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I concur. I do own a couple of red-letter editions. Speaking of color-coded Bibles, I also have a NIV chronological study edition that has the book introduction in red-ish ink.

This was a question for Jordan.

How much corruption does it take to make a manuscript "horribly" corrupt?

Noah& family were only figuratively "saved by water" (actually saved by God). See the words "like figure" in 21 that applies to believer's baptism?

The second part of the verse clarifies that "but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned." It does NOT say 'but he that is unbaptised shall be condemned.' So, what is crucial to avoid condemnation? Belief! That's pretty plain, don't you think?

You are correct. The basic idea behind eis is that it is like a pointer, that is, eis means 'make reference to' something. It does not mean to indicate the 'result of'. For example: The baptism of repentance is in reference to the remission of sins.

Yes, the article is brief but good. I give it B+.

Oh, OK. Thanks for making that more clear. I think I might agree. But then, how do you understand "predestination"?

Do I understand correctly then, that you affirm a "double" predestination?

Then logically God must have also in his foreknowledge choosen those he foresees will not believe on Jesus.

The Bible clearly teaches that God has decreed that sin would result in death, not only physical death but also a Second Death (Hell). Every ordinary (sinful) human being has been born condemned already. But if God in Eternity Past has looked down the corridor of Time and noticed those that...

Every Bible-believer should affirm the above. How could you not? Are you suggesting God does not predestinate? The Bible clearly teaches that God has predestined people from Eternity Past. Some are going to Heaven, the rest are going to Hell. God already knows what their destiny is. How could...

Yeshua1, I'm not sure how to respond to your question. I'm not even certain that I should respond to it since it doesn't really seem to stem from my question for HankD. If you are interested in some background regarding my question for HankD look here --...

What do you think this verse meant to the many generations of Christians that read it before 1611?

So then, you accept the subscriptions following the Pauline epistles as inspired?

Welcome to the BB, Elaina. Do you think that if you were just reading this passage in NIV that its rendering would be confusing or misleading?

I agree that either is understandable in ordinary everyday speech. However, what is actually behind the expressions is different: "I'm coming down now" communicates that I'm moving toward the other person in relationship to their present location; "I'm going down now" is much less precise and...

Welcome to the BB, Jordan. In your opinion, how many manuscripts should it take to confirm a reading?

Preference is allowable if the two resulting phrases still have essentially the same meaning. I don't think "come" and "go" have the same meaning. My dog knew these words as precisely opposite commands.

I wanted to see how this same topic might develop differently than it did previously. You are sharp.