I am not an expert on Taoism...
Just be careful:

"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ."
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Was the "thief on the cross" with Jesus, under the First Covenant(Old Testament) or under the



New Covenant (New Testament) ?






15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

16 In the case of a will,[d] it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

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...... 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

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Are there requirements of a New Covenant(New Testament)....for men and women today?



Are they the same requirements of the 1st century and the New Testament?



What are the requirements for men and women today?



Can men and women obtain salvation today outside of the requirements of Jesus?



Some "religious leaders" say ALL roads lead to salvation.



Jesus says, "13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

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Is there a path we can all agree upon?




Are there EXAMPLES in the New Testament?




Hear-Acts 18-8

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Believe- Acts 8:12

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Repent - Acts 2:38

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Confess - Romans 10:9

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Be Baptized - (Word means immersed...not sprinkled, or poured upon !) 1 Peter 3:20-21; Acts 2:38

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Live Faithfully-Rev. 2:10

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...BTW...living faithfully is a constant struggle

Just as the Apostle Paul had to buffet his body daily !

27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

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9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.


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.......6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that

he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

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