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  1. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    ?
  2. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    What does ex post facto mean?
  3. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    I don't see how you can get that from what I said unless you have a predetermined point of view that filters whatever I say.
  4. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    Correct. None of which is to "be God".
  5. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    Ex post facto. Trying to find exemptions?
  6. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    He's God, I'm not.
  7. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    I'm sure Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are ok.
  8. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    I leave those up to God. I concern myself with those who can be reached.
  9. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    For some reason people like choosing China for this example.
  10. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    Is your name Oscar, by any chance? I know an Oscar who also mentioned China.
  11. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    That is your choice. It is God's universe, not ours. What God offers is good. Acts 14:16-17 In the past, he let all nations go their own way. [17] Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with...
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    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    Yes or no are not the only answers. I stated my answer as I don't know. I'm not saying you were, but it is a common question when people are looking for an exemption. Just covering all bases. Again, I don't know. I also don't know if I would agree with your number of millions in this day and...
  13. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    I'm sure there is. I just don't know what it is. But I do know that since we do know about Jesus that we are accountable, and that it would be foolish to try to use others' situations to exempt ourselves.
  14. e.r.m.

    What did Paul mean when he claims to have seen the risen Christ?

    NIV states it as 1 Corinthians 15:8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. The Greek for was seen in that verse is ὁράω,v \{hor-ah'-o} 1) to see with the eyes 2) to see with the mind, to perceive, know 3) to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to...
  15. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    That's a bigger question than just baptism, lostwanderingsoul
  16. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    It has been asked before. Baptism in Jesus's name was first commanded as of Matthew 28:19 Acts 2:38-39. It logically would not apply until it was actually commanded. Just like Abraham would not have been expected to observe the Passover for obvious reasons. For those who lived before Jesus...
  17. e.r.m.

    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    Agreed. But grace is often treated as pixie dust. God's unmerited favor does not clash with belief & baptism, because belief & baptism are never cautioned in the Bible as a supposed means of earning or as works (well belief was John 6:28-29, but not in the way used in Ephesians 2:8-9). Belief &...
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    Jesus Said "It Is Finished"

    We are not saved by grace alone, we are saved by God alone. Grace is just a description or an attribute of God, not pixie dust. God saves when we believe in him and are baptized in Jesus's name. God is gracious in offering us and providing us salvation. And when we believe in Jesus and are...
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    Paul Saved on the road?

    Acts 19:1-5 establishes that baptism in Jesus's name, the same baptism that Ananias prescribed Saul, the same one that Peter prescribed to the crowd in Acts 2:37-39, is different than John's baptism, they're not the same.
  20. e.r.m.

    Paul Saved on the road?

    I'm not sure what what you mean by included. Acts 19:2-3 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” [3] So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John's baptism,” they replied...
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