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1 | John Baptist's Jewish legal credentials? | OT general | Reighnskye | 134249 | ||
EdB, You quoted from the Holman Bible Dictionary as follows: "At some point close to the time of Jesus, Judaism began a heavy emphasis on ritual washings to cleanse from impurity. This goes back to priestly baths prior to offering sacrifices (Lev. 16:4,24). Probably shortly prior to the time of Jesus or contemporary with Him, Jews began baptizing Gentile converts, though circumcision still remained the primary entrance rite into Judaism." In this light, wouldn't circumcision be on an equivalent level as baptism? The early Jewish church seems to have thought so. How would circumcision and baptism really differ, if at all? Acts 15 1 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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2 | John Baptist's Jewish legal credentials? | OT general | EdB | 134280 | ||
Reighnskye I think the two are very different. Circumcision is physical act which by it’s very nature required utmost obedience and was lasting reminder of a believers ownership. A person circumcised would forever be known as a Child of Israel. There was no repentance for it, it was final. Baptism while physical was more ritual with spiritual emphasis, the ritual purification signifying a spiritual cleansing. Also it left no lasting physical change. We hope there was a change in the believers life when they came to Christ and through the work of the Holy Spirit there was nothing physically altered by baptism, thus no lasting reminder. That said circumcision was usually done of very young boys that had no awareness of the significance of that act. Therefore without proper training the whole effect could be lost. However Baptism, unless we are talking of infant baptism, is done after the believer make a commitment for themselves. Thus should carry more spiritual impact. EdB |
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3 | John Baptist's Jewish legal credentials? | OT general | Reighnskye | 134659 | ||
EdB, Thanks for the differentiation. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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