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We are not saved today the way
the thief on the cross was saved
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The thief on the cross is often used by many people who claim that baptism is not necessary to be saved.
They will say something like "Since the thief was not baptized yet he was saved, then I also can be saved without baptism."
There is no way to know if the thief was baptized or not. If he was, then it would have been the baptism of John
which was the only baptism in place when the thief died.
This baptism has nothing to do with baptism under the new covenant which is the baptism we must follow today.
Baptism under the new covenant did not become effective until 50 days after the thief died, so he could not have been baptized
the way we are required to be today.
Actually, Jesus said nothing about requirements for giving this man salvation. As the scriptures below tell us,
all authority was given to Jesus, he had the power to forgive sins and the power to give eternal life whether the thief was baptized or not.
Consider the following scriptures:
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The Law Of Moses Was still In Effect
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Jesus had all power while on earth
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After the death of Christ the law was still in effect for 50 days
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We are not saved today by
praying the sinner's prayer
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Once we have an understanding of our sin, the need for a savior and the need for salvation
we realize we need to repent. We are then told to pray the sinner's prayer to be saved.
However, the sinner's prayer is found nowhere in the New Testament.
The basis of the sinner's prayer is from
Romans 10:9-10
Romans 10:9-10
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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There are various versions of the sinner's prayer like the one from Billy Graham:
“Dear God,
I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness.
I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe that He died
for my sin and that you raised Him to life.
I want to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord,
from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will.
I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.”
The sinner's prayer does support some bible truths but it does not contain the entire salvation process.
Many of these scriptures are:
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.
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... whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.
Romans 10:9-10
Romans 10:9-10
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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... with the mouth confession is made unto salvation
Luke 24:46-47
Luke 24:46-47
46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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...repentance for the forgiveness of sins...
Ephesians 2:8-9
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
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...For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith...
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
9 For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
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...you turned to God ... who rescues us from the coming wrath.
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There is no question that the above scriptures are necessary for salvation. However, there are multiple additional
scriptures in the new covenant which further identify more commandments for salvation.
In the New Testament, people were saved by following all the conditions of the New Covenant which is the word of God in the bible.
These conditions are summarized here:
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Hear the gospel
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Romans 10:17
Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Believe the gospel
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Mark 16:16
Mark 16:16
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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Repent of their sins
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Acts 17:30
Acts 17:30
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
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Confess Jesus as Lord
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Romans 10:10
Romans 10:10
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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Be baptized into Jesus
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I Peter 3:21
I Peter 3:21
There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer
of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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Live faithfully
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Revelation 2:10
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison,
that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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There are multiple examples of people being saved following the conditions of the New Covenant.
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On Pentecost
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Acts 2:37-47
Acts 2:37-47
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,
45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house,
they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
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Samaritans
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Acts 8:9-13
Acts 8:9-13
9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the
people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,
10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
11 And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time.
12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and
the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.
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Ethiopian eunuch
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Acts 8:34-38
Acts 8:34-38
34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?”
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
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Saul (Paul)
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Acts 9:1-19
Acts 9:1-19
18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.
This is a long reading so only verse 18 is shown here
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Cornelius
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Acts 10:47-48
Acts 10:47-48
47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.
This is a long reading so only verse 47-48 is shown here
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Lydia
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Acts 16:14-15
Acts 16:14-15
14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God.
The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.
15 And when she and her household were baptized ...
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Jailor
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Acts 16:31-33
Acts 16:31-33
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.
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Corinthians
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Acts 18:8
Acts 18:8
Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.
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Ephesians
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Acts 19:1-5
Acts 19:1-5
And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus.
And finding some disciples
2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they
should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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We are not saved before baptism
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Man will tell you
"Inviting Jesus into your heart will save you
and
baptism is an outward sign of an inward change"
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If you have been told this, you have been lied to
The fact is, men downplay the importance of
baptism in order to fit their own agenda
Scripture says baptism is essential for salvation
The opinions and feelings of men are irrelevant
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Baptism is necessary for salvation
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Many say that baptism is just a showing of salvation and is not necessary.
They make statements like this:
• Baptism is an important step of obedience for every Christian.
• Baptism is a public declaration of faith in Christ.
