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1 | TRINITY | Bible general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 14474 | ||
The Creation of Man - A Picture of God (Part 2 of 2) Here is the rest of the article, which includes the part on the Trinity. The Creation of Man - A Picture of God (continued) Throughout the centuries, man has struggled with the concept of the Trinity, looking for analogies which comes close to doing it justice. Most fall woefully short. Perhaps we should look to God himself and his creation of man for the best analogy. Our study of the creation account tells us that God created man as body, soul, and spirit. Yet when we think of one another, we tend to merge these three together as we describe who someone is. So while we may separate man into these components, we naturally never lose sight of the fact that all of them make up the man. So it is with God. While we may separate God into Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we ought never lose sight of the truth that all three, in perfect harmony and unity, make up one and only one God. The theological debate over whether man is made up of two parts (dichotomy - flesh and soul/spirit) or three parts (trichotomy - flesh, soul and spirit) is beyond the scope of this article. In fact, a careful biblical study may lead us to conclude that it may well be beyond the scope of that which God wants us to devote much attention to. The Christian life is one of balance. This applies to all areas, including our theology. For instance, to focus on the biblical truth of the sovereignty of God, at the expense of the responsibility of man, will lead to an extreme, and unbiblical, theology. In like fashion, to focus on the parts of man at the expense of the unity of man may lead to an equally exaggerated and unbiblical doctrine of man. The same is true of God. To focus undue attention on one person of the Godhead over the others or of the unity of the three as one, has lead to all sorts of false theology throughout church history. While God commands us to study to be found "handling accurately the word of truth" (2 Tim 2:15), he does so after just warning us not to "wrangle about words, which is useless, and leads to the ruin of the hearers." The goal of study is to know God through Christ. This is eternal life (John 17:3), and eternal life is God's greatest desire for us. We must be careful to pursue that desire for which we were created. In so doing, God will be glorified, and the lavishing of glory on Himself is the ultimate purpose of everything which God created and made. |
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2 | TRINITY | Bible general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 14472 | ||
The Creation of Man - A Picture of God (Part 1 of 2) I recently completed a study on the creation of man in Genesis which yielded some interesting discoveries for me. One of these led me to what I believe is the "best" analogy of the Trinity that I had never heard. I include the article I wrote for you to review and study. Because of it's length I must break it into 2 submissions: The Creation of Man - A Picture of God 26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:26-27) Man is created in the image of God. While the Bible does not come out directly and tell us just what it means to be created in the image of God, it is clear that it is this aspect of man's creation which makes him unique, above all else, positioned to rule. When God decided to create man, it was a joint decision, made amidst the entire Godhead (notice how he says "Let Us make man...") This is one of the first references, if not to the Trinity directly, at least to the plurality of God. The text of Genesis moves back and forth effortlessly between describing God in the plural and the singular. Here, in Genesis, we find that nothing has been created that is the same as man, God's last and final creation. In order to understand the uniqueness of man in relation to the rest of his creation, we need to look at all that God created, and see how man differs. This may at first seem a daunting task, but the fact is that God only created three times. We tend to use the word create in a loose form to describe our world, our lives. We speak of men being creative or creating a new work of art. The Genesis account is much more specific and focused in it's usage. Although creation was spread over six days, the Hebrew word, "bara", to create, is only used three times in the creation account. This word has the connotation of causing something to come into being out of nothing. The form of this verb which means to create is used of God and God alone throughout the Old Testament. The three verses in Genesis where it is mentioned that God creates are in Genesis 1:1, 1:21 and 1:27. Looking a little closer at these, we see that God creates three things. In Genesis 1:1 God creates all that is physical, elemental. This includes air, rocks, water, stars, planets, the sun, the moon and plants. The common denominator of these items is that they do not have life, they are merely physical. Notice that God made many other things after the likeness of His initial creation of the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:7,11,12,16). This