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Originally Posted by sandie
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I want to believe the "one" step process, but can't shake the "three step" outlined in God's Word.
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I do enjoy your posts, and was wondering what Scriptures you use to define your beliefs in the "one" step, if you'd like to share that is.
This also explains Mike Hayes beliefs, if you know who that is.
As you can see I tend to ramble...sorry.
God bless.
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well, this is not a debate or an attempt to change your mind.
As far as Scriptures to back up the "one-step" I think that the Bible overwhelmingly says that we are justified/saved by faith.
Over and over again it says we are to believe in Jesus.
Baptism is mentioned as a secondary thing because it was a practice in the early church associated with conversion.
I would suggest that you stop "trying" to believe in either the one-step or three-step doctrine.
Don't worry about it. Leave that to God.
Two suggestions:
Read Romans chapters 3 and 4 several times over a period of time. Read them in different translations and see what Paul is saying.
I would also suggest a web site called In Christ Alone.
http://www.inchristalone.org/
There is a lot of stuff on there and some of it is pretty long and tiring
but he is an ex-UPC minister and therefore has some knowledge about the UPC.
Mike Hayes? I don't really know him. He married one of the Parker sisters. They used to sing with their brother as The Parkers quite a few years ago.
Because the girls were were not real thin, some people referred to them as "The Porkers." As far as I know he has left the UPC and would now be considered a "one-stepper." Many years ago when he was going to TBC in Houston he got onto my brother-in-law because he (my brother-in-law) was not UPC but was going to a UPC Bible School. Then another young man from Ohio beat up Mike for getting on my brother-in-law. That was all kid stuff done many years ago.
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