I Obey, Therefore I Am Loved and Accepted.

[Thursday]

That's a very Platonic/dualistic/stoic view. Material world=bad. Spiritual world=good. You do realize that eternal life, according to Christ, is knowing Him, and it begins at regeneration.

It begins at baptism, but that doesn't guarantee that it ends in heaven.

 

[Bible Highlighter]

It's plain I'm sure to everyone but you.

I am not even going to take the time to refute it because that would mean it had merit.

No. You are not taking the time to refute it because you actually cannot do so.
I challenge you: Do not refute it for me, but do it for others who may be reading here; Or do you not care about them?


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[Bible Highlighter]

It begins at baptism, but that doesn't guarantee that it ends in heaven.

Actually, Regeneration is being born of the Spirit and not of water.

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire" (Matthew 3:11).

As for being born of water in John chapter 3, this is talking about being born by the Word of God and not by baptism.
For faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
For we are sanctified and cleansed by the washing of the water of the Word.

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, "
(Ephesians 5:25-26).


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[Thursday]

Actually, Regeneration is being born of the Spirit and not of water.

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire" (Matthew 3:11).

As for being born of water in John chapter 3, this is talking about being born by the Word of God and not by baptism.
For faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
For we are sanctified and cleansed by the washing of the water of the Word.

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, "
(Ephesians 5:25-26).


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1 Peter 3:21
21Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience-- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Col 2:12
11and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; 12having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Romans 6:4
We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

 

[Bible Highlighter]

1 Peter 3:21
21Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience-- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Nobody was concerned with baptism cleaning them physically. That is silly. The "filth of the flesh" is in reference to sin elsewhere in the Bible (See 2 Corinthians 7:1).

Col 2:12
11and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; 12having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

When people back in the times of the apostles came to the faith for the first time, baptism was a part of their declaration of faith in accepting Christ. It was a picture of symbol of being buried and risen with Christ.

Romans 6:4
We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

See explanation above.


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[ToBeLoved]

I have multiple verses.

1 Cor 6:9
9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:21
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:5
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a person is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Your still missing the prize.

 

[FredVB]

I have multiple verses.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:21
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:5
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a person is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

It is indeed the case that there must be change from such offenses. But this only comes with repentance, which is just in the faith there is coming to Christ with recognition of him as Lord and Savior, and having restoration with Yahweh in relationship with the gracious forgiveness. This is the salvation, and the spiritual growth coming with this will show change from such things.