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1 | believeth and is baptized | Mark 16:16 | lightedsteps | 222913 | ||
Hi srbaegon Thanks for the reply, I read the article, interesting. Although I have not read the book you have mentioned, I can see where someone as yourself that was leaning in that direction to begin with, would easily accept the explanation which you say was put forward by these two men. So is it your contention, that when the disciples went about baptizing, according to what Jesus had said to them, in Mk.16:16 they were performing these baptisms, as nothing more than what could be called ones Christian Confession of Faith, such as today's (Sinners Prayer), with no more meaning than a ritual? Isn't that trivializing the Mk.16:16 passage, based on the grounds that this understanding does not explain the passage, it merely negates it, putting it into the realm of not meaning what it actually said. By keeping the passage in sight, I cannot see where it would apply, although I can understand that human nature being what it is, through the course of time, things do tend to lose their meaning. I had no idea when asking the question, it was such a hotly contested verse. I guess the only way of understanding the Mark passage, would be summed up in another verse. Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. When it comes down to it, there are differences of opinion as to the meaning of what was meant in Mk. 16:16, these opinions come from ones own believed doctrine, some would say one thing, while others would counter with an opposite opinion. Maybe that is the way God wanted things to be, Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Thanks again for the input. Grace be unto you lightedsteps |
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2 | believeth and is baptized | Mark 16:16 | BradK | 222917 | ||
Hello lightedsteps, I wouldn't take steve's reply as trivializing Mark 16. Keep in mind there is doubt as to the authenticity of Mark 16:9-20! This passage has been called a later addition to the Gospel of Mark by most New Testament scholars in the past century. One of the major reasons for doubting the authenticity of the ending is that it does not appear in some of the oldest existing manuscripts, and it is reported to be absent from many others in ancient times by early writers of the Church. I'd caution basing one's doctrine from such a passage :-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3 | believeth and is baptized | Mark 16:16 | lightedsteps | 222932 | ||
Hi BradK Thanks for the input, but to quell any misconception that may have arisen, I am not of the school that espouses, that our salvation comes any other way other than through the blood of Jesus for the remission of sins. For by Grace are we saved. I can assure you, I do not base my doctrine of salvation upon such verses as Mk.16:16 All I was asking, was for some reasonable explanation, as to how it is to be understood, how can it be explained, and all I was getting was. It doesn't belong, or what was said isn't what was meant, or it's an addendum to a book that isn't accredited to the person who did write it, by a person or persons unknown, and therefore not to be accepted as any part of the canon of scripture. So I felt before any further misconceptions, I would withdraw from the discussion. But I owed you some sort of explanation, hope it will suffice. Grace be unto you lightedsteps |
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4 | believeth and is baptized | Mark 16:16 | BradK | 222938 | ||
Thank you for the response:-) BradK |
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