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John 3:14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15 that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.[1]
16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[2] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
If you read the story in the OT about the snake in the desert it was a snake on a stick, that when those who were bitten by snakes looked on in faith, they were healed, that is saved.
Jesus uses this as a metophore for salvatoin, he said like that snake, so he would be lifted and those who looked on him in faith would be saved to eternal life.
Jesus said that who ever beleives in him, not who ever is bapstised with the right words and speaks in tounges and keeps the so called standards of holiness (which are not holy at all). NO he only said who ever believes in him.
John 6:40 For my Father's will is that everyone who "looks" to the Son and "believes" in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
John 6:47 I tell you the truth, he who "believes" has everlasting life
Jesus said many times that we are saved by believing in him, not believe and doing this or that.
Romans 3:22 This righteousness from God comes "through faith" in Jesus Christ to all "who believe". There is no difference,
24 and are justified "freely" by his "grace through" the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[1] "through faith" in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--
26 he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.
You see when you guys say that you are saved because you are batised right, or you are more holy (out side anyways) or that you have obeyed the gospel, which means believe by the way, you are in violation of verse 27. what does it say is it by what we do, NO but by faith.
Romans 3:20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
Even though you will not admit it batism isjust a work and we not saved by works.
Romans 4:2I f, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about--but not before God.
3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."[1]
Abraham believed God, not he did this and that, no he had faith.
Romans 4:5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
faith is credited as righteousness, this is the key to truth. Faith in God alone, not faith plus works, or worse works of faith which are not of any value.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[1] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
We are justified through faith, our peace with God is by faith alone.
How do we out faith in action????
Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
If we believe, we are justified. Hmmm he must have forgotten that bit about batisem and so on. You see this is why that that doctine of batismal regeneration has to be false it is a contredictoin to verses like this.
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
If we are saved by grace, then there can ot be works or it would not be grace. So then are we saved by grace or works. Well lets take a look.
Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace
redeemed by the blood??? what about the water??? LOL.
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
We are saved by grace, and not by works. Not by works so you can not brag that you had something to do with it, like you do now.
Anyways we could go on and on because this is what the bible teaches, you see I can find one verse after another because the bible teaches it, and a very good reason for you not to beleive any doctrine that relies on a few verses and a very long explaination as to what those verses mean.
No, a true doctrine would be something you will find everywhere in the bible. And the true doctine of salvation is this.
we are saved through faith in Jesus Christ because of what he did for us, that we can not do.
We are baptised as sign of that saving grace we have already received, and we then follow the Lord out of love and not fear of hell.
Dear, oneness theology is wrong, just flat wrong.