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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Tim Sheasby Ordered by Verse |
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41 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22296 | ||
EXEGESIS: I am a member of a group who meet once a week to do exegetical studies of God's word. We recently looked at the terms "in the name of" and "into the name of" and what the original Greek preposition was. It was interesting to see that in Acts the word was 'eis' and in Matthew it was 'en'. The first implies "entry into" and the second implies "on the foundation of" or "by the authority of". When you see this you see that the phrases are not contradictory but rather complementary. We are baptised "into" the name of Christ "by the authority" of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. | ||||||
42 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22297 | ||
OOPS! My memory is not as good as it should be. Just checked my Greek Text and found that I had the two words, eis and en, the wrong way round but the difference in the two prepositions still carries different nuances that removes any possibility of contradiction. | ||||||
43 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22298 | ||
OOPS again. In Mathew the word is 'eis' (into) and in Acts it is 'epi' (upon or on). 'En' (in) is also used in other contexts with similar construction. Please forgive my error. Tim |
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44 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22299 | ||
In the same context as John 3:15 -- John 3 starts out discussing the fact that you must be born again. You must be born of water and spirit. True belief always results in obedience and this obedience or the obedient spirit is what saves you in one sense. James speaks extensively about faith verses works and how the two are in fact inseparable. If you truly believe you WILL be baptised for the remission of your sins as did the 3000 on the day of Pentecost. And to forestall any arguments about "what if" situations where a person cannot get baptized -- I also believe implicitly in the providence of God. I do not believe He will allow one who truly believes to die without the opportunity to be baptized ... even in the middle of the Sahara desert! | ||||||
45 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22300 | ||
Actually if you are "in Christ" then you have the Holy Spirit since Ephesians 1 talks about "every Spiritual blessing" being in Christ. When you are baptised you are baptised into Christ and therefore at that time you receive the Holy Spirit! | ||||||
46 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22301 | ||
Why do you deny water baptism? That is what Jesus went through. As did the Ethiopian Eunuch and Cornelius. In fact the story of Cornelius is particularly powerful (Acts 10) since the Holy Spirit came upon Cornelius (As a sign to Paul) and THEN Paul said '"Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.' (Acts 10:47-48). A warning from the word of God -- Gal 1:8-9 "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" Trying to omit baptism or change it from water to not water is preaching another gospel. God's inspired word condemns you. | ||||||
47 | Who may receive the baptism of the H.S.? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22303 | ||
There are only 2 recorded events in Scripture that relate to "Baptism of the Holy Spirit". The firs at Pentecost and the second when Peter preached to the first Gentiles (Cornelius and his family) in Caesarea. This is not the same as a) the gift of the Holy Spirit you receive at baptism (the seal spoken of in Ephesians 1) or b) gifts of the Holy Spirit given by the laying on of Apostles hands (see for example Acts 8). |
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48 | Who may receive the baptism of the H.S.? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22306 | ||
In your gospel message above I have 2 problems. 1. Where in the Bible do you find "The Sinners Prayer". I have never seen it in 35 years as a Christian. 2. Why do you leave out Baptism? While you discuss it very strongly when you show that this was the Apostolic practice you advise in your second paragraph something else -- an unbiblical sinners prayer. It is very dangerous to change the gospel of Christ! There is great risk in mistaking emotion for spirituality. People on an emotional high tend to think this is a spiritual experience but this emotional experience is used by Satan to deceive us into believing we have arrived before we have actually entered the gate. Locked outside we risk eternal condemnation. And remember Matthew 7:22-23 "" Many will say to Me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'""And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' Tim |
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49 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22313 | ||
Right. Saying the words "in the name of Jesus" is the example we see in practice in the first century. The fact that the words "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit" were not said does not mean that the baptism did not take place in their name as well! In Him Tim |
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50 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22323 | ||
I think you have misunderstood me. I think we actually agree but I am possibly just expressing myself badly. Jesus said we were to baptise in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost. Peter said be baptised in the name of Jesus. Ultimately, as you point out, this is the same thing. Tim |
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51 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22332 | ||
OK. Have no problem with this final answer. Boyd has just expressed what I basically believe anyway. He is just a better writer than I. God bless you Tim |
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52 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22663 | ||
Amen | ||||||
53 | Early Church Fictional or Fact? | Acts 2:46 | Tim Sheasby | 224037 | ||
Going to the Temple then was somewhat like going to the mall today … | ||||||
54 | Breaking of bread | Acts 20:7 | Tim Sheasby | 224035 | ||
Once a week is tradition founded on only this one example. If, in a time of great need, a group of Christians partake the Lord's supper on, for argument's sake, a Wednesday, are they not still obeying Jesus command to take it in memory of Him? Having said that it is also true that this was a very early tradition (from other early church writings). I gladly partake once a week but object to it being legislated as the only authorized practice. | ||||||
55 | How did Sunday worship come to be..... | Acts 20:7 | Tim Sheasby | 224036 | ||
Well, they gathered to "break bread". Which has been interpreted to be for a meal or for the Lord's supper. Cannot be dogmatic about it. | ||||||
56 | Should homosexuals be ordained? | Rom 1:27 | Tim Sheasby | 22466 | ||
Romans 6:1-2 "What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?" 2 Cor 5:17 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." Tim |
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57 | big sins / litle sins | Rom 3:23 | Tim Sheasby | 22346 | ||
So we ALL deserve to go to Hell. Thank God for his grace that offers us forgiveness of sins! Tim |
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58 | Is this | Rom 6:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22288 | ||
When interpreting scripture we have to look at the usage of the word in the context of its day. When Jesus and His disciples spoke of baptism they understood this to be immersion in WATER. There is no evidence that this was ever anything else. In addition baptism is not something you do but something you allow to be done to you. You baptise others or are baptised by someone else. Jesus told his disciples to BAPTISE those to whom they taught the gospel. How could they do this with the Spirit? Clearly, however, this can and was done with water. Tim |
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59 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | Rom 6:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22289 | ||
Of course it is not the removal of dirt -- it is not a bath -- but it is still an immersion in water. Again, look at the custom and usage of the time where everyone knew that baptism was immersion in water. | ||||||
60 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | Rom 6:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22290 | ||
I agree that water does not save -- it is the Blood of Christ. But, and this is a big But, it is only in BAPTISM that you can come into contact with the cleansing blood of Jesus. You have to be baptised into his death. I believe you are saved by baptism, but it is not the water that saves. It is the submissive obedience to the command of Christ (Mark 16:16) | ||||||
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