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1 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Reformer Joe | 68486 | ||
I think it may be somewhat of a stretch to connect the story of Naaman to baptism. The New Testament lists several Old Testament types of baptism, and Naaman is never mentioned among them. The only time in the NT that Naaman is even mentioned is in Luke 4:27, when Jesus is underscoring the relative uniqueness of Naaman's healing (a point I should have been making in the "health-wealth" thread, now that I think about it). While I would consider circumcision and the sacrificial system as likely Old Testament "sacraments," this one-time action of God on behalf of a single human being couldn't rightly be considered sacramental. You wrote: "It was God's grace that saved Naaman from his leprosy, but God chose the water of the Jordan as the means by which to transmit that grace." In this case, yes; but God uses a variety of physical means in single-case healings, and often uses no physical means at all. Elisha threw some stuff in the pot to de-poison it. Jesus used his spit and dirt. However, often healings occurred at the mere speaking of Jesus and the apostles. So, while I agree that God's grace does work in the recipient through the sacraments, it is not a justifying but rather a sanctifying grace, and the grace conferred in the sacraments is efficacious only toward His elect (unlike justifying grace, which is always efficacious -- a TULIP moment for you and yours!). May God bless you richly today! --Joe! |
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2 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | One | 68498 | ||
I think he hit it right on the head. To me whenever we speak of Baptism some one always jumps in with, “We are saved by faith!” Yes, we are, but look at Hebrews 11. There it has all kind of “work” that people did and there it says buy faith Moses etc. So we can do something and not have is called a work but faith. When I was baptized did I see my union with Christ (Romans 6:1 ff)? Did I see my sins washed away (Acts 22:16)? So how did I know it happened, by Faith! Peace to all, one. |
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3 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Reformer Joe | 68503 | ||
But you seem to forget that Emmaus believes that INFANT baptism regenerates the recipient... --Joe! |
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4 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Emmaus | 68504 | ||
" But you seem to forget that Emmaus believes that INFANT baptism regenerates the recipient... " Talk about completely gratuitous grace! Emmaus |
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5 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Reformer Joe | 68505 | ||
...completely dependent on the action or inaction of men? | ||||||
6 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Emmaus | 68507 | ||
... no more dependent than the spread of the Gospel is. God moves men to achieve His purposes. But then we get back to election. Emmaus |
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7 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Reformer Joe | 68535 | ||
"But then we get back to election." And I like it there! --Joe! |
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