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21 | please respond? | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 114319 | ||
Could someone please respond to my note left for morant61 posted Mon 03/1/04 Thanks |
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22 | What can we do to have salvation | NT general Archive 1 | arrow1 | 114318 | ||
Why point out there is no mention of baptism in 1 Cor. 15:1-4, there is also no mention of faith, belief or repentance. But, it does say your saved if you hold firmly to the word. In almost all of Paul's letters, he is speaking to Christians, people that are already saved. It wouldn't make sense to repeat every little detail of their conversion every time he mentions the Gospel. It would make sense to speak of faith because once your saved, you would continue having faith and living faithfully. If repentance were necessary for salvation, wouldn't you also expect to find it stressed whenever the gospel is presented? Your "analogia scriptura" is selective and not consistent. sincerely, arrow1 |
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23 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 114270 | ||
1)If baptism isn't part of the full gospel message, than what is it part of, and where in scripture is its specific purpose and function and meaning explained? 2) Study the book of Acts and the conversion experiences closely. In "every" conversion experience, they all had the exact same response upon hearing the gospel message. If they all had the same immediate response, what "must" have they all just been told to evoke such a response. Really, think about that for a minute. In each and every case, they were all baptized "immediately". Now, if you witnessed and shared your faith with someone, would they have the same response the new converts in the book of Acts did. I submit they would not, because they would here a slightly different story than did they converts in the specific examples in Acts. Now, why is that? thanks, arrow1 |
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24 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | arrow1 | 114212 | ||
To be consistent verse a) , b), and f) do not mention repentance, thus repentance is not essential. Section 1) part a) you say there are many references which state salvation is through "faith alone", when in reality the phrase "faith alone" is found nowhere in scripture. Just making a point, arrow1 |
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25 | Has speaking in tongues ceased? | 1 Corinthians | arrow1 | 114211 | ||
Thanks Ephraim, I never before noticed the part where Ananias placed his hands on Saul "so that he may see and be Filled With The Holy Spirit. I'm not sure I totally agree but am now looking at that verse in a different light. Thanks for shedding new insight. arrow1 |
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26 | Has speaking in tongues ceased? | Not Specified | arrow1 | 114177 | ||
I'm curious if anyone believes 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 is saying miraculous gifts such as speaking in tongues are done away with? One thing in scripture is that the Apostles placed their hands on people and gave the gift, but once received, those people were never able to pass it on to anyone else. Thus I believe it died off with the last Apostle, and wasn't necessary once the church had been started. | ||||||
27 | Has speaking in tongues ceased? | 1 Corinthians | arrow1 | 114195 | ||
I'm curious if anyone believes 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 is saying miraculous gifts such as speaking in tongues are done away with? One thing in scripture is that the Apostles placed their hands on people and gave the gift, but once received, those people were never able to pass it on to anyone else. Thus I believe it died off with the last Apostle, and wasn't necessary once the church had been started. | ||||||
28 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 114038 | ||
So what you're saying is, Saul upon meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus was spiritually(washed and/or cleansed of sin internally by the Holy Spirit) baptized if you will, and then later after meeting Ananias, was water baptized by him as a symbol, making his public confession of faith. If that's what you mean that's okay, I just wanted to clarify your statement in my own mind. I'll respect your answer. Based on some other posts, I'll best not reply and give the baptism thing a rest for awhile. Thanks, arrow1 |
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29 | MARK 16:16: Was it perverted? | Bible general Archive 2 | arrow1 | 113997 | ||
It also did not say "to them that had faith alone" or "to them that truly repented", or "to them that counted the cost". It all depends on the meaning of received him. Where does it say 'specifically' baptism is a "profession before man"? 1 Peter 3:21 says it is a pledge to God. sincerely, arrow1 |
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30 | MARK 16:16: Was it perverted? | Bible general Archive 2 | arrow1 | 113990 | ||