• Baptism is an identification of an old life dying with Christ and a new life
being resurrected as a new creation.
They also say "The word "for" in Acts 2:38 means "because of" in the Greek".
Those who say this have the mistaken idea that faith, and faith only, saves them
and gives them everlasting life. In order to see the reasons why this is not true,
go to the page on this web site that addresses this mistaken idea
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There are a multitude of justifications for this belief on the internet and I do not propose to duplicate all this incorrect
information.
There are a lot of examples given as to why they say baptism is not necessary.
They replace words or phrases that are supposed to be parallel to the bible text with an incorrect words or phrases
trying to show that the verse(s) does not mean what it says.
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Mark 16:16
Mark 16:16
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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they say also proves baptism is not necessary
Following are two examples of this:
First, to be consistent with Mark 16:16 two conditions are required:
He who gets on the train and is seated, shall arrive in Chicago
Here they claim "getting on the train is essential, but being seated is incidental to arrive in Chicago".
What is wrong with this logic?
Getting on the train is given the same place in the sentence that believe is
Being seated takes the place of being baptized
Chicago, the destination, is made equal to salvation
Therefore:
Get on the train Be Seated Arrive in Chicago
Believes Baptized
Will be Saved
According to this illustration, baptism being incidental, i.e. not necessary, the second you get on the train
you have arrived in Chicago and you do not have the time to be seated. Really?
Jesus states two things that are essential to being saved; repentance and baptism.
A better example would be,
he that gets to the train station and gets on the train shall arrive in Chicago.
This example states two things that are essential to arriving in Chicago; getting to the station and getting on the train.
This example is closer to the two actions necessary to be saved.
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Second, again to be consistent with Mark 16:16 two conditions are required:
If you want to take a train to Chicago, and it’s about to leave. You must leave the station with your suitcase,
or you will miss the train. Only leaving the station will get you to the train. Getting your suitcase does not help you in the least to keep from missing the train.
There is no comparison here between the example and Mark 16:16.
It is true Jesus gave two commands; repent and be baptized. And the example gives two "conditions" also; leave the station with your suitcase.
The two commands in Mark 16:16 are both necessary while the two "conditions" in the example are not; only leave the station would be necessary to get to the train on time.
As with the first example, if you leave the station (believe), and get your suitcase (baptism) is not necessary, then you are on the train the second you leave the station.
However, if you change the example to be get your ticket and leave the station to not miss the train, then the two "conditions" are indeed necessary.
To make the example the same as Mark 16:16 both "conditions" are necessary to get to the train on time.
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If I were to say to you, "come to my house and cut my grass and I will give you $50".
Here 'come to my house' takes the place of repent,
'cut my grass' takes the place of baptism
and '$50' takes the place of remission of sins.
Would you honestly think if you came to my house and did not cut my grass I would give you $50? NO, not a chance!
Again both "conditions" are necessary to obtain the $50.
As noted under Acts 2:38 above, the word "and" is a coordinating conjunction. Therefore the word "and" ties both believes and baptized together
and both are required for salvation.
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On this web page, I have presented only a short analysis of these verses.
The intention here is to simplify the analysis and point out that after all the examples, justification, arguments, and definitions
are given, the text remains as it is recorded in the bible and still means what it says.
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Conclusion
The above examples are not parallel examples of the actual text and are a misuse of the verses.
Would Jesus lie when He told them to repent and be baptized?
Would He give a command that is incorrect?
Why do we work so hard to change the meaning of bible texts?
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Once saved, a believer can lose salvation
Apostasy
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Apostasy definition: an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith
Can a child of God depart from the faith and be lost?
Some who did
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Simon the Sorcerer
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Acts 8:13, 18-23
Acts 8:13, 18-23
13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized...
18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!
21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”
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QUESTION, did Simon ever repent and return to the Lord? We do not know, it is not revealed in the text.
