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1 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | Reformer Joe | 67021 | ||
"We are saved by faith. Does this mean we are saved by faith without repentance? Not at all. We must repent of our sins, or there is no salvation." That is because repentance accompanies saving faith. Some go so far as to call it an aspect of saving faith. "For it is written, EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH-Lk 13:3. Does this mean that we are saved by faith only, and we never need to confess Jesus publicly? Not at all. We should confess that Jesus is (the only Hope) of our salvation to everyone that asks us. If we are ashamed of Jesus, He will be ashamed of us at the judgment." And a result of true saving faith is that we will confess Jesus publicly. That is James 2 in a nutshell. We are saved as a result of God's grace alone through faith alone. However, true grace and true faith will result in accompanying works. So are we saved by works or by faith? Both are present in the truly saved, but which one does Paul mention as the INSTRUMENT of our justification time and again? Not works, but faith. (Romans 5:1) 'So we may ask, "What about baptism?"' Yes, we may. :) You wrote: "THERE IS NO GRACE WITHOUT BELIEVING ON JESUS" Believing in Jesus is a RESULT of God's grace: "A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul." --Acts 16:14 "And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace" --Acts 18:26 You wrote: "THERE IS NO GRACE WITHOUT REPENTANCE" Grace precedes repentance; repentance is a result of God's grace: "Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?" --Romans 2:4 "with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth" --2 Timothy 2:25 You wrote: "Is there grace without baptism?" Of course there is. Grace motivates the believer to be baptized. God's grace is absolutely free and is not chained by our own activity or inactivity. Grace moves US to obedience; our obedience does not "let" God be gracious to us. "In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, OTHERWISE GRACE IS NO LONGER GRACE." --Romans 11:5-6 --Joe! |
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2 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | inmyheart | 67041 | ||
--Joe! In Acts 22:16 we read-AND NOW WHY TARRIEST THOU? ARISE, AND BE BAPTIZED, AND WASH AWAY THY SINS, CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD. Here it is clear, that water baptism after believing on Jesus is a commandment. Your below answer was all that needed to be said. I also believe that Grace motivates to be obedient to all of God's will for our lives. "Is there grace without baptism?" Of course there is. Grace motivates the believer to be baptized. God's grace is absolutely free and is not chained by our own activity or inactivity. Grace moves US to obedience; our obedience does not "let" God be gracious to us. ***************** Some churches today believe a person does not have to be baptized, while others believe it is required for salvation. Some baptize by total immersion, and others believe this is not necessary. The answer lies not in a denomination, not in the traditions of men, but in God’s Word only. Jesus warned us that the traditions of men make God’s Word of none effect. In other words, Jesus was saying, the traditions that you are doing are not from God’s Word, but are only of men; and being only of men, you are sending people to hell by your traditions. Thanks for you responce Joe! |
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3 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | Reformer Joe | 67048 | ||
"In Acts 22:16 we read-AND NOW WHY TARRIEST THOU? ARISE, AND BE BAPTIZED, AND WASH AWAY THY SINS, CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD. Here it is clear, that water baptism after believing on Jesus is a commandment." Absolutely true. "Your below answer was all that needed to be said." Well, you did make some questionable statements in your previous post regarding whether God's grace depends upon our repentance, obedience and faith; or whether repentance and obedience and faith depend on God's grace. "Jesus warned us that the traditions of men make God?s Word of none effect. In other words, Jesus was saying, the traditions that you are doing are not from God?s Word, but are only of men; and being only of men, you are sending people to hell by your traditions." Actually, what Jesus warned about was supplanting the law of God with the traditions of men. We all follow traditions, and some of them, while not in the word of God, do not contradict or take the place of the teachings of Scripture. My church sings songs that are not part of Scripture; does yours? My church celebrates Easter and Christmas; does yours? My church has pews; does yours? My church has Wednesday night services; does yours? We pass around the offering plates during the service; does your church do the same? All of these are examples of things that are not commanded in Scripture, but are glorifying to God (or at the very least do not dishonor Him). Traditions of men, in other words. Simply put, we do not have a clear-cut set of procedures for worship like can be found in the Torah for temple ceremony. While it is certainly not a case of "anything goes," it is also rather simplistic to think that any church today does things EXACTLY the same way things were done by the apostles, or even that the apostles were uniform in the churches that they oversaw (e.g. the differences between primarily Jewish congregations and primarily Gentile congregations). "Thanks for you responce Joe!" You are quite welcome! --Joe! |
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4 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | inmyheart | 67053 | ||
My church sings songs that are not part of Scripture; does yours? My church celebrates Easter and Christmas; does yours? My church has pews; does yours? My church has Wednesday night services; does yours? We pass around the offering(*And Tithing) plates during the service; does your church do the same? *Don't forget, My church has baptizing every Sunday; does yours? of course, doesn't everyone! Thanks for your response! |
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5 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | Reformer Joe | 67105 | ||
"*Don't forget, My church has baptizing every Sunday; does yours? of course, doesn't everyone!" No, everyone doesn't. I doubt very seriously that at your church you have individuals being baptized EVERY Sunday as well. We had about nine this morning, I think, but some weeks we go without any. As in Acts, we baptize as the Lord adds to our number. By the way, how does your church handle those who have been baptized and fall into sin and then repent. Do they have to be rebaptized? "Thanks for your response!" You are welcome! --Joe! |
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6 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | inmyheart | 67109 | ||
"As in Acts, we baptize as the Lord adds to our number." Again, this is why there is baptism every Sunday! *********** By the way, how does your church handle those who have been baptized and fall into sin and then repent. Do they have to be rebaptized? To answer this would be another thread. My point is, people want to exclude being baptized after salvation, which is not true. "Thanks for your response!" You are welcome! |
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