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1 | Water, baptism and John 3:5/Titus 3:5 | John 3:5 | Searcher56 | 110319 | ||
Scripture ... John 3:5-8 - Titus 3:5 .......... 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 | mitelt | 111325 | ||
Searcher56, "not-yet-existent"? Wasn't John baptizing with water? Wasn't Jesus baptized with water? John 3:5 may indeed be referring to the "activity of the Holy Spirit in contrast to the flesh", but baptism did exist at this point in time, since Christ himself had been baptized. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus instructs the eleven to teach all the nations and to baptize them. What form of baptize would the eleven know about at this time other than water baptism? Had they been baptized with the Holy Spirit at this point? Christ said, “He who believes AND is baptized will be saved…” Mark 16:16 (NKJV) |
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