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1 | Please explain | Matt 7:13 | Hank | 8550 | ||
Sharp, thank you for your note and comment. As for your question about who John MacArthur is -- well, he's a conservative Bible scholar, pastor and teacher and, in my view, quite an extraordinary and reliable exegist of Scripture. Among his many well-known works is the MacArthur Study Bible (Word Publishing) It was from this publication that I used an excerpt in my post which drew your question about MacArthur's identity. ..... You advance certain points in regard to baptism and -- please don't construe this as an effort to avert the issue -- but I believe that it would not be prudent on this one post to attempt a comprehensive essay on baptism. I say this mainly in view of the fact that there have been any number of posts on this subject before and can be accessed by using the Search function. I will however attempt a brief response to your question, "Was Paul saved in his sins or from his sins, i.e., washed away?" Now I'll use my disclaimer "attempt," because quite honestly I'm not sure we are on the same page on this. It's not clear in my mind what you mean by "in" his sins or "from" his sins. Or by "washed away." So, instead of trying to parse your words, I will make a summary statement of what I believe the Scriptures clearly teach about salvation....... Our salvation is effected solely by one thing, which is our faith in Jesus Christ. This and only this is the way to be saved. Over and over again in the New Testament -- some 200 times over -- belief, or faith, in Christ is stated as the single condition for salvation. Salvation is wholly of God by grace and is offered on the basis of and made possible by the redemptive work of God's Son on the cross. It is given solely -- solely -- on the merit of the shed blood of Jesus Christ -- His substitutionary death for our sins -- and not in any wise on the basis of human merit or works, or on water or anything else. Water did not therefore wash Paul's sins away and neither does it wash ours away. Jesus Christ saves us. Water does not. And now a few "witnesses" -- John 3:14-17; John 5:24; John 6:44-47; Acts 4:12; Rom.5:1-2; Rom.11:6; 1 Cor. 1:21; Eph.2:1-9; John 1:12; Eph.1:7; 1 Pet.1:18,19. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Please explain | Matt 7:13 | sharp | 8570 | ||
Bible faith is shown by our obedience to God's word, Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments.He gave the instrutions it is not our option to dispute what scripture shows. John the Baptist was the fore runner of Christ, he prepared the way for Jesus 1:77 "To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins," he preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins (Luke 3:3). When Peter was asked on the day of pentecost what they (those that believed Peter's message) needed do he told them to repent,to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and they would receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (the promise). It is all about faith, Jesus said he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, without faith followed by repentance baptism is nothing, with faith followed by repentance, baptism is the next step to remit (send away) sin. 1 Peter 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:, he compared Noah and his family being saved by water, which took obedience to God's word and following God's instructions. Sharp | ||||||
3 | Please explain | Matt 7:13 | userdoe214 | 8771 | ||
Sharp, I like the way you make it all an organic whole. To chop it up and analyze the pieces is to study the lifeless parts. mrk |
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4 | Please explain | Matt 7:13 | sharp | 8798 | ||
Hi Mark, thank you for your response. The church is called the body of Christ and the bride of Christ, it is not an organization it is an organism. When we study the different parts of scripture we must be careful to keep their connection to the whole. The Word is not lifeless, Jesus said, the words that I speak are spirit and thy are life. Thank you again for your observation. Sharp | ||||||
5 | Please explain | Matt 7:13 | userdoe214 | 8869 | ||
I like agreeing with you. mrk |
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