Peter spent 40 days with Jesus (acts chapter 1) learning about the Kingdom of God. Then in the very 1st sermon in scripture the first four words out of his mouth are "repent and be baptized". If you'll closely examine the conversions in Acts, what was there immediate response to the message?, then back up, what "must they have just been told in order to evoke that immediate response", you can go back to Peter's sermon each time for the answer. Obviously there were all told the same story, they all had the same response. Paul's teachings came much later in scripture. Most all of his letters are addressed to Christians that are already saved, thus in most cases he is not describing how to be saved(no need to) he is speaking of remaining faithful, or growing in their faith. Often times he is settling disputes that have arisen in the local church and trying to get them back on track. Thus mentioning baptism would often be redundant and serve no purpose. Paul himself, after meeting Jesus and fasting and praying 3 days, still was baptized to have his sins washed away. God did all the "work", Paul was simply responding to the Gospel. If you could simply view baptism as an act of faith, the same as believing and repenting are acts of faith, not works of the law, then you can take the rest the Bible literally. Instead, you come up with the phrase 'faith alone', (which is not in scripture) and say, "that is the doctrine, now let us go back and figure out a way to explain all those baptism scriptures that seem to contradict it". Why not just read the Bible, it says what it says in plain English, and simply accept. Added note.... Altar Calls, Sinners Prayer, Outward Sign of Inward Grace, these are concepts developed in just the last 200 years and were totally unknown before that time. Show me anyone, anywhere, who ever believed in those ideas during the 1st 1500 years of Christianity. I'll say thanks in advance for a careful and well thought out response. Sincerely, arrow1 |
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31 | Purpose Driven Life? | Bible general Archive 2 | arrow1 | 113982 | ||
One concern I have about the book is at the bottom of page 58. It says, "I invite you to bow your head and quietly 'whisper' the prayer that will change your eternity". It goes on, "If you sincerely meant that prayer, congradulations! you're now a Christian". It seems like kind of an extremely weak conversion experience, especially in view of scripture that speaks of Counting the Cost to be a Disciple of Jesus and of true Repentance that leads to salvation. I've heard it called easy believism. Just an opinion. arrow1 |
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32 | Rick Warren's book "The PDLife" ? | 2 Tim 3:16 | arrow1 | 113978 | ||
One concern I have with this book is on the bottom of page 58. "I invite you to bow your head and quietly 'whisper' the prayer that will change your eternity". It then says, "If you meant that prayer congradulations! you are now a Christian". It seems like kind of an extremely weak conversion experience, especially when comparing it to scriptures that speak of counting the cost to be a Disciple of Jesus and of true Repentance that leads to salvation. I've heard it called easy believism. Just an opinion. arrow1 |
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33 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113950 | ||
Yes, and most of them have been answered with a well thought out response, which I appreciate. Wish I could say the same for yours............. |
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34 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113939 | ||
still waiting patiently for a response, thanx, arrow1 |
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35 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113938 | ||
I've always disliked that word denomination. I grew up in a small town, in a Lutheran church, my grandfather was even a minister in another town nearby. After moving to Des Moines, IA. I attended a small nondenominational church. A few years later attended an Assembly of God church where I came forward at an "altar call", a couple of years later began attending an Evangelical Free church where I was baptized by immersion in front of 450 members on a Sunday morning. A couple of years later(being single one gets restless) attended a large Baptist church. A couple years later began attending an International Church of Christ where I was taught "baptism for the forgiveness of sins", and a few years later brings us to the present where I'm back at the Evangelical Free Church on Sundays and on Thursday evenings attend a rather large, rapidly growing, very evangelical Lutheran church. The Thursday service is for singles only(typically draws 300 plus)and has full communion with real bread and "real" wine. During all that I have visited Catholic, Christian Science, Traditional Church of Christ, been to a Benny Hinn crusade, and even studied with Mormons(they will never convert). As you can see I have alot of religious experience so I have a very different perspective on the Bible. One of the most interesting experiences was attending a seminar "Why be Catholic" by Scott Hahn. He was a presbyterian seminarian who studied the Bible so extensively he converted to Catholicism. The most fascinating books of I've read are those by David Bercot, he seems to be an expert on the early church. I've found there is no perfect church. I'm puzzled why there is no mention of an age of accountability or infant baptism, or baptism of children and/or teenagers of Christian parents in the Bible. Baptism for the forgiveness of sins is so crystal clear to me, I'm not sure how people miss that one. It appears so many verses that mention baptism have to be picked apart, disected, third person plural pronouned to death in order to not conflict with "faith alone", a phrase which isn't even in the Bible. My biggest question on that(concerning baptism) is why wasn't any translation ever translated to say what it means in plain Ennglish, crystal clear, no interpretation necessary. I was hoping to hear back from morant61 on my post 113859, tues. 12:16 am. I thought I did a good job on that one. Also would love to find just one Christian writer from the very early church who held the faith alone view. Oh, to answer your question, Christian. |
