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1 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | resurrectioner | 23275 | ||
God's eternal Salvation to you all I think that the baptism in water in Jesus' name or in the name of the Father,and the Son,and of the Holy Ghost consists the blood of Jesus.Martin Luther taught that the water of the baptism is from the Golgotha,where Jesus gave His blood and water from His side.The connection of salvation is for all who turn to God in repentance and will believe in Jesus' blood.The baptism in water means that you are asking for a good conscience from God by His Son Jesus.The blood of the Lamb will save all believers through baptism in Jesus. Am I right? |
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2 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Tim Sheasby | 23307 | ||
Unlike most members of this forum, I believe that baptism is an essential part of God's plan of salvation. It does not save in and of itself (As the Roman Catholic church teaches) but at the same time, according to James 2:24 we are not justified by faith alone either. Our actual salvation derives from the redeeming blood of Jesus but water baptism is a symbol of our death to self and sin rather than a symbol of our resurrection and new life (Romans 6). The gospel is the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We have to go through those same steps spiritually and those steps are belief and repentance (death), baptism in water (burrial) and then we rise to walk in newness of life. Tim Sheasby |
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3 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 23312 | ||
Greetings Tim! Again, you have mentioned the verse James 2:24.. Martin Luther said it best: James 2 is not teaching that a person is saved by works. Rather a person is "justified" (declared righteous before God) by faith alone, but 'not by a faith that is alone.' In other words, genuine faith will always 'result' in good works in the saved person's life. James is writing to Jewish Christians ("to the twelve tribes"- James 1:1) who were in danger of giving nothing but lip service to Jesus. His intent, therefore, is to distinguish true faith from false faith. He shows that true faith results in works, which become visible evidences of faith's invisible presence. In other words, good works are the "vital signs" indicating that faith is alive. Apparently some of these Jewish Christians had made a false claim of faith. It is the 'boasting' of faith that James condemned. Merely claiming to have faith is not enough. Genuine faith is evidenced by works. Workless faith is worthless faith- it is dead! Great claims may be made about a corpse that is supposed to have come to life, but if it does not move (if there are no vital signs, no heartbeat, no perceptible pulse) then it is still dead. The false claims are silenced by the evidence. The fact is, apart from the spirit, the body is dead; it's a lifeless corpse. By analogy, apart from the evidence of good works, faith is dead. It is lifeless and nonproductive. That is what James is teaching in this passage. So if we have this genuine saving faith, then we too will be saved by His grace (Eph. 2:8). I fail to see what James 2:24 has anything at all to do with Baptism. As for Salvation and the "requirements" thereof, I would direct you to the following verses, my friend: Matt. 18:3; Luke 19:10; John 3:14-17, 5:24, 6:44-47; Acts 4:12; Romans 5:1-2, 11:6; 1 Cor. 1:21; Eph. 2:1-9; and Col. 1:19-20. These are just a few verses in Scripture that help describe Salvation, and not a SINGLE ONE of them mentions anything about "water baptism"! :) Blessings to you, Nolan |
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4 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | kalos | 23331 | ||
Nolan: I agree with you. The Word of God is abundantly clear on this issue. Good works are the result, not the cause of salvation. Period. New subject. kalos |
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5 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 23343 | ||
Thank you Kalos and Tim! I've used the Bible, but obviously I can't get through with just using Scripture, so I guess I'll just have to use a different approach. :-) Blessings to you, Nolan |
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