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1 | Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? | Acts 2:38 | jim | 4760 | ||
Going with your emotions will not get the job done. Jesus told us how to do it. I'm thankful for those who will follow Jesus. I will post this for you Matt. 1:25 Son John 5:43 Father John 14:26 Holy Ghost and Gal 3:27 Always take the Word of God and remember Ephesians 4:11-12 these ministries will help you along the Way Yours in Christ Jim | ||||||
2 | Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? | Acts 2:38 | Ray | 4775 | ||
Hello anybody following Baptism, Trinity and Teachers, Jim, let me pick on your choice of words just in order to make a point. You spoke of the way to "get the job done". This reminded me of the fact that baptism isn't a work that I have to have accomplished. It isn't a work that a preacher can do even "in Jesus' name". I've considered immersion because of a TV preacher, Charles Stanley, and because my wife found it meaningful years ago, and I know the symbolism of it all is great, and it is a good tradition and opportunity of profession of faith on a person's part. Jim, when I was looking at your Ephesians reference I read chapter 2:1, "And your were dead in your trespasses and sins...v.4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),...not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." So even without the washing away of our sins symbolically by baptism we are saved by God's love. This may still be a "good work" that I could do, but I haven't decided if it's something I should do. It is something that I would have done. See Ephesians 2:10 Ephesians 4:4 says,"There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." So if I have a choice of baptisms, I would choose the one Spirit's, if you please. Later, Ray P.S. Please consider answering a question I will be posting. Sorry, it will be about capitalization of a verse. |
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3 | Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? | Acts 2:38 | jim | 4777 | ||
i guess i never took baptism as a option. Peter just said to do it for the remission of sins, thanks | ||||||
4 | Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? | Acts 2:38 | Ray | 4782 | ||
Hi jim, My thinking on Acts 2 is that this is the baptism of the Spirit. Verse 17, "pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind." They realized who this Man was. Verse 28, "You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence." Verse 36, they "know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified." They were sorry for their sins individually and collectively for not knowing who He was and for what they had done. They accepted as true the scriptures quoted to them and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Verse 39,"For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." Verse 41, "So then, those who had received his word were baptized;..." That was what was expected, believe and be baptized. So I found comparison of verse 28 and 39 and Acts 3:17-19 meaningful for me. Personally, baptism wasn't an option for me. I had been baptized as a baby and one baptism was enough for my church. I expressed faith in Christ as my Savior, and Lord as was expected for membership and that was it. If I had been a new believer without a Christian tradition and not baptized as a baby, then I would have been required to be baptized also. I believe that that is the way of most denominations who believe in infant baptism. |
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5 | Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? | Acts 2:38 | 5316 | |||
You know I have been born again for over 15 years and I have wrestled with this question for a long while. However, I have come to this conclusion. We need not wrestle against flesh and blood. The enemy have us where he want us fighting and being bitter over the Word. Nonsense. We would find real peace if we just stick to the Word. Black or Red letters. Stop adding to God's Word. He doesn't need our help. Now the words Trinity or Oneness is not, I repeat is not in the Holy BIBLE. So let's just keep going towards God and study His Word and pray for a understanding and not go off our opinion or any man's opinion. Search the Scriptures for yourself. For your info I am baptized in Jesus Name because I read that's what the Apostle did and they were the ones to carry out the Lord's instruction in the New Testatment | ||||||