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1 | Holy Spirit without evidence of tongues? | Acts | DLD | 19110 | ||
Thank you for your comments and queries. First about the thief on the cross. We need to remember that Jesus had not yet died for sin and had the power to forgive sin personally as he did on many occasions, see Mark 2:10. It is also possible that this thief had been baptised by John, see Mark 1:5. After His death and resurrection Jesus sent his apostles to preach the gospel, "he who has believed AND has been baptised shall be saved" Jesus said salvation came after baptism. Peter in Acts 2:38 told believers in Jesus, to "repent AND let each of you be baptised ... for the forgiveness of your sins". Again salvation (the forgiveness of sins) came after baptism. Ananias told Saul of Tarsus (Acts 22:16) "to be baptised, and wash away your sins ...". If Saul was already saved then his sins had already been washed away. Ananias tells us that this came after he had been baptised. The apostle Peter wrote "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" 1 Peter 3:21. Baptism is a burial in water of the old person of sin in order that a resurrection of the new person can take place, Rom 6:1-6. If that person had been born again before going into the water then you would be burying the new and there could be no resurrection to newness of life because they already had it. It makes nonsense of this scripture. see Col 2:13-14. There are other examples in Acts that show the importance of baptism in salvation. Let us look at them. Acts 8:12. "But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, men and women alike" Acts 8:13 "And even Simon himself believed, and after being baptised ..." Acts 8:35-36 "And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture he preached Jesus to him. And as they went along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look! water! What prevents me from being baptised?". Verses 38-39 tell us clearly the action of baptism was going into and coming up out of water. Acts 10:48 "And he (Peter) ordered them to be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ" Acts 16:14-15 "... and the Lord opened her (Lydia's) heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. And when she and her household had been baptised ..." Acts 16:30-33 "... and after he (Jailor) brought them out, he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, 'believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your house hold'. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. ... and immediately he was baptised, he and all his household" Acts 18:8 " ... and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptised". Luke makes it very clear that the gospel was preached, hearers believed in Jesus, repented of their sins, and were baptised immediately. Then and only then could they rejoice in their salvation, Acts 8:39; 16:34. Hopefully I have expounded the truth of the scriptures. Thank you again for your comments and questions. |
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2 | Holy Spirit without evidence of tongues? | Acts | CDBJ | 19198 | ||
DLD, I have read and appreciate all of the great verses that you pointed out and they are all scripture; but let me see if I understand you right. Are you telling me that unless a person is baptized in water by another individual, and I assume that you mean by immersion, that they don't have eternal life; even though they have completely trusted in Jesus Christ and the (finished) work that He performed for them on the cross? Please enlighten, CDBJ | ||||||
3 | Holy Spirit without evidence of tongues? | Acts | DLD | 19247 | ||
YES. But this is not what I am saying but what the scriptures teach. Mark 16:16 are the words of Jesus, not mine Acts 2:38 are the words of the apostle Peter, not mine How can someone completly trust in Jesus and fail to demonstrate that trust in obeying this simple command. Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments" John 14:15,21; 15:10. He also said "Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOETH the will of the Father which is in heaven..." Matt 7:21ff |
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4 | Holy Spirit without evidence of tongues? | Acts | CDBJ | 19265 | ||
DLD, what if it is an utter impossibility for a person to be water baptized? Lets say that I am in an orbit around the Earth and through reading a Bible, that a fellow astronaut has, that I truly believe in Jesus Christ, that He died for all my sins. I tell God in a little prayer that I believe in His Son Jesus. That from now on I will turn from my past way and receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior. The problem is that there isn't enough water hardly to drink, much less be baptized. It so happens that the ship burns up the next day while trying to get back to Earth. Now where do I go, heaven or hell? If you would like there are many other examples that one could site, like being in the World trade center on a coffee break reading a Bible at eight in the morning and believing in Christ. Through out the book of John, God promises eternal life, to those who will trust His Son. He does not mention that they should be water baptized before during or after. I know that the other verses are in the Bible, but have you ever heard of a parenthetical phrase. There is a good example in Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. The baptizing didn't have anything to do with it. I told my son, when he was young, that if he ate good healthy foods that some day, when he got on the scales, he would weigh 200 lbs. Now if you don't know what a parenthetical phrase is, you would try to convince my son that getting on the scales, along with the food would make him weigh 200 Lb. He would be 200 lbs. even if he didn't get on the scales. The big problem is that the consequences of adding something that you can do, water baptism, to the work that God did through His son, can have disastrous effect on ones future. In effect if I were to take this position, I would be telling Jesus that His work on the cross wasn't enough, I would like to add a little something that I can do, so that I deserve a little credit. Friend I tell you this in love, be very careful about doing anything other then trusting in Jesus; God is not impressed with anything we do, He is only impressed with what His Son did! If you want eternal life, the Bible says to trust in Jesus and this has to be 100 percent for salvation. I have been baptized in water, but not for the reason that you say the Bible is expressing. If you don't believe this you better study John 20:30,31 because I am not able to reveal it to you. In Him, CDBJ | ||||||