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61 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66699 | ||
Cyclist, do you mean your question "are we born with knowledge of God"? You said you were searching the forum and I did not have to answer that one so I have not considered it. If you mean your question regarding "are the children saved because of the belief of the granparents"?, I am still researching that one. I promise I'm not ignoring you, I just want to be thorough. Please allow me some time to respond to your most recent comments. I am a new believer and am learning as I go. I post my research efforts to get feedback from the forum because I learn in this way. I hope that is O.K. Prayerfully, cwade | ||||||
62 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66698 | ||
Cyclist, do you mean your question "are we born with knowledge of God"? You said you were searching the forum and I did not have to answer that one so I have not considered it. If you mean your question regarding "are the children saved because of the belief of the granparents"?, I am still researching that one. I promise I'm not ignoring you, I just want to be thorough. Please allow me some time to respond to your most recent comments. I am a new believer and am learning as I go. I post my research efforts to get feedback from the forum because I learn in this way. I hope that is O.K. Prayerfully, cwade | ||||||
63 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66681 | ||
Dear One, Romans 5:12-14 "Wherefore, as one man entered sin into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law". We have all been judged and declared guilty. Death has passed upon all men. From the womb, we are all sinners. And since "the wages of sin is death" (for all) then no one (even babies) are exempt. God said there is none righteous, no not one. He didn't say there is none righteous except babies. There is none righteous, and that includes children. One, I assure you this was difficult for me to accept. I, (just like everyone else) want to believe that children are not held accountable for sin. It is very difficult for me to break from what church leaders have taught me about the "age of accountability". But I can't be selective in what Scriptures say. I can't accept some as the truth and ignore others. If "none doeth good", and none are righteous, no not one, we can't say that some (children) ARE righteous. That makes no sense does it? -- I know greiving parents who have lost children don't want to hear this viewpoint, and I understand that. But I have to go on what the Bible says. However, true Christians shouldn't worry to much about this... we know God is Just and Good and always does what is righteous and true. We know God saves who He wants. And I believe if God was going to save a person as an adult, He would save them as a child. So...dear One, I will close with this question to you: We know we cannot lose our salavation, right? So if all babies are saved, would not all adults be saved? If not, at what point did the babies "lose their salvation"? In all Christ's love, cwade |
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64 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66573 | ||
Dear One, In Mathew 18:3 I believe Jesus is using children as an illustration of a Christian as a "child of God". He's teaching that we are to walk meekly, receiving the Word of God as children accept the word of their earthly fathers. This has nothing to do with children being righteous or without sin. (Please see the exchange between me and charis above). Look at the corresponding verse to Psalms 139:13 that you quoted. Psalms 51:5-7 5"Behold I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow". One... if we are honest, when we look at children, we do see sin in them, don't we? My six year old sins and knows when he does it. We might like to say it's just mischief, or it's "cute". But sin is sin. I find no biblical exception. I find no evidence of unaccountable sin regardless of age. |
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65 | Do all little ones believe? | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66564 | ||
Cyclist, praise God for your question. As a result of it, my conscience has been seared. After a study of this topic I now believe that the "Age of Accountability" is a theory that is not at all supported by Scripture. I know I will join my brother charis as scum in the pond (as he said) with this viewpoint, but nevertheless here goes: 1. Proverbs 20:11 "Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether right." This verse destroys the "age of accountability". It says very clearly that a child's doings can be impure. Obviously then, all children are not pure in God's eyes. 2. Psalms 51:5 "Behold I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me". We are all born with a sin nature. 3. Psalms 58:3 "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as they be born, speaking lies". 4. 1 Corinthians 7:14 "For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean, but now they are Holy". How can kids be unholy unless they are unsaved? If God really saved all children, would God's word say that some are unclean? 5. Genesis 18:32 "And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once" Peradventure ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake." If there were 10 righteous children in Sodom, God would not have destroyed it. But he did, right? So... the children there were not innocent! 6. 2 Kings 2:24 "And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD, And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them". Would God tell the man of God to curse these kids "in His name" if they were innocent? 7. 1 Corinthians 15:22 "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive". Again, from the womb we are all sinners. 8. Job 25:4 "How then can man be justified with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?" 9. "Behold all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: the soul that sinneth die!" No exceptions. Sin is sin. There is no unaccountable sin. From these verse and more I now believe that there is an age of accountability; it is when we are born! So "Do all little Ones believe?" No. |
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66 | Are little ones trusting, easily led | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66532 | ||
