Salvation is being saved from eternal separation from God, from the wrath of God. We are born into this world in enmity with God.
We can not make it right with God in doing enough good to make up for the sins we are guilty of. And we certainly can't change the nature by which we are born...
If I was blind like you falsely say then I wouldn’t have needed salvation.
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of...
THE W said
Clearly you don't know that either as that verse says nothing about the gospel being preached to the deceased. dead means spiritually dead. those dead in sin are souls in prison(ephesians2:1-5). the power of the gospel frees them from their prison. the gospel both condemns the...
I prefer the term separation from the enjoyment of God since God is everywhere, even in hell.
Separation from fellowship with God is also a possible term for that bottom line - under judgement
When the Bible speaks of "spiritual death" it means being in a state of separation from God. The NT uses the term "dead in your trespasses and sins"...something that describes Adam and his wife after they cut ties with their spiritual life preserver.
However, those who are 'spiritually dead'...
I believe they do but they don't say whether they know that for sure or if it was a perception or simply a deduction from the fact that Jesus ended up dead. We have the benefit of having the whole scripture available to us to study and the Holy Spirit to help us understand what is written.
As far as I know, the scriptures say Jesus died.
It goes further to show that he was in the heart of the earth for three days - he went nowhere - and he was raised a spirit.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died once for all time for sins, a righteous person for unrighteous ones, in order to lead you to...
savagewind,
Think about this, which is my own opine. When a person changes the meaning of the words that God, Himself, inspired, you could stumble a person so that the do not listen to the truth of God’s word, which would condemn them to the Lake of Fire and Sulfur. A person who changes God’s...
There is no "truth" in anything you said in this post. You are misquoting scripture,
Ephesians2:1-5 (ESV Strong's) 1 And you "were" dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is...
I think we largely agree here. However, Paul, being Jewish, would have seen the resurrection in a different manner. When Paul talks about the resurrection, he is talking about a literal bodily resurrection, as was the idea within Judaism at that time. For some, such in 1 Corinthians, the belief...
Ephesians2:1-5 "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time...
1 The greatest sermon you are ever going to preach is the one you live. Most of the JW's that I have encountered take the unequally yoked passage as a license to shun those who do not believe as they do. The sad part is, they don't even realize it. That’s no surprise, as the Pharisees didn't...
I have friends with different belief systems too....I just don't fellowship with people whose way of life is condemned in the Bible. An unequal yoking would mean keeping company for the majority of your time with people whose conduct and thoughts do not align with my own. I believe that doing...
No, God is sovereign. He remains the ultimate authority over this world, but in His infinite wisdom God allows Satan to operate in this world, and he is only permitted to operate within the boundaries that God has set for him. When the Bible says that Satan has power over this world, we should...
I believe the Bible teaches that all of God's ways are perfect, so he never regrets something he does because it was wrong or a mistake. (Numbers 23:19) In Hebrew, to feel regret can mean to change one's mind or intention, based on a change in circumstances. For example, when the wicked...
No need to argue with them, just to try to understand them. :)
The question is when was he made alive in the spirit? After death or while living as a human before his death?
The phrase, "made alive", does not have to mean, "resurrection". Compare: Ephesians 2:1, 5; Colossians 2:13
And...
Baloney, you can NOT pray your orientation away! Have you learned nothing in those discussions talking about the BRAIN and sexual orientation???
Can you pray your heterosexuality away? Will God reach down and alter your brain mass?
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