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141 | Eternal Life: A Free Gift? | John 3:36 | Aspiring Overseer | 54811 | ||
Agreed, Ray. Unfortunately, many people believe, but only in part and they, alas, through a lack of an open mind, fall short. P. S. I hope you are winning the battle with cancer. Keep up the fight. |
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142 | Baptism...What does God's Word say? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103266 | ||
Also, note that the thief on the cross did not die in the Christian age, but under the Law of Moses. AO |
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143 | Under the Law but not under water? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103301 | ||
Radioman2, That is a fair question. What Law are Christians no longer under, but the Law of Moses. There was no requirement to be baptised under the Old Covenant, but there was several foreshadowings of the concept. Today, God's people receive their benefit, salvation, under a new law, the Law of Grace, established by the New Covenant. Part of that convenant is the command to be buried and resurrected like Christ. If Christ followed the commands of God, why should people today expect they can do anything less? AO |
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144 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103316 | ||
How many times must something (such as baptism) need be mentioned to make it a commandment of God? Must God mention it every time He gives us an example of conversion? AO |
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145 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103318 | ||
Hi Searcher, What Jesus taught in John 3:1-21 does not pertain to the Old Testament, but the New. No one of the Jews was "born again" to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus was instructing Nicodemus of the things to come AFTER His death and resurrection. Thus water baptism prior to the start of the Christian Church was not required. AO |
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146 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103324 | ||
Searcher, If an Apostle taught that baptism was required, was that their own opinion or God's command? Acts 2:38 38And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. NAS Acts 8:36 36And as they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?" NAS Acts 16:32-34 33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. NAS Acts 18:7-8 8And Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized. NAS We could go much further, but why do we need more? AO |
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147 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103344 | ||
The verses you give illustrate the First Gentile conversion, which was given as a sign to the Apostles to show God's acceptance of them (the Gentiles). Only the Apostle's conversion and the that of Cornelius's family occured before water baptism. AO |
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148 | Under the Law but not under water? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103345 | ||
Rom 3:26-27 27Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. NAS Rom 2:5-8 5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. NAS There will always be those who wish no effort was involved with salvation and I sincerely hope, for their sakes, they are correct. AO |
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149 | All He taught apply only after He died | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103346 | ||
Searcher, No, just in this instance as he is clearly talking about the Christian Age. Do you see this differently? AO |
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150 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103347 | ||
Searcher, How is one "buried with Him through baptism" (by the Holy Spirit), as you suggest? AO |
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151 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103348 | ||
Radioman2, Acts 8:11-12 12But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike. NAS Repentance or confession are not mentioned in the above verse. Does that mean they are not required, as well? AO |
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152 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103363 | ||
My point, which you acknowledge (though indirectly) is that repentance and confession are not mentioned in that verse, yet you still include them as necessary steps. You must do the same for baptism if you are going to be consistent. AO |
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153 | All He taught apply only after He died | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103364 | ||
Searcher, Did the Jews under the Law of Moses have to be "born again"? If not, then John 3 only makes sense when applied to the age of Christianity. Does this make Christ "inconsistent" to teach regarding future events? Throughout His life He prepared those around Him for the New Covenant. Some lessons had immediate applicability, some described future events. AO |
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154 | Where does Scripture teach an exception? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103447 | ||
Tim, At the day of Pentecost, did the Apostles understand the gospel before they received the HS? In Acts chapter 1 were they not asking Jesus when He would restore the Kingdom to the Jews? They obviously had a very imperfect understanding UNTIL they received the HS. Then Peter immediately began to preach the gospel. Why did this happen, do you suppose? Did not the HS bring understanding of God's master plan that they before lacked (such as the command for water baptism)? Jumping ahead to the first Gentile conversion in Acts 10, God gives us the same pattern. First understanding, then obedience. Acts 10 tells us that this confirmed to the Apostles that the gospel was for both Jews and Gentiles. God did not want to vary the initial pattern, because it was instrumental in the Apostle’s understanding of God’s impartial nature. Acts 10 did not say that this pattern was to ever again happen. The Apostles knew that and responded accordingly. How? By preaching the proper steps to conversion. Not only Acts 2:38, but many other verses throughout, as I know you are aware. That is why incident after incident of conversion always includes water baptism. Paul mentioned it; Luke mentioned it; Peter mentioned it. Did these men mention it because it seemed like a good idea or because they were directed to write it by the HS? If by the HS, it follows that this is a command of God. John 14:15 15"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. NAS AO |
