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Peter, recounting the Cornelius episode, preached faith alone, though he didn't understand it. @JudgeRightly pointed out that it wasn't really before Paul. Abraham experienced it, and it was preached by Moses, "The just shall live by faith". I'm answering the opposite question from yours, i...

Yes, if "church" is "gathering" or "congregation", then it works fine, whether someone thinks it's the same congregation (covenentalists--unlikely) or different (mid-acts and others). That text allows for different viewpoints. With "the church" you're assuming only ever one church. You should...

Saul wasn't the first to persecute the body of Christ, was he?

"This is he" refers to Moses in those verses.

All of which leads back to Peter and Cornelius. Peter saw that the Holy Spirit was already come on the Gentiles (not proselytes), and in that condition they were acceptable to God, and able to receive baptism (by water, though not explicit, just like most other references).

LOL--"Password is too strong"

There were negative effects in Corinth about communion, but that wasn't a reason to ignore Christ's teaching about it. So Paul didn't. He corrected practices when needed.

And where are these instructions not to water baptize? They don't exist. If they did, there would be no argument.

Hahahahahahaha. You are without a doubt the most divisive member of the body of Christ I know of. Right. So if the water baptism the other groups of Christians were doing means they are not part of the body of Christ (because that would mean there are 2 baptisms, according to you), then there...

It's a little ironic that you use the passage about "one baptism" to divide the body of Christ. Of course it would help with unity if everybody agreed with you, but that's only good if you are correct. And since you use the passage about "one baptism" as a wedge between those who received water...

Or cannot tolerate the gain due to their brilliance unless it is shared

Just because they are judged after death doesn't mean it is before resurrection. Jesus says bodies will come out of graves before judgment. John 5:28-29 KJV — Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they...

Repeating something without any scriptural support does not make it biblical. Ok, if that's what you meant, I agree. But the discussion was about a particular person that would be in one of two categories of people who are resurrected for judgment. Does it make sense to you that people are...

Here's the description we have of the first resurrection. It is precisely not a "mass" resurrection. Revelation 20:4-6 KJV — And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of...

If the first resurrection, and even the rapture resurrection, have not happened yet, and neither has the 2nd (3rd for @Right Divider), when did the Ayatollah stand in front of his creator? Rev 20 seems to have the nonbelievers stand before the throne in judgment only after they've been resurrected.