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21 | Acts 2:38, why people delay baptism | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113353 | ||
I recently read the Purpose Driven Life. In it he states there are "no" delayed baptisms in the Bible. If there are "none" in the Bible, why are there "any" today. In fact being baptized is commonly put off months if not years in most churches. If you substitute Peter's sermon in all of the conversion stories(spoke the word of Lord to him, began with that passage of scripture and told about Jesus, opened her heart to respond to Paul's message, he told the people to beleive in the one coming after him that is Jesus, etc. I think they all responded to the message by being baptized immediately because "that was the message" they all heard. When sharing our faith today, no one ever hears Peter's sermon. Insted they hear "pray jesus into your heart", or accept Christ as their personal saviour so that is all they do. Different sermon evokes a different response. Doesn't it make sense that everyone would have the same response to the Gospel message that the people in Acts did if they all heard the same message today as well! | ||||||
22 | Hank, all I need is just one quote. | John 3:5 | arrow1 | 113343 | ||
Hank, Have you ever heard of Justin Martyr, Polycarp, Tertullian, Origen, Clement, Cyprian, Read their writings, they all agreed saved by grace through faith at baptism. The Nicene Creed, written prior to the canonization of the Bible in 325 AD states "one baptism for the forgiviness of sins". The Nicene Creed also established the doctrine of the Trinity(I assume you believe in that)My gosh, the guys who decided what books go in the NT all beleived water baptism as essential to salvation. My challenge to you is this, quote me just one guy, a priest, church historian, Pastor, elder, deacon, a slave, a roman pagan, just anyone at all who lived in the 1st or 2nd century who believed in "faith alone" apart from baptism, just one. |
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23 | Please answer the question directly. | John 3:5 | arrow1 | 113293 | ||
Dear Tim Moran, Thanks for not answering my question, again surely someone would complain on such an important doctrine had it been incorrect. Who better to interpret scripture than people who lived during or shortly after the time of the apostles, and who were instructed in the "traditions handed down by word of mouth or by letter" directly from the apostles. Also, compare Matthew 26:28 with Acts 2:38, "same exact phrase" in greek and in english. Surely Jesus did not die because are sins are already forgiven but in order to forgive them. Why is there "no English translation anywhere" stating baptism because of forgiveness if that's what it supposedly is saying? |
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24 | 1st 400 yrs. "all" agreed on John 3:5 | John 3:5 | arrow1 | 113236 | ||
I would like someone to quote just once during the first 400 years of Christianity anytime, anywhere, anyone referring to John 3:5 as referring to something other than water baptism, if that's the incorrect interpretation, surely one person would have complained about it! | ||||||
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