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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
I didn't say repentance or baptism is optional.
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So then you MUST be baptized in the name of Jesus, and you MUST be re-baptized if you had been baptized in titles father, son, spirit? You get to repent because you MUST repent. That's simple, you get to have a drivers license as a Canadian, but you MUST have a license to operate a vehicle on the highways of Canada. Therefore you get to repent by virtue of the Gospel message to the entire human race, but you MUST repent in order to operate in the Kingdom. When you posted that you were DIFFERENT in that you believed that we get to repent, and that others believed that we MUST repent sounded as you felt all were either saved prior or all we GET TO, be saved. Even seems as if you believe in Predestination? I'm not saying you do it just looked that way.
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
I'm simply presenting the truth that one does not save themselves because even repentance does not happen unless you have heard the gospel and been convicted by the Holy Spirit. i.e. you didn't earn anything by repenting, unless you believe forgiveness is something one earns.
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Good this sounds like you believe in FREE WILL and therefore a person must repent and be water baptized in the name of Jesus Christ because they OBEYED the form of doctrine that was preached to them. They're convicted by the persuasion of the Holy Ghost and the preacher preaching and teaching and then they make a decision that they will follow the Lord. They then must continue to follow as the SPIRIT LEADS, yes, no, maybe, what do you think TB?
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
Last time I checked the Bible informed me that Jesus paid for my forgiveness once and for all at Calvary. Repentance is a change of mind. Who changed my mind?
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You changed your mind by coming into agreement with the information that was presented to you. As for the pricked in the heart, wording in
Acts 2:37.
How can two walk together except they be agreed.
In Jesus name
Brother Benincasa
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