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36 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113849 | ||
I found it interesting in Eph.1:12-13 the absence of "faith alone" and "repentance". I know trust can be interpreted as faith, but still you seem to be picking and choosing verses to "fit" your doctrine. If one can look at baptism as an act of faith and not a work of the law then the verses that speak of being baptized into Christ make more sense. Saved by Grace through Faith at Baptism. I take all the verses that mention faith, all that mention belief, all that mention repentance, all that mention baptism, and all that contain different combinations of any of those words and find great harmony. God does all the "work", He shows the grace and mercy, He bestows the forgiveness and gives us the Holy Spirit. Our part is simply responding to the message or rejecting it. |
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37 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113847 | ||
Quite easily. Let's start in John 20:22. Jesus gives them the Holy Spirit. Now Acts 1:3 He spends 40 days teaching them. I submit the 12 Apostles are saved. Now go to Pentecost. They are filled with the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues. Did reception of the Spirit save them or was it to enable them to tongue speak. Obviously they were already saved, it simply gave them the ability to speak in tongues. Now go to Acts 11:4, notice the word "precisely". Now go to v.15, as he "began" to speak the Holy Spirit fell. Surely Cornelius was not saved before he heard the message and was able to repent and believe. Notice Peter said in v.15, the Spirit came on "them"(cornelius) the same way it came on "us"(12 apostles) at the beginning. Not the same way it came on the 3,000, or Phillip, or Simon, or the Samarians, or the Ethiopian, or any of the other thousands who were being saved. It came on Cornelius the same way the 12 Apostles received it at Pentecost. Not to save them but to get peoples attention and to give them the abililty to speak in tongues. The Holy Spirit coming on Cornelius's household was to show that God was opening up the Gospel to the Gentiles. That was the whole purpose of Peter's dream and this story. God was now granting the Gentiles the opportunity to hear the Gospel and repent. Preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles was a huge obstacle to overcome for the Jewish Christians, thus God did something miraculous. Just like at Pentecost, He was ushering in the new church with power. Notice they were required to respond to the Gospel by being baptized in Jesus name, the same way everyone else responded when they heard the message. |
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38 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | arrow1 | 113829 | ||
sorry, I did not recognize the funny face | ||||||
39 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113806 | ||
In my response I did not say he was saved at baptism(although that is my view). I simply stated his sins were washed away at a later time after he met Ananias and after he regained his sight. I was simply refuting your claim he was saved back when he met Jesus. Again my question was "why did he need his sins washed away if he was already saved? That's all I wanted a response to. The challenge was to show someone who was saved beyond 1 hour of his baptism. Again my point was simply his sins were washed away when he arose and called on the name(if you want to say his baptism came later fine)it still happened in conjuntion with his rising and calling, not 3 days prior on the Damascus road, which is when you claimed is when he was saved. | ||||||
40 | Water baptism unnecessary for conversion | Acts 2:38 | arrow1 | 113775 | ||
I would equate Titus 3:5 to John 3:5. Two elements, water and spirit, one birth. Water Baptism and "receiving" the Holy Spirit are two sides of the same coin, they are inseperable, (Acts 2:38). With your view, you have two distinct baptisms, in water and in holy spirit, which would seem to contradict Eph. 4:5. Don't confuse receiving the indwelling of the spirit and baptism in the spirit. Acts 8:14, they had accepted the word of God and had been baptized(water)in the name of the Lord Jesus. Surely those people in Samaria were saved Christians. Later the apostles went there, placed hands on them, and gave them some spiritual gifts(most likely the ability to speak in tongues) and then Simon, whom who note in verse 13 believed and was baptized, asked if he could buy the gifts he had seen them receive, (he probably heard them tongue speaking). Obviously my view is not that water in and of itself is some majical salvation agent. Saved by Grace through Faith at Baptism. God does all the "work" and the saving, I am simply responding to the gospel by repenting and being baptized in the Lord's name. It's all done as a one time act of faith, not a work of the law. Once saved I continue to work out my salvation with trembling and fear and stand firm to the end. I continue having faith. |
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