to put words in my mouth i dont say. I have told you why it was done. i cant say for sure why he let them because scripture doesnt really say why, does it...

Well Titus 3:4-7 says the Spirit, but we know God is Spirit, John 4:24. read 2 thess 2:13-14. So yes it was God who saved you through the belief in his son and the Spirit. So it is still Grace because we do not do anything still. Yes it was Gods doing. he made the miricles and parted the seas...

i agree but saying God sees our Faith is not correct. We have no Faith in him when we are in sin. it is more that we have faith in what is taught us abut Christ sacrifice for us. And when we believe this in our heart we are given the Holy spirit and are born again titus 3:5. Rom 10:8, 14. 2 Cor 1:9

well it is the Holy Spirit baptismw hich unites us in to him or wiht him. Acts 11:16-17 Acts 15:8 eph 1:13-14, 4:30, 2 Cor 1:21-22

So adam and eve and Noah and all them were past gods or a least figurative. Its funny all those that can be traced are real. they had no powers or such. Every one seems to think that since other books were written before the torah that it just took from them, i say it corrected all the...

We can find writters or theologians that believe in a lot of different interpretations of scripture which fit our ideology, so if it fits yours they are certainly correct and others are certainly wrong. He was wrong on a lot of issues of scripture if he had any part in catholic doctrine. So if...

recieve the gift of the Holy SPirit and eternal salvation. eph. 1:13-14, 4:30, 2Cor 1:21-22. John 6:29 says "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent. verse 40 For my fathers will is that everyone who BELIEVES in him shall have eternal life,.." 47 " I tell you the truth, he who...