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1 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22324 | ||
Scripture clearly shows that new life/rebirth/remission of sins only takes place with baptism. Mark 16:16, Romans 6:5, Acts 2:38. The Holy Spirit gave Cornelius the ability to speak in tongues, not salvation. Nowhere in Acts 10 does it say Cornelius was saved by the coming of the Holy Spirit. I believe this to have happened as a sign to Peter and his friends -- Jews who would never have dealings with Gentiles under normal circumstances -- that Gentiles were now acceptable to God. It re-inforced the vision God had already given Peter and gave him the ability to argue for Cornelius and his family to be baptised. ALL examples of conversion in Acts are accompanied by baptism. This is the ONLY one where the one being converted received any special dispensation from the Holy Spirit. Tim |
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2 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Reformer Joe | 22348 | ||
Tim: You wrote: "This is the ONLY one where the one being converted received any special dispensation from the Holy Spirit." Show me where and explain why Cornelius was a special case. Here we have clear example of someone receiving the Spirit (exact words) before baptism, and this is the BASIS for Peter ordering him to be baptised. It is very clear: 1. Cornelius hears the word of God. 2. Cornelius receives the Holy Spirit. 3. BECAUSE Cornelius has received the Holy Spirit, Peter orders that they be baptised. He even defends his action of baptising them on this basis in front of the Jerusalem elders. It is really quite clear, and nowhere does it say that Cornelius falls under some special dispensation. --Joe! |
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3 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22438 | ||
Why was Cornelius a special case? The fact that Peter had to defend his action in baptizing Cornelius shows why. If Cornelius had not received the Holy Spirit then Peter and those Jewish brethren with him would have had great difficulty in accepting Cornelius in the first place and getting the rest of the churct to accept him in the second place. A simple sign from God. The Samaritans in Acts 8 were baptized and had to have the Apostles come down and lay their hands on them so that THEY could receive the Holy Spirit. -- Baptized first, Holy Spirit second. This does not mean that they did not have the seal of the Holy Spirit spoken of in Ephesians 1 or the gift of the Holy Spirit Peter spoke of in Acts 2. This is talking about miraculous gifts of the Spirit like was received by the Apostles in Acts 2:1 ff and Cornelius in Acts 10. The events of Acts 2 and Acts 10 are unique in Scripture. Except for those two occasions it is seen that miraculous gifts are given by the laying on of Apostles hands. Tim |
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4 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | retxar | 22442 | ||
Co 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually AS HE WILLS. Spiritual gifts are given as the Holy Spirit wills. He can do it with hands or with no hands! Jesus Saves! retxar |
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