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155 | AO, was His John 3 not in effect? | John 4:14 | Aspiring Overseer | 103450 | ||
Radioman, I appreciate your point. As we have already addressed the necessity of a command of God to need only be given once, lets move on to why Paul stated "Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel" (your quote). You gave 1Cor 1:17 as evidence. Lets look at the full context: 1 Cor 1:10-17 10Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree, and there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among you. 12Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." 13Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15that no man should say you were baptized in my name. 16Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made void. NAS Verses 14-16 make it clear that Paul is not denigrating baptism, but glad that he himself did not baptize MANY so to avoid denominations. He was happy to baptize, but understood that there was danger for him to do so. Additionally, Christ personally handpicked him, because of his desire for righteousness as demonstrated by his knowledge! This made him a much more effective servant in teaching than in baptizing. AO |
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156 | Are these words for today? | John 13:35 | Aspiring Overseer | 106700 | ||
Aixen, John 13:35 35"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." NAS The key to John 13:35 is to understand that not all people who today say they are Christians, actually are. Most people have no understanding of the Bible, especially the denominations you mention. Christians do in fact, love (agape) each other and have genuine compassion for those who are lost. They are also of the same mind in that there is no disagreement on any aspect of God's master plan between them. In the denominationalist, worldly Christian paradigm, John 13:35 becomes a very difficult saying, but to a member of Christ's body it is accepted and followed without question. P.S. All men will know Christ’s disciples at some time. If not during their life, certainly in death. AO |
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157 | Freeze-dried Salvation? | John 15:6 | Aspiring Overseer | 88441 | ||
Once saved always saved? In Matthew 25:14-30, was the lazy slave a subject of the kingdom? If so, how would he have lost his salvation due to laziness since he already was a recipient of the daily protection and caring of his master? Did he not believe that his master was serious about the orders he had given him? Does effort matter to salvation? In John 15:6, are the branches which were thrown away and burned originally part of the vine? John 15:1 tells us that the vine is Christ. If those branches were part of the vine, how is someone part of Christ without being a Christian? Were these "false branches"? Is salvation like a freeze-dried fruitcake, lasting indefinitely without spoilage or must those who seek for eternal life with God constantly discipline themselves to ensure they are faithful until death? If they must discipline themselves, how do they do that by belief? Is there an expectation that they will be disciplined miraculously or must conscious decisions be made to control their own behavior? AO |
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158 | Freeze-dried Salvation? | John 15:6 | Aspiring Overseer | 88573 | ||
Barb, Your commentary brings to mind one of several cautions in scripture: Prov 14:12 12There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. NAS Ephesians 2:8-10tells us this: The gentiles, who previously had no hope, were offered salvation through faith in Christ. This was the master plan of God and could not have been brought about through anything they had done. Christians are God's workmanship, created for good works, which God commands they perform. Assuming John 15 is talking about the spiritual growth of Christians, as you suggest, would God not be unfair to cast off and burn the slow learners? Those people were "in Christ" (Gal3:27), they were part of the vine or body of believers, but....they did not bear fruit (i.e. they did not work, put forth effort, preach the word, produce fruit that SHOULD REMAIN (John 15:16), not just good deeds. Scripture tells us that obedience is mandatory; that we are to prove God's will; to work out our salvation; bear fruit for God; understand God's commandments; be of one mind...the list is long. Are you willing to put forth the effort? AO |
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159 | Freeze-dried Salvation? | John 15:6 | Aspiring Overseer | 88588 | ||
Barb, I understand what you mean, completely. Thank you for your repsonse. AO |
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160 | Friday crucifixion | John 19:31 | Aspiring Overseer | 181134 | ||
For your consideration: The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. [It was the preparation] Every Sabbath had a preparation which began at the ninth hour (that is, three o'clock) the preceding evening. Josephus, Ant. b. 16 c. 6, s. 51, recites an edict of the Emperor Augustus in favour of the Jews, which orders, "that no one shall be obliged to give hail or surety on the Sabbath day, nor on the preparation before it, after the ninth hour." The time fixed here was undoubtedly in conformity to the Jewish custom, as they began their preparation at three o'clock on the Friday evening. (from Adam Clarke's Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1996 by Biblesoft) AO |
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