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1 | What is conversion? | Not Specified | FTimA | 64927 | ||
What is conversion? | ||||||
2 | What is conversion? | Bible general Archive 1 | FTimA | 64936 | ||
What is conversion? | ||||||
3 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 64985 | ||
You would do well to research water baptism and read all of the passages that deal with it. Where in the bible does it show a person who is saved NOT being baptized and where does it say in the bible that salvation is received prior to it? | ||||||
4 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65045 | ||
Baptizo 1)to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk) 2)to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one’s self, bathe 3)to overwhelm Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1995. It matters not which way a person faces as long as they are totally immersed. John 3:22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized-- 24 for John had not yet been thrown into prison. As the passages reveal in John 3:23, the water should be sufficient enough to immerse. Pouring or sprinkling will not do. Romans 6:3,4 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. When Christ died he was buried in a tomb. As many of us who have been baptized into Christ are baptized into his death. When a person dies are they not covered completely? In Jesus' case he was covered completely by rock. The Romans even sealed it! Today, are we not completely buried in dirt or a tomb of some sort? When a person is baptized, they are buried in water, as the bible commands and shows overwhelming evidence of. Baptism is a crucial part of salvation. Not after salvation but unto salvation. For until one is baptized they do not come into contact with Christ's death! They are not saved...according to the bible. The thief on the cross was blessed with forgiveness by Jesus before Jesus died. There was no need for him to be baptized. It matters not what kind of water is used as long as "there is much water there". Who is allowed to baptize? The bible is not explicit on this but it does show enough example of someone else baptizing the one being baptized. John the baptist, Jesus' disciples, and others. 1 Corinthians 1:12 gives us some idea, "Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” 13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. 16Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. From this I would say Paul, Apollos, and Cephas(Peter) baptized. Christ didn't baptize because the bible tells us he didn't in John 4:2. Acts 8 tells us of Philip baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch. There are others but I would say, based on what we find in the bible, that anyone could baptize as long as they are in Christ. You say you can find no answers for these questions? I found answers to all of them in less than ten minutes using the search function of this web page and some bible software I have. |
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5 | Was Jesus Christ circumsized? | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65046 | ||
Yes he was. Read Luke chapter 2. While under the old covenant, as God, he would have had to obey His own law. Jesus was also baptized under John's baptism of repentance. What did Jesus have to repent of? In his own words, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Matthew 3:13, 14 "Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” 15But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” |
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6 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65139 | ||
Why have we changed? Boy, that's a good question. Where in the New Testament does it specify who can baptize? John (the baptist) did it, he was not ordained (except by God). Jesus' disciples did it. Were they ordained? Apollos, Cephas, Paul, Timothy...who knows who else? When someone desires to become a Christian in the assembly I associate with, during a worship service, they generally let it be known by coming forward. The minister is usually the one who takes this responsibility, but there is a family of 13 where the father has baptized each one of the children. Again, I think the only stipulation would be that a person baptizing others would have to be a Christian, because only a Christian would (at least should) understand its purpose and meaning. There is no passage of scripture that I know of that says this. John the baptist certainly was not a Christian, nor were any of those who were baptized by him or prior to Christ's death, or were they? From what I have learned the term "christian" was first used as a slanderous term. Who knows? Baptism is connected to salvation. How do I know? The bible tells me so. Pull out your concordance, look up the word baptize, baptism, baptized, and baptizing. Read the scriptures associated with them, with intent. Sure, you will read of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the baptism of John, but if you consider all of scripture dealing with this subject, and "receive the word with eagerness" and "search the scriptures" (Acts 17:11), you will see that they all had their purpose and that water baptism is a very important part of salvation. Or you won't. |
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7 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65141 | ||
If a person has waited all of their life to finally realize that there is a way of salvation and they want to take advantage of it because they are on their last breath, I would use that last breath to find the nearest place to take them to get baptized. If they die before that happens, then it would be God's judgment this person would have to look forward to. If a person wants to get baptized then baptize them, even if you have to carry them to the water. The word itself means immersion. Why would you sprinkle or pour when evidence in scripture clearly shows that much water is needed? God's grace provides us salvation through faith and that faith includes believing His word. Again, use a concordance. For what does the Scripture say? Romans 4:3 |