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Hymenaeus and Alexander
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1 Timothy 1:18-20
1 Timothy 1:18-20
18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made
concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
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2 Timothy 2:17-18
2 Timothy 2:17-18
17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
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Others have and will fall
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1 Timothy 4:1-3
1 Timothy 4:1-3
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith,
giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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Hebrews 3:12
Hebrews 3:12
Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;
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2 Timothy 4:4
2 Timothy 4:4
and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
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2 Timothy 4:10
2 Timothy 4:10
for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia
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Perversion of the scriptures
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
2 Timothy 4:3-4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
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2 Peter 3:15-17
2 Peter 3:15-17
15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand,
which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
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Sinning willfully
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Hebrews 10:26-30
Hebrews 10:26-30
26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot,
counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
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He who overcomes
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Revelation 3:1-5
Revelation 3:1-5
1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write,
These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars:
“I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die,
for I have not found your works perfect before God.
3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.
Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief,
and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments;
and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life;
but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
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Acts 8:26-39 tells us of the Ethiopian who
"...commanded the chariot to stand still...:
If some things taught in the religious world are true,
there would have been no need for him to stop the chariot.
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If goodness alone saves
He must have been a good and honest man to have the job that he had
If just being religious is enough
He must have been a religious man as he had travled about 1,000
miles in a chariot to Jerusalem to worship
Acts 8:27
Acts 8:27
So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians,
who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
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If just reading the scriptures is all that is required
He was a Scripture-reading man.
The setting finds him reading Isaiah 53.
Acts 8:28-34
Acts 8:28-34
28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He opened not His mouth. 33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation?
For His life is taken from the earth.”
34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?”
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If the eunuch only needed to believe / have faith
He had faith. If faith only saves, keep the chariot wheels rolling down the Gaza road
Acts 8:37-38
Acts 8:37-38
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
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James 2:24
James 2:24
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
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If the eunuch only needed to pray a prayer
He could ride as he prays and pray as he rides, if saved by praying 'the sinner's prayer'
Mark 16:15-16
Mark 16:15-16
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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If baptism is not essential for salvation
Why do we read, "He commanded the chariot to stand still:
and they went down both into the water, both Philip
and the eunuch; and he baptized him'
Acts 8:38
Acts 8:38
So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip
and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
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These false teachers say:
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"Baptism is not essential because
Mark 16:16 is not inspired"
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Mark 16:16 is considered not inspired because it is not found in two ancient texts and was added to the translations by an non
inspired person in the past. Out of 620 manuscripts that contain Mark, only two omit the last 12 verses.
These are the Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus, both from the Alexandrian line.
Most ancient manuscripts have Mark 16:9-20.
It is hard to imagine that the Holy Spirit, who guided the translators so many years ago, would allow something to be
added to the scriptures that is incorrect.
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If baptism is not essential for salvation because Mark 16:16
is not inspired then the following passages must not be inspired either
Matthew 28:19
Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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Acts 2:38
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 8:38
Acts 8:38
So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
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Acts 22:16
Acts 22:16
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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Romans 6:3-5
Romans 6:3-5
3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,
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1 Corinthians 12:13
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and
have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
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Galatians 3:26-27
Galatians 3:26-27
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
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Ephesians 4:4-5
Ephesians 4:4-5
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
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Colossians 2:12
Colossians 2:12
buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
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1 Peter 3:21
1 Peter 3:21
There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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"Baptism is a work and we aren't saved by works"
The different kind of works
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Our own kind of works
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Acts 7:41
Acts 7:41
And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
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2 Timothy 1:9
2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose
and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
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Works of the flesh
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Galatians 5:19-21
Galatians 5:19-21
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past,
that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Works of the law of Moses
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Galatians 2:16
Galatians 2:16
knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed
in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for
by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
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Works of obediance
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Acts 10:34-35
Acts 10:34-35
34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.
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Will you listen to men or God?
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"The Holy Spirit Himself literally indwells in us,
He saves us through Holy Spirit baptism,
He talks to us and
He gives us good feelings and nudges us"
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Holy Spirit baptism was a promise for the apostles, not us.
The Holy Spirit baptism was never for salvation, but a promise
to bring forth remembrance of all things Jesus had taught the apostles.
Acts 1:1-5
Acts 1:1-5
1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,
3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them
during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
The Holy Spirit Promised
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for
the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;
5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
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The Holy Spirit was never for giving good feelings or nudges.
The Holy Spirit taught the apostles, spoke through the apostles
and brought remembrance to the apostles
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"God allows us to cancel or miss worship services
due to family coming, holidays, sports events etc."
