@Titus
So, scriptures is not a real reason to you? Then you are not a true biblical noble Berean which all saints should be.
Acts 17:11
“These were
more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with
all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
The Bible teaches elsewhere how those are added to Christ.
Galatians 3:26-27. Baptized INTO Christ.
You gave zero scripture showing belief alone put one IN Christ.
Titus, the reason why I gave no scriptures teaching faith alone puts one into Christ, is this: There are no works on man's part that puts one into Jesus Christ legally, only God's election of pure grace choses one to be IN CHRIST. (Ephesians 1:4)
That being said, a person's answer to God's by water baptism concerning the record given by God of his Son, Jesus Christ puts one
into Jesus' religion/faith/teachings, etc. (Galatians 3:26,37; Romans 6:3-5, etc.) We practice what Paul taught us to do:
2nd Timothy 2:15
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
And follow the example left for us by Ezra and others men of God:
Nehemiah 8:8
“So they read in the book in the law of God
distinctly, and
gave the sense, and caused
them to understand the reading.”
You would do well if you practice this instead of being a "
rubber stamp" for the sect from the modern day Church of Christ, a name they stole from the bible, the Spirit-less religion of Barton W. Stone and Alexander Campbell, more so from Campbell then Stone it seems, if history is correct, often it is not, but have bits and pieces of truth. But for sure, this movement started around early 1800's far from Acts 2.
Those who chose to be baptized into Christ are the ones God
God chose the plan to save through Christ before the foundation of the world.
Water baptism is a NT teaching, and most of the world were never baptized, that leaves about eleven thousand plus years (if the world is around 13, 500 years old since Adam and Eve, which we believe it is, based upon the genealogies recorded in Genesis, where God has hidden the age of the earth within these genealogies.) without any ever being baptized as under the NT teachings. Plus there are many since Christ who were never baptized as taught by the NT, that without question will inherit eternal life,
since baptism of itself is not the savior of men, Jesus' blood (death) is the only means of one inheriting eternal life.
That plan is His gospel which includes baptism.
That's false teaching. Baptism is commanded to those who believes in Jesus Christ for their surety as the only means of entering into eternal life in the world to come, it certainly is not based upon man's works, including him submitting to water baptism, of itself, it has no saving power, only the blood of Christ does, and no one meets the blood in water. One must first be IN CHRIST by God's election of pure grace, and Christ acting as their surety being the head of an elect body. There are no exceptions as to how one enters into eternal life, it is
solely based upon Jesus' faith and obedience for a person appointed by God to be their surety, and if he was, then that person will enter into eternal life in that day, if he was not, then they will not enter into life, regardless what they might have thought were great deeds done in the name of Jesus Christ, Christ will say unto many, depart from me, I
"never" knew you. Titus, have another gospel, one under the curse of God, per Paul.
Nowhere does this passage teach God chose to give a select few miraculous faith before the foundation of the world.
He chose to save in Christ.
One gets into Christ by obeying His gospel.
Wrong, already been over this a few times.
Your dishonesty is showing by you intentionally not posting these verses.
You have a biased agenda.
If you simply taught the Bible you would have included these passages.
But you dont teach Bible you teach calvinism when it suits you.
Are you blind Titus? Or just dishonest? Or both?! Look at my post above, several of them, I was honest by covering every single scripture you mentioned and more.
Foreknowledge.
God chose based upon those He knew would believe by obeying the plan being added to Chirst.
1Peter 1:2,
- elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ, Grace and peace be multiplied
This is so wrong, not even close to be true. Yes, election is based upon foreknowledge, and what God foreknew was this: "
That if he did not have an election of pure grace, then "NO ONE" would have ever come on their own, impossible!" Why did God have an election among angels?
Same reason, for if he did not then they ALL would have left their first estate. Not too deep Titus, very simple to see ~for those who the Spirit of God has opened their eyes to see,
but if you are in a Spirit-less religion, then that's'
a major problem, for then you are on your own, and that's sure way to end up in errors.
Salvation offered to all. But only given to
Those who respond in faith, John 1:12.
Titus, you have no clue as to what John 1:12 is saying.
John 1:12
“But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name:”
Jesus came unto his own, and his own received him not,
BUT...as many as did receive him,
TO THEM gave he
POWER to do so! Not too hard o understand, again if you have eyes to see, and ears to hear, which those in a
Spirit-less religion do not have since they are on their own! Those in such a religion are the blind leading the blind.
Titus, John 1;13 is a commentary on verse 12
from the Spirit of God, get to know Him, it would serve you much better than you Spirit-less religion you are in.
You half way made a small attempt to answer my post, but so small it is not even worth mentioning.
Later...