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Acts 4:11-12. 'This is the "stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone." Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.'

I have suddenly noticed that I made a mistake in my opening sentence. The two main groups in the UK that are KJV-only are the Bible League and the Trinitarian Bible Society. Sorry for the error. The Bible Society is definitely NOT KJV-only.

No. It is as I have said. Both adultery and homosexuality are named as sins in both Testaments, as you would know if you read them. But Christins no longer stone people for either of those sins, but follow our Lord in calling them to repentance. BTW, there is more on the subject of...

You are aware, I suppose, that the Lord Jesus Himself declared the judicial part of the O.T. law obsolete, though the seventh commandment remains in force (James 2:11 etc.). Christians are no longer (and haven't been for 2,000 years) stoning adulterers, but rather telling them, "Go and sin no...

:rolleyes: It's a pity that you still don't. No. 1 Peter 1:2. 'Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father......' What does that mean? Romans 8:29. 'For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be confirmed to the image of His Son.' Those God foreknew, He predestined to be in...

I wonder which text you are thinking of. Eph. 2:8 says that we are saved by grace through faith, 'and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.' Faith is the instrumental means of our salvation; not the reason for it.

Your post is correct concerning some Hyper-Calvinists, but Calvinists do not believe that anyone is saved before he believes. People may be elect from eternity, but they are saved when they believe. I'm a bit surprised that aftermaking what must be hundreds of posts on this forum, you don't...

Not to me. :)

Well, here we go then. You have this idea that people are 'spiritually transferred into Christ.' You are, I suppose, thinking of Col. 1:13, but that text speaks of us being transferred into the kingdom of Christ. That we are united to Christ through faith is true, but I'm not sure why you...

I can't help the feeling that you are being either a bit dense or unnecessarity argumentative. However, in case I haven't been clear, This is my understanding: a pastor is an elder/overseer/bishop. I am concerned that there should ideally be more than one of these in every church, so that...

Well that's a good start in seeking consensus, isn't it. But the fact appears to be that you don't want feedback, you want agreement. Unfortunately, your whole theology is wrong, pretty much from start to finish, but you won't take advice, but react with hostility. If you wanted feedback, you...

I'm sorry but 'overseer' is what episkopos means. You live in a country where 'overseers' were once slave-drivers; I don't. The overseer/elder should be the servant of the congregation, not the master.

No, I believe the pastor is, and must be, an elder. My only problem is with one 'monarchical' pastor and no elders, although, as I wrote, this may be the only option for some very small churches. My pastor was the only elder until he invited me to join him.

I have no probelm with 7 of these, and I'm glad to see you referring to two 'ordinances' rather than 'sacraments.' It may just be a matter of words, but I think we should avoid any perceived connection with the Roman Catholic connotation of 'sacrament.' My problem with T is not so much with the...

If you want to be pedantic, Christ crucified brings about reconciliation. But I am not aware of having written that the cross makes salvation possible. I may perhaps have done so in a moment of madness, but I have been all through this thread and I can't find it. Here are two examples of what...

Acts 15:18. 'Known to God from eternity are all His works.' 'Folks' should note how, in addition to butchering the Greek language, @Van does not hesitate to add to God's word to uphold his ropey theology. I have had cause to mention this text before. Proverbs 30:5-6. Every word of God is...

As everyone but you can see, all the posters believe that individuals are chosen for salvation through faith in the truth. That's what the Bible says. The question at issue is whether the choosing comes before the faith or vice versa. We are helped here by Acts 13:48. 'And as many as had been...

I pointed this out to you already. PSA has nothing to do with "possibilities." 2 Cor. 5:19-21. '.... That God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them ........... For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the...

Yes. 'But as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive' (Gen. 50:20). We must be careful in saying that the cross was unjust, because, along with the resurrection, it is the most glorious event in...

'Declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead' (Rom. 1:4). Jesus is the first-born from the dead in that He is the first to rise from death. Because He is risen, all those who are in Christ will also rise. A study of Lev...