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1 | Is this about water baptism at all? | Acts 2:38 | sniper | 77429 | ||
Baptism was administered whenever the individual felt comfortable or convicted enough to do so. I know of many people who waited months even years to be baptized after they claimed to have been saved. There was no urgency because they were being taught that they were already saved. They were also being taught that they needed to be baptized only to show that they had been saved. Even those who wanted to be baptized right away would either have to attend a class lasting several weeks or would have to wait unitl a baptismal service was scheduled. None of this fits the Biblical pattern, nor does it fit with Biblical reasons for baptism. | ||||||
2 | Is this about water baptism at all? | Acts 2:38 | disciplerami | 77447 | ||
Time Differential between belief and baptism Day of Pentecost ____3000 baptized same day. Acts 8:12 ____Men and Women WHEN they believed. Acts 8:36,37 ____The Eunuch, as soon as he confesses belief in Jesus. Acts 10:47,48 ____Cornelius, the first time he hears the Gospel. Acts 16:25,33 ____The Jailer, the same hour that he believed, after nidnight. Acts 22:16 ____Paul, as soon as Paul heard the Gospel from Ananias. Do you follow the Biblical pattern or do you wait for months or years? Disciplerami |
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3 | Is this about water baptism at all? | Acts 2:38 | Morant61 | 77466 | ||
Greetings Dan! The only problem with your presentation is that Biblical patterns are not the same as Biblical commands. :-) There simply isn't any verse anywhere in the Bible which commands us to baptized within a certain timeframe. I would agree that it should be as quickly as possible, but it is not a violation of a command if one waits for awhile. In my case, I accepted Christ when I was six years old, but I was not from a Christian family. Therefore, I was never really taught anything about baptism until I was a teenager. As soon as I 'understood' baptism, I asked to be baptized. In the case of my two middle children, they accepted Christ when they were quite young. We waited until this year to have them baptized because I wanted them to understand what it meant. But, I have also baptized people immediately as well. I was involved with one young man who accepted Christ during the winter and wanted to be baptized right away. So, we went to a local home with a swimming poos and broke the ice and baptized the young man! Brr!!! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Is this about water baptism at all? | Acts 2:38 | disciplerami | 77492 | ||
Greetings Tim, I disagree because proper hermeneutics allows that God teaches us both explicitly and implicitly. Every direct command of God may have an equally valid implied command. Wisdom dictates that every and everyone's example are not to be followed, but we look for the approved ones. For example, we follow the pattern of 'unleavened' bread and 'fruit of the vine' because that is the example. Are there other types of bread and beverage we might choose to use? Sure, but not if we follow the principle that God's will is learned through Commands, Examples, and Necessary Inference [if God implies, we may safely infer]. If you do not adhere to this principle, then you would not object to serving cola and pizza as the elements. The immediacy of New Testament baptism, coupled with the purpose assigned to it by God [remission of sins, wash away thy sins] gives strong evidence that baptism today should be administered quickly. If we do not follow this pattern, what strange this might we invent? God bless, Disciplerami |
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5 | Is this about water baptism at all? | Acts 2:38 | Searcher56 | 77502 | ||
Disciplerami, do you know any place that baptizes right away ... within a couple of days at the most? I do not. | ||||||
6 | Is this about water baptism at all? | Acts 2:38 | disciplerami | 77540 | ||
Yes. | ||||||
7 | disciplerami, what church baptizes soon? | Acts 2:38 | Searcher56 | 77546 | ||
Where ... what church or demonination baptizes within a couple of days? | ||||||
8 | disciplerami, what church baptizes soon? | Acts 2:38 | justme | 77548 | ||
Searcher56: I know by personal witness, Church of Christ. Their belief is salvotion is incomeplete until one is baptized. Blessings. justme |
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