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1 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | Morant61 | 134002 | ||
Greetings Rowdy! You wrote: "Please don't misunderstand me, I'd be literally the last person in the world to deny the solid truth behind every one of the scriptures you cited above. But please take another look at the article with the quote from Martin Luther. Even he agreed to baptism being essential to one's salvation." When I list Scripture, there is always a 'but' in your response! :-) You also wrote: "When we're baptized and obey ALL of God's other commands then and only then can we approach God with absolute confidence, even to the moment of Judgment Day, as per 1 John 2." However, this is not what Scripture says. Scripture says that we are saved through faith, not through works. This isn't even what 1 John 2 says. 1 John 2:3 - "We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 4 The man who says, ‘‘I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." Notice what 1 John 2 actually says. It doesn't say that if we obey Him we are saved as a result. It says that our obedience is the evidence that we really know Him. The difference between our two positions is quite simple. You see: Faith plus works equals salvation. I see: Faith equals salvation that results in works. There is a world of difference between the two views. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | adonia | 134305 | ||
Please consider this Verse from Romans 12:3 "For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith" In Him | ||||||
3 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | Morant61 | 134317 | ||
Greetings Adonia! Thanks for the input my friend! What relationship do you see between Rom. 12:3 and the issue of baptism? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | adonia | 134324 | ||
I Apologize that i did not make myself clear.I was bring up the issue of faith and where it comes from. The idea that we must be baptisted to be saved is not one that i agree with.Yes i belive it is important to be baptisted as a sign of obediance and love to Our Lord,but not for our salvation.I brought up Romans 12:3 because it is a good reminder to me not to get to puffed up about myself. Faith is also something the Lord gives us and then asks us to trust Him. Heres hoping you get what i am trying to convey. In Him who is always Faithful |
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5 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | Morant61 | 134328 | ||
Greetings Adonia! Gotcha! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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