word, made, is the Hebrew word "asah", which implies forming out of that which already exists, or in a word, producing. God created once, and then made many similar things. The second occurrence of creation occurs in Genesis 1:20-21 where God creates things that have life. This is the Hebrew word "nephesh", literally soul. God here creates something new, he creates the soul and mind, that creation with instinct, reasoning, intellect, and the capacity to make decisions. It is this creation which separates living, breathing creatures from the inanimate. All living things have souls. Again, as before, God created the soul, and then made many things with souls (Genesis 1:25). Finally we come to the creation of man in Genesis 1:27. God creates man, both male and female. He creates them in His own image. It is here that God creates the spirit of man. We see this in the Genesis record more clearly in the detailed account of the creation of man in chapter 2, verse 7 "Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." God literally breathed spirit (Hebrew "neshamah") into the man. Man became more than a soul, he became a living soul, a spiritual being, alive to God. It is the fact that man has a spirit which makes Him most in the likeness of God, since God is Spirit (John 4:24). It is our spirits, and our spirits alone which can have relationship with God. They can either be dead (having no relationship) or alive (in relationship). Man was both made (asah) AND created (bara). He consists of three parts: body, soul, and spirit. Animals have the first two. All else which God created and made have only the first. Man has all three. We are unique in God's creation!!! |
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3 | Who or what is the "gift of God" | Acts 8:20 | GeneralWAS | 14464 | ||
Ray, The gifts spoken of in these passages are not the same, and yet they are the same. Let me explain. In John 4:8 Jesus says to woman, "if you knew the gift of God..". The Greek word for know here is simply the word oida, which is the common word meaning see with the eyes. It does not imply some deep or spiritual knowledge or perception. There are other words for that. He is simply saying that if you could see that I am the gift from God, you would be asking Me for things, which only I can give, i.e. living water which is eternal life. As to the passage in Acts it is different in that Simon believed the gift was the ability to cause people to receive the Holy Spirit. While it is true that this is a gift, it only flows from the bigger gift which is "eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom 6:23). Since eternal life is knowing "the only true God, and Jesus Christ" (John 17:3), in another sense, once again, the gift of God is Jesus Christ, and this is how it is the same as in John. Apart from salvation, which is in Christ, there are no other true gifts, since "Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow." (James 1:17) |
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4 | BAPTISIM OF THE DEAD | NT general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 769 | ||
1 Corinthians 15:29 Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? (NASB) What does this mean? Some have used this verse to attempt to be baptized for someone who has already died, so that they may have eternal life and be saved. Such doctrine is inconsistent with the rest of Scripture. Baptism, which comes after we recieve Jesus as our Savior and Lord, looks forward to our eternity in heaven. If none of this is true (heaven, eternal life, etc.), then our belief and baptism would be foolish. Praise be to God, that it ALL IS TRUE! Some early Christians may have deidicated their baptisms to those who had led them to Jesus who may have died or been killed. |
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5 | Where is in the world not of the world | John 17:11 | GeneralWAS | 553 | ||
I also believe the idea comes from 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; 10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world. 11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? 13 But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves. The New American Standard Bible, 1995 Update, (La Habra, California: The Lockman Foundation) 1996. |
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6 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 550 | ||
All men have a free will, the freedom to make choices. It is a natural part of who God made us to be. The issue on free will is not if we have it or not, but what we can do with it or not. Every choice we EVER make in out entire lives is based upon a greatest desire at the moment we make the choice. Think hard about that. I'll offer that you cannot truly think of an exception to that. The problem for an unsaved person is that they do not have a desire for Christ. They are dead in sin, enemies of God, not able to abide by His commands and not able to please Him. Hence the problem is not that we don't have a freedom to choose, but that we don't have the capacity or desire to choose Christ. This begins to get into the idea of election which requires a careful study. See the post on that for more information. |