Thank you brother. I misspoke. I should have said the break from "public denominational teaching" instead of break from tradition. | ||||||
67 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66530 | ||
Thank you brother. I agree this is a dead issue (here anyway). I hope your question and these posts have not made you feel "ganged up on". I'm sure that was not the intention of anyone. It seems that we will have to 'agree to disagree' on this issue because I have studied Scripture at length on this issue and read the opinions of many learned brothers. And, I can never get anyone who believes that baptism is a requirement for salvation to give me an honest answer to my question of what happens when someone who accepts Christ dies before being baptized. I think that is an honest question, but it is always sidestepped and avoided. | ||||||
68 | Are little ones trusting, easily led | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66522 | ||
Dearest Charis, your response did not offend in any way. I am truly, openly seeking and welcome all viewpoints on Scripture. I have not come to a definiite conclusion yet as to my personal inerpretation of this verse and look forward to following continued dialogue between you and brother Cyclist. I will admit it has been hard for me to "break from tradition" on this verse and be open to the interpretation that little ones are not children, but your posts are helping me be open to that. My question was truly a question asking for your opinion and I appreciate the response. btw: We had a huge rainstorm in Ga. last night! | ||||||
69 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66520 | ||
Teacher I respect your opinion. I hope I have not seemed argumentative, I did not mean to be. I ask this question not as a challenge, but just for clarification. If you are witnessing to someone, and they accept Christ (praise God) do you then tell them in effect: "You are not saved yet. Your salvation is not complete until you are baptized." Teacher would this mean they are only half-saved, when they repent of their sins and ask Christ to come into their heart? And again I ask this question: What happens if they die before being baptized? In Christ, cwade | ||||||
70 | Are little ones trusting, easily led | Matt 18:6 | cwade | 66477 | ||
Charis, could this verse be referring to "small" believers who to some might seem insignificant? By "small" believer I mean people who are very trusting by nature and easily led. Based on the context (in which Jesus was answering the disciples question about who among them was greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven), it seems to me that He was pointing out that even the most simple of people are just as important to God. He was also cautioning against causing those trusting, easily led "small" believers to lose faith. I think this would be in line with His statement about their angels. God has angels available to minister to all people, and the "little one's" angels are just as important messengers in that they stand before God ready to deliver His message and minister to the "small" believer. Just a thought. Forgive the intrusion into yours and Cyclist discussion. It was too intriguing to not comment on. |
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71 | How were you drawn to Christ? | Hos 11:4 | cwade | 66420 | ||
I have been contemplating recently the difference between "Love Evangelism" and "Fear Evangelism". Would a young person who is in a state of rebellion to everyone and everything respond better to an attempt to point out their sin and need of repentance, or to an attempt to show them how much God loves them? Even the rebellious youth, when they know they are loved and when they begin to love in return, will change their ways because of that love. To answer your question: I fear God, but I was converted when I realized how much He loved me, not because I feared going to Hell. I know each situation is different; and it is God who draws us to Him (not people). But I wish more Christians would (at least consider) witnessing through expressing love once in a while and not always by condemming sin. (But before I get yelled at let me say I know how important it is to point out sin). |
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72 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66417 | ||
God bless you Pastor Glenn. And thank you for your kind words. | ||||||
73 | Why doesn?t God just show himself to tho | Mark 11:22 | cwade | 66416 | ||
Thank you Charis, that was helpful. In this particular case I responded in the way I felt led, but based on the posts afterward I began to doubt my approach. When I was an unbeliever (a very short while ago) I remember how frustrated I would get at people who quoted the Bible to me when I didn't believe in it. That would be like someone quoting the Quoran to me now. It would be wasting their breath because I don't believe the Quoran. I used to just want someone to discuss the existence of God with me without requiring me to (first) believe in the Bible. But I know you are absolutely correct. It is the Holy Spirit of God that convicts a person, not us! We do not convict, convince or convert. God does that. In the future I will follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and not doubt the way I am being led. | ||||||
74 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66350 | ||
Sorry if my post seemed tense! It was probably the quote from Spurgeon that made it seem that way. (He spoke out pretty strongly on the issue). And I DO BELIEVE in believer's baptism! I do believe we should be baptized AFTER we are saved. The Bible is clear on that. I was baptized by full immersion after I was saved. But I thought your question was: Is it an (absolute) requirement of salvation? I thought you meant we can not be saved WITHOUT baptism, and that's just not the case! Again, what would happen to the person who is saved, and then dies before being baptized? Does he go to Hell? | ||||||
75 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66331 | ||
