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1 | Baptism | Matt 3:11 | lionheart | 144951 | ||
Greetings my brothers and sisters,I have a question about something that has come up on the forum a number of times over the past few months.Could someone give me a breif explanation of Baptismal regeneration,this is something I want make sure my head is in the right place and if not I can get it there. In Christ, lionheart |
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2 | Baptism | Matt 3:11 | Susannany | 144952 | ||
I am not totally sure what you are looking for in Baptismal regeneration. Matthew 3:11 in the NLT says “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Before Jesus came there was no other way for people to repent of their sins. John who is the forerunner of Jesus was given authority from Heaven to Baptise people thus being a way for people to repent. Now that Jesus has come and died on the cross and paid the price for our sins we must go to him in order to be saved, to repent. We no longer get our salvation from water, but through Jesus Christ himself. It is still good for people to be baptised but you definitely are not going to miss Heaven if you don't. The repentent thief on the cross was baptised and Jesus said they would be together in Paradise. If you get baptised it is simply a public confession that you are saved, that you are now a child of God. Old things are passed away, behold all things become new. |
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3 | Baptism | Matt 3:11 | lionheart | 144954 | ||
Thanx dear sister,this helps but it's not exactly what I was looking for. What I'm looking for is what exactly do those who believe in this particular doctrine,What specificaly does this particulare doctrine state? I've a good idea but I'm doing a study and this is something I want to be exact about. In Christ, lionheart |
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4 | Baptism | Matt 3:11 | Hank | 144998 | ||
lionheart ::: Baptismal regeneration is a doctrine which affirms that immersion in water is salvific or contributes to salvation. Let's break the term down into its two components, regeneration and baptism, and attempt to give a scripturally sound definition of each. .... REGENERATION - The act of God the Holy Spirit (John 3:5), through the instrumentality of the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23), by which one who is spiritually dead is made alive and brought to share in the resurrection of life (Ephesians 1:19-2:6) and is made a child of God (John 1:12,13). Another term for regeneration is "the new birth." ....... BAPTISM - The immersion in water of one who trusts Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, commonly called "believer's baptism." This immersion in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38), or of the Triunity (Matthew 28:19), neither saves nor contributes to salvation in any way. Whereas only faith is essential for salvation (John 3:36; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8), Christ commanded that those who become His disciples should be baptized (Matthew 28:19), making baptism essential to obedience. This witness to salvation (witness to but not salvation itself) is testimony of the believer's obedience to the command of Christ. Only immersion (not sprinkling or pouring) fulfills the symbolism: (1) pointing back in history to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ; (2) emphasizing the present in showing the believer's death to sin and resurrection to union with, and new life in, Christ; and (3) looking to the resurrection of the body when Christ comes again (Romans 6:3-5). The term "baptism" is, of course, also used in reference to the coming of the Holy Spirit into the life of a believer at the point of regeneration (1 Corinthians 12:13). ...... SUMMARY: The doctrines of grace hold that man is saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, plus nothing else. Baptism therefore is a witness to salvation but not a contributor in any way. On the other hand, the doctrine of baptismal regeneration considers water baptism a sine qua non, a requisite, of salvation. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Baptism | Matt 3:11 | lionheart | 145006 | ||
Thanx Hank this was just what I needed. In Christ, lionheart |
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