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7 | What does Bible teach on election? | Bible general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 549 | ||
Please be very careful here not to just jump into this doctrine. The study of election requires a careful and detailed study of many topics including the sovereignty of God, the fall of man, The work of salvation (man's capabilites, God's will and God's work) before one should even begin to think about election, predestination and free will. I taught a Sunday School class on this. It took a full year to complete. I would be happy to post it here a little at a time, if you would rally like to investigate, or we can work out a way for me to send you the entire set of notes from the class. | ||||||
8 | Explain million year old dinosaurs. | Job | GeneralWAS | 548 | ||
The answer here is fairly simple. They are really not 1 million years old and the earth is not much more than 6,000-10,000 years old either. Now you say, "Prove it". This requires a lot of study. Fortunately a lot of very smart scientists have done it and continue to do so. I recommend you visit the Website of the Institute for Creation Research found at www.icr.org | ||||||
9 | Commentary on Luke 4:1-13 | Luke | GeneralWAS | 547 | ||
Part 3 - Matthew 4:7-11 Matthew 4:7 Jesus now has Satan in a bad position, exchanging Scripture to back up their views. He responds here with a personal application of a plural command as found in (Deuteronomy 6:16). Here is a lesson for us to learn - while the Scriptures are written for all men, they are only efectual in the lives of men one at a time. Their truths must be applied personally, not to others, not even to a group which we are a member of, but right to our own heart. It is so easy to apply the Bible to other's lives, it is not so easy to apply it to our own. Where does standing on the promises of God become presumption? Matthew Henry once agains speaks clearly when he says: If we expect that because God has promised not to forsake us, therefore he should follow us out of the way of our duty; that because he has promised to supply our wants, therefore he should humour us, and please our fancies; that because he has promised to keep us, we may wilfully thrust ourselves into danger, and may expect the desired end, without using the appointed means; this is presumption, this is tempting God. And it is an aggravation of the sin, that he is the Lord our God; it is an abuse of the privilege we enjoy, in having him for our God; he has thereby encouraged us to trust him, but we are very ungrateful, if therefore we tempt him; it is contrary to our duty to him as our God. This is to affront him whom we ought to honour. Note, We must never promise ourselves any more than God has promised us. Henry, Matthew, Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Bible, (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers) 1991. Matthew 4:8 Satan's last attempt to tempt Jesus to sin is to appeal to the pride of men which desires to by in charge, to control, to rule. To do so, Satan shows Jesus the kingdoms of the world, as if he was showing Him something He was not imtimately familiar with. After all, did not Jesus create the world? Put in place all rule and authority? Matthew 4:9 Satan was within his power to offer this, since he is the ruler of this world (2 Cor4 :4). He was only giving to Christ that which was already promised to Him. This teaches us that we must not accept even those things which are promises of God from the hand of Satan. Look at the condition which Satan sets forth for his deliverance of the kingdoms, Christ worshiping him! How vile, how ludicrous. How could Satan even begin to think that the one who created him and everything around him would fall down and worship that which he created. Satan here shows convincingly that he is no match for the God of the Universe. He displays a weakness which seems even silly for men, that of worshipping that which they themsleves have made. Satan is truly an inferior creature as compared to a magnificent, omnipresent, omnipotent God! Matthew 4:10 Jesus response here to Satan is harsh and forceful. He is offended at the very thought of worshipping other than His Father and he immediately stands to defend Him. While Satan's other attempts were against Jesus and His character, this one is against God the Father and Jesus puts a quick stop to it. We should treat affronts to the divinity and sovereignty of our God in similar fashion. We should abhor the very thought. Jesus clearly states that worship is for God and God alone. Considering the harshness of His rebuke, and His strong conviction for His Father, it makes a very great case that Jesus was in fact God in that He readily accepted worship of Himself while He was on the earth. Jesus then commands Satan to begone. Matthew 4:11 Satan MUST obey the command of Jesus. He has no choice and Jesus has endured enough of his ignorance. We need to recognize Christ's power over Satan. Jesus is already victorious and since His Spirit dwells in believers, we in a sense are victorious as well. Let us never forget that Satan cannot defeat us if we stand firm in our relationship to God the Father, through Jesus the Son, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Satan need not be feared! |
