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1 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22631 | ||
More Clarification. The miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit, given in the NT by the outpouring in Acts 2 (on the Apostles) and Acts 10 (on Cornelius and his household) is not the same as the indwelling of the Holy Spirit which is automatically received when one believes and is baptized. Being able to speak in tongues or heal is not the seal of the Holy Spirit but an outward manifestation for the purpose of witness. In Acts 2 it supported the preaching of Peter and the other Apostles. In Acts 10 it showed Peter that the Gentiles were to be accepted as brethren. And in other places it was used for the same purpose. The indwelling Spirit, however, is our guarantee from God that we are one of His people. Tim |
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2 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Reformer Joe | 22801 | ||
You have provided no evidence that has distinguished the manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Repeating your assertion does not make it any more true. It simply makes no sense to suggest that the Holy Spirit would exhibit gifts through a believer whom He did not already indwell. Your Cornelius case remains weak. Go read Romans 4. Our FAITH is credited to us as righteousness, just like in the case of Abraham. Show me one clear New Testament case of someone manifesting the works of the Spirit without being a believer in Christ, and then we can investigate this idea further. Until then, I will continue to put stock in verses like these: "So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or BY HEARING WITH FAITH?" --Galatians 3:5 But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. --Romans 10:8-10 "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void." --1 Corinthians 1:17 Hmmm...the gospel and baptism: two separate things...imagine that! --Joe! |
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