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When asked this question (in essence) was asked of Peter at Pentacost, he responded... Acts 2:38 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. And later, Peter said, 1 Peter 3:18-21 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; 19 in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, 20 who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. 21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Christ Himself said... Mark 16:16 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. These are just a few verses. If you are serious about your salvation, you really need to study. I just wanted to point these out because the Bible teaches that baptism is essential and from the skimming of this forum, I wasn't seeing that highlighted. Do I believe that having yourself get dunked in water saves you? No. Do I believe that after hearing the Word, believing, confessing that Jesus is the Son of God, repenting of my sins, and following the command to be baptized (immersed) for the remission of sins and thus coming into contact with the blood of Christ saves you? Yes. However, once saved, we must continue to "...walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light..." so "...the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:7

Alright guys. Want some thoughts on the debate. Both me and my friend have XDm .40s, but he thinks he wants to trade his for Glock 22. Just wanting to know what yall think. Is one clearly superior? What are the pros and cons? I guess the biggest question is, if it really comes down to feel/preference, what is the best value? From looking around, I usually see XDms selling for more than the glocks, and if you get into LE refurbs, there seems to be a pretty big price difference. Would it be reasonable to expect that he could get $200 boot on a gen 2 or 3 refurb glock 22 for his XDm? I mean, if that is the case, I might need to start looking into getting a glock myself. $200 could go a pretty good ways toward new holsters, mags etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Glanced over the responses and in a quick scan I did not see anything about Altoids tins. Unfortunately, I have not built my EDC altoids survival/medical kit yet but I have been setting stuff aside for a while. The altoids tins offer the advantages of being compact, non threatening, color "codeable", and they even have a mini altoid tin if you want to get really small. I plan to one day have a dedicated medical tin, a dedicated survival/hiking tin, and an EDC tin which would be a combination of the other two with maybe a little everyday "social" survival added in. On Survivalblog.com I have seen an article detailing one preppers tin entitled "The Ultimate Altoids Tin Survival Kit, by J.C.R" where he goes in depth on what to carry and why and it is pretty amazing what you can fit in there. There are also many other articles on the site (including one by myself), that detail different advantages and uses for the tins. I don't know if it has been mentioned already or not, but there is a flashlight by fenix (fenix eo1) that is very small, very bright, and takes one AAA battery. If you go to the gun shows in Knoxville, Knoxville Tactical has these for about $10 each (which beats amazon right now), and they are great people to deal with. I keep one with my leatherman wave, one on my key chain, one in my tool chest, one in my truck, one in my truck tool chest, and have extras to spare. Another Knoxville Tactical gun show find is 5.11 Rush 24 bags. After taking a Rush 24 on a family weekend trip (with a condor attachment for a toiletry bag), I now have 3 black Rush 24s and red/reflective Rush 24. I looked and the only one I found cheaper than Knoxville Tactical was the red one that I bought used off craigslist. The red one is designed for emergency personnel and would work great for them and for hiking, but right now, i have allocated it as my car emergency bag (not B.O.B though), to keep jumper cables, some water, first aid kit, etc. I would like to thank UncleJak for the suggestion about the leather pouches. I bought a few, realized they were too small for what I planned on using them for, but just might make a great EDC pouch. I am not new to TGO, but until now I have mainly stayed in the trading post section. I say that to say that if I have somehow violated a policy by posting other sites and/or businesses, that I was unaware and will make changes if so informed.

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the help. Still have some of the concerns that dolomite expressed. I deal with surplus dealers and/or meet with people off of gun sites similar to tgo from time to time. Just wondering if I come across plates, carriers, helmets, or other gear that was either marked US or known to come from a soldier, if it would be legal for me to buy and if it would be legal for me to sale should I decide on something else. Just trying to do the best I can to remain a law-abiding citizen. I appreciate all the responses so far and would appreciate it if anyone has anything else to offer. Thanks.

Wanting to know the legalities of buying and selling body armor in Tennessee. Done the usual searches and go the usual jumble of answers. "Yes, it is legal to own but not to sale." "No, it is not legal to own any type of body armor." "Yes it is legal to own and sale but only if it is just 7.62 "black" sapis and not 7.62 AP "green" esapis." "You can own and sell as long as it does not say US on it." Etc. You know how it goes. Does anyone actually know for sure what the actual laws are (being able to show proof would be preferable)? I would appreciate it.