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The argument is about "obedience" and it's relationship to salvation. Some individuals don't comprehend the nature of discipline, sonship, and the persistence of the sin nature as characterized by "the flesh."

That just isn't accurate. Almond shaped eyes aren't limited to Asians. One of my favorite actors, Keanu Reeves, has almond shaped eyes. He may have some Asian ancestors, but that's the point. Our physical traits aren't determined by a single gene, though a single gene can have a profound effect...

It was designed to support each other, much like creation was designed by God. Man, made in the image of God, is capable of creating things, including reasonable sounding explanations of natural phenomena occurring without the need of any creator. That doesn't elevate science above any other...

The origin of life was taught as the foundation of the theory of evolution until the logical point was introduced that the mechanisms themselves could not evolve. At that time the scientific community was forced to separate evolution from the processes presupposesd to exist and deliver "natural"...

Soil science? Cool. Have you seen the documentary "Kiss the ground?" I found the science sound, but my studies of ecosystems were limited to my fish tanks, artificial pond, and gardening. If you saw it, I'd value your opinion.

The eruption of Mt. Saint Helen's supposedly produced fossilized boots and other debris that dated to 4 and a half billion years ago. The dating method seems to apply to the rock, yet the boots were less than a decade old. I don't consider any dating method reliable for prehistory, but I don't...

Choice is not free will, nor free will choice. If I tell you I'll give you a hamburger or fried chicken, and you want pizza, you can choose the hamburger or the chicken, but you're not satisfying your will, but mine.

No it doesn't say that at all. It says we are baptized into one body. Then it goes on to say we've been made to drink into one Spirit. You're combing the two phrases into one to simplify it to fit your understanding. I never asked you to agree, but neither my agreement or yours is required to...

That's your understanding, not what scripture actually says.

My objection isn't to baptism of the Spirit, but to spiritual baptism as it's used, to justify avoiding being baptized. It's just a word game of sorts, but as I pointed out, there is no scripture that actually says that we are immersed in the spirit, at least not in any translation that I've...

When you have no answer to an argument, you make up an argument based on things that weren't said. That's what's referred to as a straw man's argument and is really a non argument and assertion based upon fantasy. Stay away from open flames.

Okay so you have a reading comprehension problem. I'll repeat, I have never said that salvation or sanctification is by works, not even in the sentence which you've truncated. But at least I understand why your interpretations are so corrupted. You remove text out of context which is really only...

See my response to Ferris Bueller. I didn't speak to the tongues of fire, but I consider them a sign to fulfill Peter's words in reference to the prophet Joel. We understand the Holy Spirit to be the same One that descended on Christ, but at the Lord's baptism the Holy Spirit came down like a...

It could mean that, depending on which translation you use, and what baptism represents, sprinkling or dunking, and "when" the verses apply to. Receiving the Holy Spirit by faith is described in various passages in more than one way, but the some people use the term spiritual baptism as a second...

Since no one has ever been dipped in spirit, "Spirit baptism" is an absurdity. Water baptism represents identifying with Christ in His death and rising to new life in Him. It's part of our testimony and was commanded by the risen Christ. For some people, the occasion of baptism is the only time...

I have never said that salvation had anything to do with the works of the law, never. Have a nice life.

I know you can't see it, but I see multiple self contradictions in your posts. A dead man can't reason, but you can know knew life in Christ Jesus.

I'm not confusing anything. There are no pre life biological processes. A biological process can not evolve independent of life. That's impossible.

I think you're confusing me with another poster. Baptists hold to the doctrine that salvation and sanctification are entirely the work of God. We don't do a thing to be "saved" except believe the gospel and place our trust in Jesus Christ. Obedience to the Lord is understood in submitting to...

Trust and obey isn't the problem. Treating His blood as a common thing is. Believing that His sacrifice is insufficient is. Sanctification by works is. Being devoid of His Spirit most definitely is. If you are trying to be saved or sanctified by law, you have denied the faith and are an enemy of...