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1 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Ken John | 118422 | ||
Emmaus, I am not saying that Paul was not baptised in water as a Jew. Paul was not sent to baptise but to preach the gospel. Baptism in water is the religion of Israel and not really essential for believers today. Paul was sent as the Apostle of Grace, in which age we are now living, so our baptism is by the Holy Spirit. What was said by Jesus and His twelve disciples regarding water baptism was intended for the Nation Israel and not to believers today. Ken. |
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2 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Emmaus | 118425 | ||
Ken, My point is that Paul was not "baptized in water as a Jew", but rather that like even Gentile belivers he was "baptized into Christ" (Romans 6). Baptism into Christ is a Christian rite, not a Jewish. Ask any Jew. There are many Jewish antecedents to Christian practices, but they are peculiarly Christian in their meaning and purpose in the Christian context. Thay all relate to Christ, whom non-believing Jews then and now reject along with the Christian rites regardless of their Jewish antecedents. baptism is the circumcision of Christ". Phil 3:3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, Col 2:11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; Col 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. Col 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, Baptsim is the "working of God". Emmaus |
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3 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Ken John | 118601 | ||
Emmaus, My sincere apologies I completely misread what you had written and agree that Paul was baptized in Christ (Rom 6:3KJV)"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?" Baptism is the working of God as you have stated. Do you agree that there is no importance to water baptism in this age of Grace ? Ken. |
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4 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Emmaus | 118611 | ||
Ken "Do you agree that there is no importance to water baptism in this age of Grace ? " No, I do not agree. I believe that baptism is an intrumental means of grace. I believe that Paul was baptized into Christ in this age of grace and that the very fact that Christ commanded baptism in the great commission and spoke of its necessity in John 3:5 (this interpertation of John 3:5 is an article of faith for Catholics)in and of itself must mean that baptism is important rather than having "no importance." Here are several of my previous posts on the subject and below the post numbers is a link that explains in great detail where I am coming from. 76663 84282 92173 93194 98259 110267 http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a1.htm Emmaus |
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