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10 | Commentary on Luke 4:1-13 | Luke | GeneralWAS | 546 | ||
Part 2 - Matthew 4:4-6 Matthew 4:4 Jesus responds with Scripture. Why? Being God, the author of all Scripture, Jesus certainly had it within himself to answer the devil without quoting from the Scriptures. He did this as an example to us, who are not God, for how to deal with Satan's temptations. Jesus reponds from (Deuteronomy 8:3) and following. He likens his plight in the desert to that of Israel in the wilderness - 40 days vs. 40 years - coincidence? Israel was an example of a rebellious son, Jesus is the perfect Son. Jesus had just gone 40 days without hunger. Clearly the Father had supplied His need for that time. why should he begin to distrust now that He is hungry. Here is a another lesson for us - we must remember what God has done for us in the past, sometimes the very recent past, and not let Satan make us forget or doubt God's continued care for us. It is far better to live on meager amounts provided by god than to live on plenty supplied through our own sinful pursuits. Matthew 4:5 Satan's 2nd temptation teaches us some more about him and his ways. Note that he moves from the realm of personal need to popular power. Where the 1st temptation was alone in the wilderness, the 2nd is in the greatest city of the land, in the most prominent place. The first temptation appealed to the necessities of life, the 2nd to the desires for fame. There is no place where we can consider ourselves safe from Satan's reach. Adam was tempted in a Holy Garden, Jesus in a Holy City. What holy place do we consider off limits to Satan? Places of prominence are places of greater danger as they carry greater responsibility and often greater pride in our own abilities. While it is good for us to desire to do lofty work, we must let God be the one who leads us to do it, provides the way, and gets the credit. Otherwise we prepare ourselves for a fall. Note also that the higher we are, the more costly can be that fall. Matthew 4:6 Satan is still attempting to question the goodness and the truthfulness of God. He still says "If You are the Son of God", yet Satan does make some changes in his second attack. Satan begins to use the scriptures. Since Jesus responded with Scripture to his 1st attempt, he now uses scripture to tempt him a second time. However, he purposely did not quote (Psalm 91:11-12) accurately. He left out an important phrase, "in all Your ways." According to the psalmist, a person is protected only when he is following the Lord's will. For Jesus to cast Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple in some dramatic display to accommodate Himself to the people's thinking would not have been God's will, and hence the promise would be null and void. Satan will twist the truth, or leave out important points in order to trap us. He is crafty. We must be wary. We must know the Scriptures, be willing to search them for truth, and follow them once we have found it. We cannot be too quick to follow. Belive in no man, but believe in what the Spirit of God reveals to you. Once He has done so, do NOT neglect to follow it. Satan also utilizes historical prophecy in tempting Jesus that "thou art that Messenger, that Angel of the covenant, that should suddenly come to the temple" (Mal. 3:1). While Jesus following Satan's temptation would have been valid fulfillment of prophecy, it was not the way in which God intended it to happen. (Matthew 21:12). Satan could not cast Jesus down. Satan's power is limited. He cannot make us sin. All he can do is entice us, tempt us. The sinning is up to us (James 1:14-15). For believers, temptation can be resisted (1 Corinthians 10:13). We must remember, however that just because the Holy Spirit gives us the power to resist temptation and flee sin, that we need to not be presumptuous. As Matthew Henry puts it: Nor are any extremes more dangerous than those of despair and presumption, especially in the affairs of our souls. Some who have obtained a persuasion that Christ is able and willing to save them from their sins, are then tempted to presume that he will save them in their sins. Thus when people begin to be zealous in religion, Satan hurries them into bigotry and intemperate heats. Henry, Matthew, Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Bible, (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers) 1991. |
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11 | Commentary on Luke 4:1-13 | Luke | GeneralWAS | 545 | ||