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From the above scriptures, does it not seem clear
God wants us to never miss or forsake the worship services?
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God will not stop anyone from going to hell
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People say, "God wouldn't send anyone to hell
because He is a loving God."
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How many were saved through water when God flooded the earth?
1 Peter 3:20-22
1 Peter 3:20-22
20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah,
while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
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God is love but he is also just.
Romans 3:26
Romans 3:26
to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Will you be obedient like Noah
or live for yourself like those who perished?
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Drinking alcoholic wine is unacceptable to God
Drinking alcoholic wine is also called Social Drinking
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The nature of bible "wine"
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There is no scripture in the bible that says "do not drink alcoholic wine".
This leads to differences of opinion among Christians about drinking wine
and becomes a very controversial subject.
The intent of this page is to provide the most logical information so a Christian will be able to live the way God intends.
The people in bible times rarely had access to a sanitary water supply like what is available now.
The water was not very clean; it was often filled with all kinds of contaminates.
People would drink wine (grape juice) because it was less likely to be contaminated.
Today, with our water sanitation processes, there is not that problem with our water and it is safe to drink.
Today's alcoholic beverages are fortified with alcohol so that a wine maker can increase the alcoholic content,
whereas bible "wine" had a very small alcoholic content. The "wine" in Bible times was diluted with water.
Therefore, that wine was never very strong.
The Bible uses at least two meanings for the word "wine" that are translated into the English word “wine”.
The original Hebrew and Greek words that are translated “wine” in the Bible
can mean unfermented grape juice or various kinds of fermented grape juices. It is a generic word.
In general, when a bible verse means "wine" is not alcoholic, there is no further information about its "dangerous" use.
When a bible verse means "wine" is alcoholic there is further information about the consequences of drinking "wine".
The word "wine" in the English language has a meaning that is definitely different from the word "wine" in the bible.
It usually means an alcoholic drink made from grapes.
Many bible words have a meaning that does not always mean the same as words in the English language.
The word "wine" is one of these words.
To understand what any word in the bible means, we must define the Biblical meaning of those words.
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So the question becomes, does the Bible forbid or permit Social Drinking?
An answer to this question will come from a Biblical definition of wine.
This is a task that does not have an easy answer; entire books have been written about this.
Therefore, we must rely on the Bible and the context in which the word "wine" is used in the scriptures.
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The Hebrew word most commonly used in the Old Testament clearly describes alcoholic wine and fresh grape juice.
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The Greek word, used in most places throughout the New Testament, translated “wine”
is oinos
(Strong's G3631)
meaning fermented. Sometimes the word is modified (new wine).
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When wine refers to unfermented or fermented grape juice, the context will show it.
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When a bible verse means "wine" is not alcoholic, there is no further information about its use.
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Deuteronomy 11:14
Deuteronomy 11:14
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
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They may gather in corn, and wine
Nehemiah 13:15
Nehemiah 13:15
In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine,
grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day:
and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
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They were bringing in sheaves,... wine, grapes, and figs,
Proverbs 3:10
Proverbs 3:10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
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Their barns be filled with plenty, the presses shall burst out with new wine
Isaiah 65:8
Isaiah 65:8
Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it:
so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
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As the new wine is found in the cluster...Destroy it not
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When a bible verse means "wine" is alcoholic there is further information about the consequences of drinking that wine and it should not be used.
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Genesis 9:20-21
Genesis 9:20-21
20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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Noah drank of the wine, and was drunken
Proverbs 23:30-35
Proverbs 23:30-35
30 Those who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of mixed wine.
31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;
Your eyes will see strange things, And your heart will utter perverse things.
34 Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:
35 “They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?”
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When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?
Isaiah 5:11-14
Isaiah 5:11-14
11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
12 The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts;
But they do not regard the work of the Lord, Nor consider the operation of His hands.
13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge;
Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp,
And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
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God's people have gone into captivity because of intoxicating drink
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Some of the "excuses" for social drinking
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Consider the following scriptures:
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Ecclesiastes 7:17
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time?
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Says "Do not be overly wicked"
Does this mean we can be a little bit wicked?
1 Peter 4:4
1 Peter 4:4
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
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Says excess of riot is wrong
Does this mean a little bit of riot is okay?
