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1 | Water, baptism and John 3:5/Titus 3:5 | John 3:5 | Searcher56 | 110317 | ||
Sctipture ... Psa 51:2, Jhn 3:5-8, 1 Cor 6:11, Eph 5:26, Tit 3:5, Heb 10:22 ... Titus 3:5 about one's sins are washed away, as well as other Scripture (Psa 51:2, 1 Cor 6:11, Eph 5:26, Heb 10:22). In John 3:5 "water" is not referring to the not-yet-existent ritual of Christian baptism. The entire passage is the activity of the Holy Spirit in contrast to the flesh, it would be strange to shift to the ritual. In verse 8, "born of the Spirit" (no mention of water this time) is likened to the wind blowing. Is being born of the Spirit and being born by the wind are not two different things? Then why think being "born of water" and being "born of the Spirit" are different? |
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2 | Water, baptism and John 3:5/Titus 3:5 | John 3:5 | Huron | 110427 | ||
Searcher 56, I've kicked this issue over in my mind for a few days now and believe that the preponderance of evidence shows that the "water" does not represent baptism. After all,if Jesus was saying that you must be baptized, he would not have been able to say what he said in Luke 23:43 "And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." to the criminal dying next to him on the cross! Think about it - the criminal didn't have time to be baptized. Now, having said that, I'm not sure what you meant when you asked,"In verse 8, "born of the Spirit" (no mention of water this time) is likened to the wind blowing. Is being born of the Spirit and being born by the wind are not two different things? Then why think being "born of water" and being "born of the Spirit" are different?" Regards, Huron |
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3 | Water, baptism and John 3:5/Titus 3:5 | John 3:5 | Searcher56 | 110428 | ||
Some think born of water" and being "born of the Spirit" are different ... but the context says otherwise. | ||||||