Quote (Wakeup @ Jan. 15 2013,20:01)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 15 2013,13:05)Hi Wakeup:And so, what are you trying to prove by your analysis?The question was:  “who is the bride of Christ”?  And the scriptures have stated that the church is the bride of Christ.  He(Jesus) is the head of the body and we who are born again Christians are members of his bo…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 15 2013,16:28)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 15 2013,14:47)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 15 2013,12:49)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,14:20)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,14:11)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:47)Hi Marty,Were the people of Acts 19:1-6 baptized with the “HolySpirit” prior to their talk with Paul? Because If they weren't, then your point…[Read more]

Hi 2BeSee”This is from the parable that you posted from Matthew 13:Quote to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,14:42)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,14:33)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,14:23)Marty said:Quote His death, burial and resurrection was for himselfPlease explain?Hi Ed:He obeyed God without sin even unto death on the cross, did he not.Here are some scriptures that show that it was for himself as well as for those who will obey…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 15 2013,04:59)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,05:21)Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 13 2013,14:34)MartyQuote So, Jesus has sheep from the Nation of Israel and from the gentile nations, but it is “one church”.  As you said, they have one shepherd.Quote  1Cr 12:12 ¶ For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of…[Read more]

Hi Wakeup:And so, what are you trying to prove by your analysis?The question was: “who is the bride of Christ”? And the scriptures have stated that the church is the bride of Christ. He(Jesus) is the head of the body and we who are born again Christians are members of his body.Love in Christ,Marty

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,14:20)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,14:11)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:47)Hi Marty,Were the people of Acts 19:1-6 baptized with the “HolySpirit” prior to their talk with Paul? Because If they weren't, then your point becomes moot, while my point is strengthened, because being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus is the…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 14 2013,14:23)MartyI have put my understanding in brackets1Co 15:29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized(change their lives to follow Christ ) for the dead(unbelievers)? If the dead(real dead) are not raised at all, why are people baptized (still changing their live according to Gods will…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,14:23)Marty said:Quote His death, burial and resurrection was for himselfPlease explain?Hi Ed:He obeyed God without sin even unto death on the cross, did he not.Here are some scriptures that show that it was for himself as well as for those who will obey him:Quote Hbr 5:5 ¶ So also Christ glorified not himself to be…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,14:12)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,14:06)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:58)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,13:47)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:37)Was Jesus baptized for himself or for others? Does it say that he was baptized for others?Hi Marty,What does baptism symbolize?God blessEd J Hi Ed:It symbolizes one's union with Chr…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:47)Hi Marty,Were the people of Acts 19:1-6 baptized with the “HolySpirit” prior to their talk with Paul? Because If they weren't, then your point becomes moot, while my point is strengthened, because being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus is the baptism of the Holy Spirit.                                       …[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:58)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,13:47)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:37)Was Jesus baptized for himself or for others? Hi Ed: Does it say that he was baptized for others?Love in Christ,MartyHi Marty,What does baptism symbolize?God blessEd J (Joshua 22:34)http://www.holycitybiblecode.orgHi Ed:It symbolizes one's union…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:37)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 14 2013,13:29)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:09)Hi Marty,“John verily baptized  with the baptism of repentance”  (Acts 19:4)Are you saying that water baptism (baptism of repentance) is stillnecessary even after we have been baptized with the “Holy Spirit”?Was Jesus baptized for himself or for o…[Read more]

Quote (2besee @ Jan. 14 2013,11:56)Marty I am completely against this temporary one thousand year millennium kingdom soon to come but I am looking forward to the eternal kingdom which Jesus and the Disciples spoke about. Debating this issue here to me is fruitless because nobody will change their view and so be it.If there does come to be a false…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 14 2013,13:09)Hi Marty,“John verily baptized  with the baptism of repentance”  (Acts 19:4)Are you saying that water baptism (baptism of repentance) is stillnecessary even after we have been baptized with the “Holy Spirit”?Was Jesus baptized for himself or for others?  (TWO QUESTIONS)God blessEd J (Joshua 22…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 14 2013,12:15)MartyQuote Hi Pierre:The scriptures that you posted in Acts 15 are relative to this discussion about circumscision.Ac 15:1 Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.”is this not what rel…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 14 2013,12:01)MartyQuote This has nothing to do with water baptism.  Did you read the scriptures that I posted that ask the question, “can any man forbid water”?  The answer implied is no.  The Apostle Peter did not ask Cornelius and his band to be baptized, he commanded them to be baptized in water.Is it a burdensome to…[Read more]

Hi Pierre:Here are some more scriptures relative to water baptism that may interest you. It seems that Jesus came to God by being baptized in water, and then obeyed God even unto death on the cross, and so the scriptures state that he came to God by water and by blood.Quote 1Jo 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and…[Read more]

Quote (2besee @ Jan. 13 2013,13:53)Quote (942767 @ Jan. 13 2013,13:25)Satan has not been bound:Quote 1Pe 5:8   Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:  Love in Christ,MartyHi Marty,Peter wrote those words before 70AD. So yes, Satan was, then, walking around as a lion, s…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 14 2013,04:13)MartyQuote Cornelius and those with him were the first gentiles who received the Holy Spirit and they received the Holy Spirit prior to being baptized in water, but the Apostle Peter stated this after they had received the Holy Spirit:AC 10:45 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed,…[Read more]