1 Peter 4:3
1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness,
lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
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Abominable idolatries are wrong.
Does this mean a little idolatry is okay?
The above activities, along with drinking alcohol,
are condemned both in excess and moderation.
There is no such thing as a little sin.
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Man says:
Drinking alcohol is not a sin, as long as you don't get drunk
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Man says:
The Proverbs 31 allows us to use strong drink
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Proverbs 31:4-5
Proverbs 31:4-5
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes intoxicating drink;
5 Lest they drink and forget the law, And pervert the justice of all the afflicted.
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This is a passage where advice is given to King Lemuel by his mother.
She warns him about the potential dangers of wine and women.
She tells her son that wine and strong drink are not for kings, not for princes and not for you O Lemuel.
They are dangerous because they cause you to forget the law, they cause you to pervert judgment,
and the king was to uphold justice in the land for the afflicted.
That is, alcohol perverts a person’s ability to discern between right and wrong.
Proverbs 31:6-7
Proverbs 31:6-7
6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart.
7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
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King Lemuel’s mother tells her son that there is a use for wine and strong drink;
give it to those who are perishing and to those with a heavy heart.
This verse allows strong drink to be given to a dying person to ease pain.
It is only for those who are physically suffering in pain or on their deathbed. They did not have the anesthetic
to take away pain like we do today so those in this condition are given strong drink to ease the pain.
Many have used this verse to say that the Bible allows us to drink if we are sad or have misery and trials.
Are we dying that we should drink it?
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Man says:
Jesus drank alcoholic wine
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Jesus lived and died under the Old Covenant.
If Jesus would have partaken of such drink, He would have been unwise and He would have sinned if He gave alcohol to His neighbor
Habakkuk 2:15
Habakkuk 2:15
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
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Peter says not only drunkenness is sinful but also drinking parties,
what we would call social drinking. Yet there are "Christians" claiming that Jesus turned water into alcoholic wine at a wedding.
This claim demands that Jesus not only attended a drinking party, but provided the alcohol for the party.
1 Peter 4:3
1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness,
lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
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This goes against what scripture teaches about the character of Christ.
Had the people been drinking alcoholic wine, why would Jesus give them six more water pots of alcoholic wine.
There is no reason to believe that this wine was alcoholic wine.
Jesus created "wine" for a celebration to continue. The purpose for this miracle was to prove Jesus was the Messiah.
He did nothing unholy or unwise. He would have made drunk people drunker had He done that.
There are many good commentaries available on the internet concerning this.
An execllent one is in
Barnes' Notes, John 2:10
This describes the type of wine Jesus created better than any lengthly explanation I could include here.
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Man says:
Jesus used alcoholic wine when He instituted the Lord’s Supper?
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The Scriptures never use the word “wine” in any of the four accounts
but simply specified the "cup" and "the fruit of the vine".
There is no reference to alcoholic wine.
The Greek word for “wine” is never used to describe any part of the Lord’s Supper.
Matthew 26:26-28
Matthew 26:26-28
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said,
“Take, eat; this is My body.”
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
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Mark 14:22-25
Mark 14:22-25
22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
23 Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24 And He said to them, “This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.
25 Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 22:17-20
Luke 22:17-20
17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves;
18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.
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John 6:53-58
John 6:53-58
53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.
54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.
56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
58 This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
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The Bible has definite warnings against drunkenness
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The Bible is clear that drinking alcohol in excess is undeniably addictive and can harm those who do so
God commands us not to be drunk with wine
Proverbs 23:30-35
Proverbs 23:30-35
30 Those who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of mixed wine.
31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;
Your eyes will see strange things, And your heart will utter perverse things.
34 Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:
35 “They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?”
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In the original Greek there are two words for our word "drunk".
The Greek word that best fits our word "drunk" is methuo;
(Strong's G3184)
it refers to the state or condition of drunkenness.
The other Greek word is methusko;
(Strong's G3182)
it refers to the action or process that leads to drunkenness.
Ephesians 5:18
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit
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uses the Greek word methusko which means do not start the process of becoming drunk.
God commands Christians regarding alcohol to avoid the process of becoming drunk as well as drunkenness.
1 Timothy 5:23
1 Timothy 5:23
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
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is a verse that many, who want to drink alcoholic wine, point to as the authority to do so.