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8 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65143 | ||
What does foot washing have to do with being saved? Jesus washed his disciples feet to show humility. How would you feel if the son of God Almighty removed your dirty sandals and washed your filthy feet. Pretty small I would bet. But he did this because that is the type of behavior he expects out of his followers. Do not get so wrapped up in the act itself but behind the purpose. This applies to foot washing as well as baptism. In those days people wore sandals, they walked in unpaved dirt roads. I would hazard a guess that the climate was hot at times, causing sweat, which in turn would cause the road dust to stick to their feet. Foot washing was a common practice of a host towards his guests. John 13:12 So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? 13 "You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. 14 "If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 "For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. 16 "Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. 17 "If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. The purpose or principle Jesus is teaching here is humility towards your fellow man (vs 16). The purpose or principle taught in baptism is obedience through faith to the God who said it must be done (too many passages to list). Does anybody else think that Jesus is teaching his disciples how to wash feet? Or is there something of a spiritual nature to be learned here? |
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9 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65179 | ||
Thank you. I will study this. | ||||||
10 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65197 | ||
Post #1 Meanings of the word baptizo Emmaus, This will have to come to you in two posts.I have read a few posts from you and realize you are catholic. The information you have supplied is interesting but to put your faith in writings that are not inspired and conflict with that which IS inspired IS very dangerous. "But immersion is not the only meaning of baptizo. Sometimes it just means washing up. Thus Luke 11:38 reports that, when Jesus ate at a Pharisee’s house, "[t]he Pharisee was astonished to see that he [Jesus] did not first wash [baptizo] before dinner." No one in ancient Israel practiced immersion before dinner, but the Pharisees "do not eat unless they wash [nipto] their hands, observing the tradition of the elders; and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they wash themselves [baptizo]" (Mark 7:3–4a, emphasis added). So baptizo can mean cleansing or ritual washing as well as immersion. Luke 11:38 What is the setting? Jesus is having dinner with a Pharisee. Jesus does not wash prior to eating. Why? From what I have learned the Pharisee's (at least some) were so avid about washing that some would wash IN BETWEEN BITES! Jesus, as a means to show the blatant perversion of the law, proved to this Pharisee and others who may have been there that this behavior was wrong. "Pharisees were punctilious in observing the laws regarding ceremonial purity. For this reason, they could not purchase items of food or drink from a “sinner” for fear of ceremonial defilement. Nor could a Pharisee eat in the house of a sinner, although he might entertain the sinner in his own home. Under such circumstances, the Pharisee would provide the sinner with clothes to wear, for the sinner’s clothes might be ceremonially impure." After the Babylonian captivity, the Jewish rabbis began to make meticulous rules and regulations governing the daily life of th people. These were interpretations and applications of the law of Moses, handed down from generation to generation.(NIV footnote, Zondervan)." Pharisees were known to be "keepers of the law" yet they abhorred sinners, the very people they should have ministered to. Jesus taught the Pharisees many a lesson on many an occasion. In any case, the setting has a lot to do with the use of the word. Sometimes a figurative "baptism" is a sort of "immersion"; but not always. "but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’" Did this mean they would be "immersed" in the Spirit? No: three times Acts 2 states that the Holy Spirit was poured out on them when Pentecost came (2:17, 18, 33, emphasis added). Later Peter referred to the Spirit falling upon them, and also on others after Pentecost, explicitly identifying these events with the promise of being "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 11:15–17). These passages demonstrate that the meaning of baptizo is broad enough to include "pouring." " The key here is this is "figurative" language. The Holy Spirit could neither be poured nor sprinkled, and one could not "physically" be immersed into the Holy Spirit because its a spirit! The language is used here to denote an overwhelming presence felt by the apostles as though they were immersed in the Spirit of God. |
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11 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65198 | ||
Post #2 Meanings of the word baptizo "The Didache was written around A.D. 70 and, though not inspired, is a strong witness to the sacramental practice of Christians in the apostolic age. In its seventh chapter, the Didache reads, "Concerning baptism, baptize in this manner: Having said all these things beforehand, baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit in living water [that is, in running water, as in a river]. If there is no living water, baptize in other water; and, if you are not able to use cold water, use warm. If you have neither, pour water three times upon the head in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." These instructions were composed either while some of the apostles and disciples were still alive or during the next generation of Christians, and they represent an already established custom. The Didache is also called the "teaching of the apostles". Who wrote it? What then are Romans through Revelation? Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and probably Hebrews were all written by Paul, an apostle inspired of God. James, probably written by James, an apostle inspired of God. 1st and 2nd Peter, written by Peter, an apostle inspired of God. 1st, 2nd, 3rd John and Revelation, written by John, an apostle inspired of God. Jude, not an apostle (v 17), but inspired all the same. You yourself confess that the Didache is not inspired. The books of the bible are. Which one do you choose to put your faith in? Hippolytus of Rome said, "If water is scarce, whether as a constant condition or on occasion, then use whatever water is available" This is a small bit of what I found on Hipplolytus. He was an orthodox Father of the Christian Church, a Roman Catholic Saint, and a disciple of Irenaeus. Author of a large body of early ecclesiastical writings, among which is the famous Apostolic Tradition which was highly influential on the developing liturgy of the Roman Church, and a 10 volume series titled Elenchos, or Refutatio Omnium Haeresium (Refutation of All Heresies). Cyprian advised that no one should be "disturbed because the sick are poured upon or sprinkled when they receive the Lord’s grace" Tertullian described baptism by saying that it is done "with so great simplicity, without pomp, without any considerable novelty of preparation, and finally, without cost, a man is baptized in water, and amid the utterance of some few words, is sprinkled, and then rises again, not much (or not at all) the cleaner" Obviously, Tertullian did not consider baptism by immersion the only valid form, since he says one is only sprinkled and thus comes up from the water "not much (or not at all) the cleaner." Emmaus, I have difficulty with a lot of the teachings of the Catholic church and have no faith in what the Didache, Hippolytus, Cyprian, or any other "uninspired" man said or wrote to establish it. I am sorry but when people believe in men more than in God, apostasy occurs. Please take this as it is intended, in brotherly love. |
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12 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65200 | ||
Catechism #1258 has no biblical support. James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. Belief and faith, I feel are two different things. For example, when you fly on a plane, you believe that the plane is there, you can touch it. You must have faith that it will fly. That may be a lame analogy but I hope you see my point. When these catechisms say "the church says" or "the church has always held" it is as though "the church were a person (the pope maybe?). The church is the sum total of all believers that have obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ and no other. There is no biblical support for #1259. What in the world is the Paschal mystery? There is no biblical support for #1260. I can cite scripture that says one must hear the word of God and after hearing, believe it. Repent of their sins, confess Jesus to the world that he is their lord and savior, and then be baptized for the remission of sin. There is no half way. It is all the way or none of the way, according to the bible. There is no biblical support for #1261. I guess this is why the catholic religion baptizes infants, for fear they are endowed with original sin. The bible teaches otherwise. Ezek 18:20 "The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself. This passage in Ezekiel supports individual responsibility of sin. Children cannot sin until they know the difference between right and wrong. I thank you for your patience Emmaus. It is getting late. We will talk again. |
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13 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65205 | ||
Was John the baptist a bishop, a priest, or a deacon? Ananias, Apollos, Philip? (They could have been) Mark 16:16 says, "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." The above passage is plain, simple, understandable. Catechism #1256 says, "The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and priest and, in the Latin Church, also the deacon.[57] In case of necessity, any person, even someone not baptized, can baptize, if he has the required intention. The intention required is to will to do what the Church does when she baptizes, and to apply the Trinitarian baptismal formula. The Church finds the reason for this possibility in the universal saving will of God and the necessity of Baptism for salvation." My question to you is this. Who wrote Mark 16:16? Who wrote catechism 1256? |
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14 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65226 | ||
The interpretation is not as important as how it aligns with the truth revealed in the scripture (2 Peter 1:20,21). | ||||||
15 | Is Christ a mystery? | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65227 | ||
Why is the death and resurrection of Christ considered a mystery? | ||||||
16 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65228 | ||
Why is the death and resurrection of Christ considered a mystery? | ||||||
17 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65229 | ||
My point here is that God wrote Mark 16:16, while the catechism's were written by men based on, pardon the expression, apostasized interpretation. To be frank, I feel that the catechisms fall under the penalty of Rev 22:18,19 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. Jesus says Matt 15:9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' If these catechisms are accepted as doctrine somebody will have a lot of explaining to do. |
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18 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65247 | ||
I fancy picturing myself outside of the boat altogether walking along side of Jesus. | ||||||
19 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65252 | ||
Somebody had to save the ones in the boat. Who else could? | ||||||
20 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | FTimA | 65253 | ||
Somebody had to save the ones in the boat. Who else could? | ||||||
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