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Okay, but then in Mark, it also states: 15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Since you did not die on the cross, next to Jesus, does baptism apply to...

@TedT 2nd request to address post #130

Does God require that believers be baptized?

Then please pardon me, if I completely refrain from responding to the (already heavily argued Aquinas arguments), until you figure it out :) Let me know.

Yes it does. The Bible issues a permission slip in doing so, and gives readers instruction on how to do so. If it was irrelevant, it would not go out of it's way to 'regulate' the practices. The directive was already established in the OT, and the NT just reinforces it. As long as you skip...

@Silly Uncle Wayne You made a statement about 'keeping to the OP". I addressed it precisely, and asked you a very pointed question. If you continue not answer, it may more-so expose that you are not quite being completely forthcoming with your audience? What say-you about post #829?

So if you change, but the result of the change still yields sin against God, does this "change" mean anything to YHWH? Of course such a new belief would change you. Any new radical belief would; whether it be YHWH, Brahman, Xenu, or other... Does the change need to propel you to more-so...

Thank you greatly for watching... Like I told you prior, he would likely be the last person I'd use as a debate partner. I've watched him in formal debate before. The reason I referred you to this video, was that the second you informed me about your passed, many many many posts ago, it...

I have some honest follow up questions for you... 1. How do you know if you are changed? Is this 'change' demonstrably detectable? And if so... 2. Do the 'chosen' continue to lie, cheat, trespass, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, dishonor their parents, lust, or any other defined...

As you stated, "the truth does not need to be validated, truth is truth. I'm quite curious to know the truth, as I have been seeking for decades. If God merely imposes His will upon me, then nothing I do here, including reading any of these links, is going to help. So why do you send them...

I would agree with you, that theirs are suspect, at best... Great logic you gave there... Are you saying God does not answer, when called upon from one of His devout followers? You feel yours are more validated to be real, because they are not scheduled? You feel yours are more validated and...

I'm going to re-apply the syllogism, with one tweak: 1. We are all sinners (check) 2. NONE of us deserve grace (check) 3. Yet, God applies His grace to some and not others (check)? Follow-up... Does God 'regenerate' individuals willy-nilly style, or, is there a method to His madness? If it...

Apply Occam's Razor... A) I contend the Verses, regarding slavery, are man-made alone. B) You content they are from God. Jesus preaches the golden rule, to love your neighbor as yourself; and is said to be consistent in His teachings. --> perfect Man is a sinner. --> Imperfect Which of...

Where? Give me [the Verse(s)] which sums up how one gets to Heaven? And once you do so, why I can ignore the other Verse(s), which state alternative ways to salvation? A "changed" Stalin would still remain a sinner. Right?

I should not ask you if your unfalsifiable assertions can be proven? Why? Give me the source of the 'best' one, which proves the existence of God? And how/why did I miss THE answer? Inquiring minds want to know? You currently prefer the conclusion of first cause over an eternal state...

If no one deserves His grace, and God also imposes His will upon some and not others, HOW does He decide who 'deserves' it and who does not? This is a rhetorical question --- to bring us right back to the syllogism. God deems some worthy/deserving of His grace, "by regenerating them". This...

I'll answer preemptively. I would say many here were... Why do you ask?

As I've stated prior, some assertions are unfalsifiable. Might I remind you of "Russel's teapot"? If there exists no new things to come, in the world of philosophical thought, then we can evaluate what has been accomplished. Has God been proven? Or, must such assertions merely remain on the...

Believing in Jesus and loving others as yourself is 'doing things'. Don't you get it ;) This is what Jesus tells you to "do". Kool. So the only 'moral', which actually matters, is belief and repent in/to the right God. Salvation is achieved by belief/repent alone. Got it. Can you back...

@TedT I do not see a response to post #130?