Paul instructed Timothy to stop drinking water exclusively and instead drink wine.
The purpose of Paul saying this to Timothy was due to his stomach ailments.
Paul was no doubt aware of
Proverbs 23:31
Proverbs 23:31
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
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and
Proverbs 20:1
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
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so it seems obvious that he would not encourage Timothy
in the moderate use unfermented wine.
Drunkenness is listed along with a multitude of sins that will keep us from inheriting the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21
Galatians 5:19-21
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past,
that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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1 Corinthians 6:9-11
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived.
Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,
10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
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The bible tells us not to even eat with one who is a drunkard.
1 Corinthians 5:11
1 Corinthians 5:11
11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous,
or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
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It is the conclusion of this writer that "wine" in the bible, can mean unfermented grape juice or fermented alcoholic wine depending on
the context of the verse. It is totally wrong to assume that when a verse uses the word "wine" it is alcoholic wine.
And if a verse defines a consequence of drinking wine it is unacceptable to God and should not be done.
Therefore, it is left to the reader as to whether a scripture refers to drinking wine that is alcoholic or not.
However, after reviewing (and studying) the above information, it should become clear what God says about drinking alcoholic wine.
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Gambling is Unacceptable to God
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Gambling is the desire for the possession(s) of another
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Gambling takes many forms:
card games, slot machines and many other ways including the lottery
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God commands us to work for a living
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Labor with our hands
Ephesians 4:28
Ephesians 4:28
Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
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I Thessalonians 4:11
I Thessalonians 4:11
that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
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If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat
II Thessalonians 3:10-13
II Thessalonians 3:10-13
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.
13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.
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By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Genesis 3:19
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken;
For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”
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God commands us to love our neighbor
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Love does no harm to a neighbor
Romans 13:10
Romans 13:10
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
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Whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them
Matthew 7:12
Matthew 7:12
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
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A gambler wants to win and, therefore, others will lose
How are we doing good to all, when we hope we win and they lose their money?
Galatians 6:10
Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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Wanting too much wealth is vanity
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Set our mind on things above, not things on the earth
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Belief in God VS Unconditional Everlasting Life
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Belief in God, by itself, does not result in unconditional everlasting life
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In the religious world today it is taught that belief is only a mental acceptance
of the fact that Jesus is the Christ.
They teach belief is all that is necessary for everlasting life because
John 3:16
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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mentions no other condition.
There are many verses in the bible that state belief, in addition to other requirements, is necessary for eternal life.
When we quote these scriptures to some people they say "But what about John 3:16, it says nothing about baptism".
They always bring up baptism since it is the main thing they always try to refute because John 3:16 says nothing about it.
But it also says nothing about repentance, confessing Christ, trusting, loving Christ or obedience.
If all these things are not necessary because they are not specified in John 3:16,
why do other scriptures say they are necessary?
We need to understand that John 3:16 includes belief as one part of salvation.
Therefore, we must conclude, there is more implied in believing, than only belief in God and His Son.
A problem with understanding what John 3:16 does and does not say, is that many will try to "explain"
the meaning of many verses.
REPENTANCE
Acts 3:19
Acts 3:19
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
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Peter told sinners, "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out"
Acts 17:30
Acts 17:30
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
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Paul taught that God commands all men everywhere to repent
Luke 13:3
Luke 13:3
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
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Jesus said, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish"
CONFESSION
Romans 10:9-10
Romans 10:9-10
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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Peter wrote "if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved".
1 John 4:15
1 John 4:15
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
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Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God
TRUSTING
Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding
LOVING THE LORD
1 Corinthians 16:22
1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed.
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If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed.
John 14: 21
John 14: 21
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father,
and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
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He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me.
OBEDIANCE
John 3:36
John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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He that believes on the Son has eternal life; but he that obeys not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
Hebrews 5:8-9
Hebrews 5:8-9
8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
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He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
James 2:24
James 2:24
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
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You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
BAPTISM
Acts 2:38
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 22:16
Acts 22:16
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
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Ananias told Saul to "arise, and he baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord"
Mark 16:16
Mark 16:16
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
I Peter 3:21
I Peter 3:21
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
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The like figure where baptism does also now save us
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