Matthew 4:1-3 Satan's temptations used against Christ are similar to those used against Eve. 1) Appeal to physical appetite (fruit vs. bread) 2) Appeal to personal arrogance (Will not die vs. Will not hurt Your foot) 3) Appeal to power and glory (be like God vs. Have all worlds kingdoms) Satan's temptation of Christ is a "Matter of comfort to all the saints. In the temptation of Christ it appears, that our enemy is subtle, spiteful, and very daring in his temptations; but it appears withal, that he is not invincible. Though he is a strong man armed, yet the Captain of our salvation is stronger than he. It is some comfort to us to think that Christ suffered, being tempted; for thus it appears that temptations, if not yielded to, are not sins, they are afflictions onlyHenry, Matthew, Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Bible, (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers) 1991. Matthew 4:1 Note that Jesus is tempted immediately after a great revelation and testimony by God the Father about who He is and how the Father feels about Him. God may often allow Satan to tempt us immediately after a high point in our lives as a way of both humbling and testing our reliance upon the Spirit of God. Prhaps God was also showing us that the best inner defense against the attacks of the devil is to remember our sonship in the family of God. Jesus was tempted while he was alone in the wilderness. A place of solitude is perfect for spending time with the Lord, but it is also a perfect opportunity for Satan to attack. We must be on our guard when we are alone and Satan has opportunities to make our thoughts wander, often followed by deeds which we would NEVER do if we were in the presence of others. Even in prayer, how often have our thoughts been pulled aside to other things besides the Lord? Jesus was led by the Spirit to be tempted. God will never to do this to us (James 1:13). God led Jesus to this in order to show Satan that He was defeated. Jesus was not able to give into that temptation and sin. Such is not the position of believers. Our response should be to pray that we will not be lead into temptation (Matt 6:13). Cetainly God will never tempt us, only our own lusts and desires (James 1:14). God may allow us to be tempted for purpose of testing, but it is not something we should desire. If God leads us there, then we need to depend on Him, but we should not tempt Satan to tempt us, for God may very well leave us to our own strength at that point. Satan is not to be taken lightly. Matthew 4:2 Jesus only became hungry AFTER 40 days and 40 nights without food? Clearly He is no ordinary man. Matthew 4:3 Notice the timing of Satan and his temptation. He did not tempt Jesus while he was in the desert for forty days, only after. One of Satan's attacks is to attempt to take advantage of our outward condition. He watches carefully for what opportunities present themselves. What about a man whose family is starving - is it OK for him to steal to keep them from dying? What should he do? Our outward condition is no excuse to go against the commands and the will of God. As Christians, then, we must be aware of others needs around us and make sure we do what we can to help them. Note secondly the method of attack: 1) He attempts to cause Jesus to question His relationship to the Father, His Sonship. He wants Jesus to question the goodness of God in leaving Him in this position. The Spirit testifies that we are God's children (Romans 8:16), while Satan, the accuser of the brethren, constantly refutes the claim. 2) Satan uses our physical conditions and circumstances to attempt to make us believe that God has left us, does not really love us, is not really good. When a crisis arrives, we MUST work to see Satan's role and refute him. 3) The Devil aims to shake our faith in the word of God, and bring us to question the truth of that. He did it to Adam and Eve, he tries it here with Jesus. God had just said "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.", and yet Satan says "If You are the Son of God...". If we ever question any part of the Word of God, we are giving Satan an opportunity. 4) Satan wants us to act based on our own will, not that of God. Notice that he is crafty in that he tempts Jesus to do something that He has the power to do. Just because we CAN do something, does not mean that we SHOULD. How subtle it is for him to get us to do something Godly against the will of God! Satan wanted Jesus to act on His own. He does not say, Pray to your Father that he would turn them into bread; but command it to be done. We must likewise be careful not to rely on our own desires, even good ones, or our own abilities, even our spiritual gifts, to do things which are not motivated by the will of God. |
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12 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 542 | ||
Difficult Verses on Baptism Mark 16:16 Some say that baptism is a requirement for salvation. This doctrine flies in the face of salvation by grace through faith alone. What then does it mean? The two possible answers are: It is not speaking of water baptism at all, but of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This occurs at the time of our conversion, the time of our belief, and hence could be linked directly with belief in the verse. The other possibility is that since baptism is so closely linked to the our belief in Christ that it is listed here as part of that process. This verse does not say that we must be baptized to be saved, but that when we are saved, we should be baptized. If it were saying that both belief AND baptism are requirements for salvation, it would have to list "not believe OR not been baptized" as the reason for condemnation. In fact, the grammatical construct of this sentence in Greek does not require that