Gene,

The grace is that God gives us the Spirit to teach us and the power to do it. Without God it is impossible.

Nick & Gene,

Hi kW,

you are confident that you can do it all by yourself?

good luck

Matthew 19:25-26Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are…[Read more]

Nick,

Hi kW,

you are confident that you can do it all by yourself?

good luck

Matthew 19:25-26Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Nick,

It may be it is in reference to the use of fire in the next verse.

Matthew 3:12Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

In which case he was not immersed in fire but only with…[Read more]

Nick,

I am not quite sure what the symbol fire represents.

Miia,

Hi Kerwin. You are getting too theological for me, sorry.

The instruction to repent and immerse yourself in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the Holy Spirit is a new covenant(contract) teaching.

The thief on the cross was in the old covenant(contract).

The terms of the new contract do not apply…[Read more]

Nick,

Romans 1:16Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

It does not specify what the Jews and Gentiles are being saved from.

Sometimes it does mean saved from destruction but not…[Read more]

Nick,

Hi KW,

The word that is preached does not depend of the abilities of the preacher.

The word is the power of God to save men.

What are those that believe the word saved from?

Matthew 1:21Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people…

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Marty,

John 3:18 and 1 John 5:-12 are just like John 12:47-50 because if you have never heard of Jesus Christ you can neither believe or not believe in him.

As for the statement that no man can come to the Father except through Jesus it may not even be speaking of salvation since those that live by the Spirit are reconciled to God by living by…[Read more]

Terrarica,

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God.

I am not sure about what fire stands for but power seems reasonable.

Marty,

John 12:47-50 speak of those that hear the gospel and have the ability to comprehend it.

Nick,

Matthew 3:11 states Jesus will immerse believers in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

Nick.

That is your opinion.

terraricca,

so there are different righteousness and different faith in the true God ?

There is a righteous under the Law and a righteousness that is through faith from first to last.

Abraham existed before both.

Terraricca,

Yes, many were credited with righteousness before the new covenant but those that become fully mature in Christ are pure and righteous before God.

It is superior to being credited with righteousness.

Terrarica,

The answer to those questions is only through faith in Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:16-17)

Gene,

I mentioned their sin and that of Job as well for he repented of his sin with these words.

42 Then Job replied to the Lord:

2
“I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
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You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’
Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
thing…

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Terraricca,

Bildad the Shuhite used the words of Job 25:4 to accuse Job while I pointed out they sum up the mystery of godliness.

terraricca,

Yes, and he used the word of God to falsely accuse Job of being “one without wisdom”.

Job himself was guilty of self righteousness in the discussion.

terraricca,

Nick is the one that introduced Job 25.

I was pointing out the questions asked in 25:4 were the mystery of Godliness and the answer to that mystery is through faith in Jesus Christ.

Job is speaking of how they used the words of God to falsely accuse him and not to encourage him.