Teacher, I assure you I do not take our Lord's words lightly! But beloved, the doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration, is like eating a chittlin’. The more we chew it the bigger it gets! The best way I know to clarify this issue is by simply saying this: BAPTISM WITHOUT FAITH SAVES NO ONE!! I just want to get that said! Baptism does not save the unbeliever. Baptism does not in any way exempt him from Hell. He may be baptized, or he may not be baptized, but if he does not BELIEVE, he will be damned. It doesn’t matter if he is baptized by immersion or sprinkling, in his infancy, or in his adult age, if he is not led to put his trust in Jesus Christ — if he remains an unbeliever, then this terrible doom is pronounced upon him — “He that believeth not shall be damned.” So it is the belief in Christ that saves, period. Furthermore, I respectfully submit to you that people are not saved by baptism, because it would be totally out of character with the spiritual religion which Christ came to teach, if we made salvation depend on mere ceremony! Charles Spurgeon said it best: “The false religions of heathens might require salvation by a physical process, but Jesus Christ claims for his faith that it is purely SPIRITUAL, so how and why would he require regeneration with water? I can’t see how baptism could be a spiritual gospel, but I can see how it would be mechanical. If anyone teaches that regeneration goes with baptism, I say it’s false doctrine, a craftily invented mechanical salvation to deceive ignorant, sensual, and grovelling minds, rather than the teaching of the most profoundly spiritual of all teachers, who rebuked Scribes and Pharisees for regarding outward rites as more important than inward grace.” My brother, if we proclaim that Baptism is a requirement for salvation I fear that we are opening that door to the belief that Baptism saves. Let's not regress to the 15th century and argue that all over again!In Christ's Love,cwade |
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76 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66323 | ||
Dearest teacher, Mark 16:16 does not say that baptism is a REQUIREMENT for salvation. Here's why: I could say that whoever believes AND goes to church will be saved. That is true. But it is BELIEF that saves, not belief AND going to church. I could also say if you believe AND read your Bible, you'll be saved. But it isn't reading your Bible that saves you. It is belief in Christ, in His sacrifice, that saves us. To say we must add something on to what Christ did on the cross is heresy. There are too many verses that clearly demonstrate that justification is by faith to say baptism is REQUIRED. (Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:8; Phil. 3:9; etc.). Belief in what Christ has done, not what man can do, is what saves us. As I said: Baptism is just a public demonstration of the inner work of regeneration. This is why the rest of the verse says, "...but he who does not BELIEVE will be condemned." Mark 16:16 focuses on the issue of belief, not baptism. How do you feel about my scenario of someone accepting Christ and dying before being baptized. Are they saved? |
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77 | summarize chapter 4 of Lamentations | Lamentations | cwade | 66320 | ||
In Chapter 4 of Lamentations: The prophet laments the injuries and indignities done to those to whom respect used to be shown, ver. 1, 2. II. He laments the direful effects of the famine to which they were reduced by the siege, ver. 3-10. III. He laments the taking and sacking of Jerusalem and its amazing desolations, ver. 11, 12. IV. He acknowledges that the sins of their leaders were the cause of all these calamities, ver. 13-16. V. He gives up all as doomed to utter ruin, for their enemies were every way too hard for them, ver. 17-20. VI. He foretells the destruction of the Edomites who triumphed in Jerusalem's fall, ver. 21. VII. He foretels the return of the captivity of Zion at last, ver. 22. | ||||||
78 | Is baptism a work? | NT general Archive 1 | cwade | 66318 | ||
Romans 6:3-5 is often quoted as proof that baptism is necessary for salvation. "3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection," So, does this mean baptism is NECESSARY for salvation? No, for several reasons: First, we know from other verses in Scripture that salvation is by FAITH, not by faith and anything we do. Rom.3:28-30 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.. Next, we learn from other verses that baptism FOLLOWS faith. For example, in Acts 16:30-33 where the Jailer specifically asks what he must do to be saved and where baptism fits in: "...and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household." 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. 33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household," (Acts 16:30-33, NASB). If baptism was REQUIRED to achieve salvation, then Paul should have said, "Believe and be baptized and you will be saved." But, he didn't. Also, in Acts 10:44-46 Gentiles were saved, received the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues BEFORE they were baptized. So what Romans 6:3-5 means is that: To be baptized "into Christ," is to be publicly identified with Christ. The focus is not the baptism itself, but on what baptism represents. Being baptized into Christ is a public statement of belief in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, AND IT IS THAT BELIEF which saves us. Baptism by immersion is a perfect symbol and public profession of faith but it is not required for salvation. If a person is saved, but not yet baptized, and is killed in a car wreck on his way home from church, that person is still saved. He is still going to Heaven. |
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79 | Why did Jesus weep or what was the occas | John 11:35 | cwade | 66316 | ||
Angelface, I answered your question but not completely. There were actually 3 times recorded in Scripture where Jesus wept. In the shortest verse of the Bible; John 11:35, I agree with Mommapbs that Jesus was weeping because sin had hurt the world. In Hebrews 5:7 He cried (I believe) because sin was about to hurt Him. In Luke 19:41 He cried because sin was hurting His city (Jerusalem). |
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80 | Co 2 : 5-7 | Gal 5:25 | cwade | 66311 | ||
Training ourselves to have more disiplined faith includes: prayer, meditation on the Word of God, fasting, confession, solitude(listening to God), and hungering for the Word of God. A word search on any of these words/phrases will produce good results. I believe this training must begin with a request that God strengthen us in each of these areas. | ||||||
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