both parts on the left be true for the result on the right to be true. While this is not definitive proof that only belief is required to be saved, it leaves open that possibility. We can prove the interpretation with the rest of Scripture. Luke 7:29-30 These two verses seem to indicate that someone's baptism has some effect on their ability to discern certain things. It is more likely that the condition of their heart and the presence of the Holy Spirit which led them to be baptized or not be baptized is the driving force in their discernment. Acts 2:38 Some say that since receiving of the Holy Spirit occurs when we are save, then since baptism is required to receive the Holy Spirit, it is required to be saved. This verse falls into the same Greek construct of not requiring both parts on the left to be true for the right of the equation to be true, again leaving open the possibility of repentance being the only requirement. Repentance (turning away from our sin), in the name of Jesus can only happen to those who receive Him as their Savior. It is when we receive Jesus, that our sins are forgiven. This verse shows once again how closely the time of a new Christian's baptism should be to the time they are saved. Acts 8:14-17 Here we have an occurrence where people have been saved (Samaria had received the word of God), and yet had not received the Holy Spirit. Why? The Holy Spirit typically comes to live inside of someone at the moment they are saved. But in this case, in order that God's acceptance of the Samaritans would be fully evident, the gift of the Spirit was delayed. God needed to show that His grace was available to ALL MEN. He needed to show it in a mighty way to the Jews. What better way than to have them actually see the Holy Spirit being received by the Samaritans, people whom the Jews loathed. 1 Corinthians 15:29 Some attempt to be baptized for someone who has already died, so that they may have eternal life and be saved. Such doctrine is inconsistent with the rest of Scripture. Baptism, which comes after we receive Jesus as our Savior and Lord, looks forward to our eternity in heaven. If none of this is true (heaven, eternal life, etc.), then our belief and baptism would be foolish. Praise be to God, that it ALL IS TRUE! Some early Christians may have dedicated their baptisms to those who had led them to Jesus who may have died or been killed. 1 Peter 3:21 Some find support for the idea that baptism is a requirement for salvation, in fact is the major requirement. This is simply not true. Peter specifically indicates that it is not water baptism he is speaking of (-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--), but Spirit baptism. Water baptism does not save us, but symbolizes that we are saved. The waters of the flood brought death to those who did not believe, but life to Noah and his family. Yet in it all, it was God who provided the way of escape in the Ark, In the same way, God provides a way of escape for us in the cross of Jesus. The waters of baptism are for us a symbol of God's provision through the cross, just as the waters of the flood symbolize his provision for Noah's family through the ark. Acts 16:31-34 Some claim that we may believe in Christ for the purpose of saving our infant children and that the Bible supports infant baptism for salvation of those infants. This verse does not indicate that the belief of the jailhouse guard would save his household, but that salvation through belief was available to everyone in his household. Each of them must believe on their own as seen in verse 34 "with his whole household", as opposed to" for his whole household". Also, there is no indication here that this man had younger children who were too young to make their own profession of faith, hence there is no support for either believing or being baptized for the purpose of saving our infant children. |
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13 | What I am asking is baptism a requiement | NT general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 536 | ||
A few years ago when my youngest daughter wanted to be baptized. She and I studied the subject together. I put all of our study into a short message which I shared that night. It exceeds the max length by 4x, so I will just tell you what I have. You can then tell me which you want to see and I will post it. The pieces are: 1) What is Baptism? (Water, Spirit and Fire Baptism) 2) Why should we get baptized? 3) Who, when and how should someone be baptized? 4) Explanations of dificult verses. |
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14 | What I am asking is baptism a requiement | NT general Archive 1 | GeneralWAS | 537 | ||
A few years ago when my youngest daughter wanted to be baptized. She and I studied the subject together. I put all of our study into a short message which I shared that night. It exceeds the max length by 4x, so I will just tell you what I have. You can then tell me which you want to see and I will post it. The pieces are: 1) What is Baptism? (Water, Spirit and Fire Baptism) 2) Why should we get baptized? 3) Who, when and how should someone be baptized? 4) Explanations of dificult verses. |
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