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1 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103394 | ||
Ok, I want to get right down to the core of the matter. Is one who is disobidient saved? Can one not obey Jesus' commands and still be saved? Yes Jesus' blood is what saves us, but do you believe His blood will save those who are not obedient to His will??? And here are some scriptures I think you will want to look at before answering this question. James 2:14-26 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, " Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." 19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. 20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead NASU True our works are not what save us, but only the blood of Jesus saves. But our faith is dead if we are not obedient and do the good works we are commanded... And dead faith does not equal salvation |
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2 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103393 | ||
Ok, I want to get right down to the core of the matter. Is one who is disobidient saved? Can one not obey Jesus' commands and still be saved? Yes Jesus' blood is what saves us, but do you believe His blood will save those who are not obedient to His will??? And here are some scriptures I think you will want to look at before answering this question. James 2:14-26 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, " Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." 19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. 20 But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead NASU True our works are not what save us, but only the blood of Jesus saves. But our faith is dead if we are not obedient and do the good works we are commanded... And dead faith does not equal salvation |
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3 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103382 | ||
sorry, meant I have not meant to make... | ||||||
4 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103380 | ||
I have meant to make any personal attacks. If it has appeared that why I am sincerely sorry. I have been trying to make points... Maybe I am wrong, or maybe you haven't been paying attention. I realize that Jesus blood is the only thing that brings salvation, but we have to obey God if we accept to receive the gift. Why did Jesus say if person believes and is baptized he will be saved? There's one point, hope it doesn't seem like an attack. |
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5 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103367 | ||
The scriptures do not say what you just said. That is what you believe, and it doesn't fit with the rest of the Bible. |
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6 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103366 | ||
he was not saved before water baptism... That is why peter said can any man forbid he baptized The Holy Spirit falling on Cornelius was God showing He was for even Gentiles. Can you forbid WATER THAT ANY SHOULD BE BAPTIZED? |
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7 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103365 | ||
Paul didn't preach to the Eunuch, Philip did, and he made it a part of the Gospel. Why did Paul baptize Stephanous if he wasn't sent to baptize? What is Paul talking about in Romans 6, I cor. 12: 13, Gal. 3: 26-27, and why was Paul himself baptized after Jesus appeared to him and told him to go and he would be told what to do???Ananias told him to be baptized. Why did peter talk about it I pet. 3: 21 when he writes about baptism? The point you were talking about in I cor. where paul says he was not sent to baptize... He is addressing division among the corinthians over who they follow. He is not negating the importance baptism, but showing them not to be think the person who baptizes them should be their Lord. Please stop taking verses out of the Bible and lifting them out of the Bible. How can you say christians needn't be baptized when Jesus says they should??? |
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8 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103331 | ||
Why is it that after Philip PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS, (him being the ethiopian), the eunuch asked, "HERE IS WATER WHAT HINDERETH ME FROM BEING BAPTIZED?" Obviously part of preaching Jesus, is talking about being baptized with him in his death, JUST AS PAUL TALKED ABOUT IN ROMANS 6. Please read the scriptures | ||||||
9 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103330 | ||
I was talking about individual stories, and every individual story which I assumed would have the most detail included baptism. | ||||||
10 | Baptism...What does God's Word say? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103310 | ||
Hi Hank, I agree with you brother. Jesus blood is the factor that washes our sins away. I say we must be baptized only because Jesus commanded it of us, and I think we agree on that. Thank you for that. |
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11 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103308 | ||
Was Jesus teaching that you need to be baptized in John chapter 3, as Jesus was talking to the ruler Nicodemus? The answer is NO He was not. You can only say He was, if you take the scripture out of context. Let's look at it. 5 Jesus answered, Truly I say to you, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of Heaven. (if you stop there, maybe you make a case that Jesus is talking about baptism, but let us read on.) 6 That which is born of flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Look at the parallelism in Jesus teaching. "Born of water and of the Spirit" "That which is born of flesh is flesh; that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." Born of water is talking about our earthly birth, that of flesh, coming from or mother's womb, (which as we know, and of course Jesus does also, involves water). Jesus is not talking about Baptism here, but rather he is teaching Nicodemus that being born again is not talking about going back to the mother's womb, which Nicodemus mistakenly thinks in verse 4. This does mean christians are not obligated to be baptized - they are. Jesus taught that in the very tail end of Matthew's account of Jesus coming to the disciples after his resurrection, (Matt. 28: 19-20). Also in the Gospel of Mark where Jesus told the disciples, "he that believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe shall be damned." (Some try to reason away the importance of baptism in this verse, because Jesus doesn't restate it in the second half of the verse, but that will not fit when we consider God's whole revelation.) I encourage everyone to read through the the History of Acts, it is amazing that everytime someone becomes a christian they are baptized. Jesus' disciples who were promised the Holy Spirit's teaching, write about the significance of Baptism, how in it we are buried with Jesus. We put to death the old man of sin, and our sins our washed away. (Paul was told - "what are you waiting for arise and be baptized, and wash your sins away"). And when we rise out of the waters of Baptism we rise with Jesus to life. How beautiful a plan God gives! Please brothers and sisters let us stop minimizing God's plan, God's will, which he has revealed to us in the scriptures!! Do not disregard what the scriptures plainly teach, I beg... I hope this has served to help anyone with questions |
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12 | Baptism...What does God's Word say? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103291 | ||
Hi Hank, Jesus has all authority, and we need to do all things in the name of Jesus, (Col 3: 17) Jesus reveals to us what we should do in the Bible. He told the apostles in the Gospel of John that the comforter would come and teach them and remind them of they had learned. So when Peter filled with the Holy Spirit told the Jews on the day of Pentecost to repent and be baptized into the name of Jesus to recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost, what Jesus said was being fulfilled - the comforter had come. Jesus has all authority to judge us. What will he judge us by? His Word. We need to stop looking at particular passages, (like the theif on the cross), as if they are the whole of God's revelation. But if we look at the entirety of the scriptures with an honest heart it won't be so hard to understand that we need to obey Jesus in everything. |
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13 | Baptism...What does God's Word say? | John 4:14 | deejhermit | 103253 | ||
I am afraid that the situation with the theif on the cross can be abused when talking about baptism. We need to look at all of God's revelation. Is Baptism necessary to be saved? What does the Bible say? Matt 28:18-20 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, " All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." NASU Acts 2:38-41 Peter said to them, " Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." 40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, " Be saved from this perverse generation!" 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. NASU Acts 8:12-13 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike. 13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. NASU Acts 8:36-39 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?" 37[ And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."] 38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing. NASU 1 Peter 3:21-22 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him. NASU These are just a few of the many examples of people being born again into Jesus, buried with him in the waters of baptism, just as Paul talks about in Romans ch 6. Peter says that baptism saves, and not Peter, but the comforter who spoke through Peter. Jesus told them the comforter would come and teach them and remind them. How can we argue with the Bible? God's revealed Word tells to be Baptized, I for one am not going to argue with God. ps - all those examples compared to one theif on the cross, whom was next to Jesus who had all authority on earth as He hung there next to the thief... |
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