In Luke 5:1-11 and Mark 1:14-20 we have the Scripturally recorded Salvation testimony of some of the Apostles, which debunks the error that passages such as Lk 5:1-11 and Mk 1:14-20 are referring to practical sanctification, a post-salvation call to a deeper walk with God and Christian service for believers. What a church or pastor or believer believes about salvation can be easily deducted from the manner in which they deal with certain passages of Scripture from the Bible.

As a Mennonite by heritage, this author has been frequently exposed to Mennonite folks imploring that someone’s dreams or visions or...