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1 | old versus new testament | Rom 3:1 | bowler | 206822 | ||
Next Post, bowler From Luther's Small Catechism What is Baptism? Baptism is not water only, but it is water used together with God's Word and by his command. What is this Word? In Matthew 28 our Lord Jesus Christ says: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. What benefits does God give in baptism? In Baptism God forgives sin, delivers from death and the devil, and gives everlasting salvation to all who believe what he has promised. What is God's promise? In Mark 16 our Lord Jesus Christ says: He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not will be condemned. How can water do such great things? It is not water that does these things, but God's Word with the water and our trust in this Word. Water by itself is only water, but with the Word of God it is a life giving water which by grace gives the new birth through the Holy Spirit. St. Paul writes in Titus 3 He saved us in virtue of his own mercy by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life. This saying is sure. What does Baptism mean for daily living? It means that our sinful self with all its evil deeds and desires should be drowned through daily repentance and that day after day a new self should arise to live with God in righteousness and purity forever. St. Paul writes in Romans 6 We were buried therefore with him by Baptism into death so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father we too might walk in newness of life. Direct quote - http: double front slash www.rapidnet.com single front slash squiggle sign jbeard single front slash bdm single front slash exposes single front slash luther single front slash martin.htm Luther in His Own Words from The Large Catechism All from The Large Catechism of Martin Luther translated by Robert Fischer It remains for us to speak of our two sacraments, instituted by Christ. Every Christian ought to have at least some brief elementary instruction in them because without these no one can be a Christian. First we shall take up Baptism through which we are first received into the Christian community. Moreover, it is solemnly and strictly commanded that we must be baptized or we shall not be saved pp. 80 to 81. Hence it is well described as a divine, blessed, fruitful and gracious water for through the Word Baptism receives the power to become the washing of regeneration as St. Paul calls it in Titus 3:5. Thus faith clings to the water and believes it to be Baptism in which there is sheer salvation and life p 84. He who believes and is baptized will be saved that is faith alone makes the person worthy to receive the salutary divine water profitably. But it becomes beneficial to you if you accept it as Gods command and ordinance so that baptized in the name of God you may receive in the water the promised salvation pp 84 to 85 Yes it takes a tremendous amount of sweat to study church history, so thank you sincerely for making me study the first time around! You are stretching my brain and I thank you very much Doc - you are truly a gifted teacher of the word of God, and I truly mean that. blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | old versus new testament | Rom 3:1 | DocTrinsograce | 206850 | ||
Hi, bowler... I've not seen anything yet that might alter anything that I've posted in this thread. Quoting is a funny thing. As with our efforts in Bible study, context is king. Look back at your source: Is the advocate of "future grace" Calvin, or the Council of Melita, against which he is writing? We will be held accountable for every idle word (Matthew 12:36). No doubt that is true of our posts as well. We may rightly suppose that John Calvin will be held accountable for his own utterances, whether spoken or written. Therefore, in a conscientious effort to avoid misleading any (Ephesians 4:29), let us quote good Calvin on the subject at hand (baptismal regeneration): "Baptism serves as our confession before men. Indeed, it is the mark by which we publicly profess that we wish to be reckoned God's people; by which we testify that we agree in worshiping the same God... by which finally we openly affirm our faith... For this analogy or similitude is the surest rule of the sacraments: that we should see spiritual things in physical, as if set before our very eyes. For the Lord was pleased to represent them by such figures -- not because such graces are bound and enclosed in the sacrament so as to be conferred upon us by its power, but only because the Lord by this token attests His will toward us, namely, that He is pleased to lavish all these things upon us." Let us grant Martin Luther the same courtesy, allowing him to be accountable for his own words on this topic alone: "[Baptism and communion] are signs, or sacraments, or justification because they are sacraments of a justificatory faith, and not of works. The whole of their effectiveness lies in faith, and not in anything that is done. He who believes in them, fulfills them, even if nothing is done." Elsewhere he wrote, "Thus, baptism justifies nobody, and gives advantage to nobody... [rather it is] faith in the word of the promise to which baptism was conjoined, is what justifies, and so completes, that which the baptism signified... Therefore it cannot be true that there resides in the sacraments a power capable of giving justification, or that they are the 'signs' of efficacious grace. All such things are said to the detriment of faith and in ignorance of the divine promises." I am patient with those who are seeking answers to legitimate questions (Proverbs 1:3-5; 2 Timothy 2:25-26), for I am a man of limited knowledge and ability myself (Hebrews 5:2). God's self-revelation is fundamentally doctrinal, and it is this truth that we seek to impart (Titus 2:1; 2 Timothy 1:13). Our task is to expose that which is true to the light of day. Ulterior agendas, on the other hand, presume on the time of forum participants and the resources of our gracious host. They are more representative of creatures of darkness, than they are of those who live in the light. Our perceptible behavior -- flowing out from imperceptible, internal realities -- either lends credence to our words, or contravenes them. If our objective is to magnify Christ alone, let us pursue that goal in a Christ-like manner -- a manner that is more than simply amicable, but one that revels in imitating His very character. In Him, Doc |
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3 | old versus new testament | Rom 3:1 | azurelaw | 206852 | ||
Amen! Brother. Az |
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4 | old versus new testament | Rom 3:1 | bowler | 206855 | ||
Azure, Doc is a wonderful teacher isn't he? I pray to learn more. blessings abound, bowler |
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