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NASB | Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, |
Subject: Jesus name baptism fulflls matt 28 |
Bible Note: Coffee, thank you, but it is Christ in me that allows love to come from me. In this instance, however, my use of Mr. Joe as an example was wrong. I used to be the type of Christian who didn't believe that anyone, whether believer or unbeliever, should be harshly criticized for fear of turning them from God. However, that stemmed from my misunderstanding of the term rebuke. When we are approached by unbelievers (and even some "believers") whose point is to deny the gospel and or to undermine the Person of Jesus, we are to deal with them in a very strong manner. We are to leave no doubt in the person's mind Who we believe in and, at the same time, address the spirits who are attached to the person so they will know we understand exactly who is controlling the person. (I say this because for a person to deny the very existence of God or the deity of Christ despite proof to the contrary, he must have a spirit blinding him to the Truth.) I should have reread Joe's posts to see if I still felt the same way, but instead I assumed that my first impressions were correct, forgetting that I am but a work in progress. There are those who do use the Word of God as a sledgehammer, and it is necessary to do so TOWARD THOSE WHO DENY CHRIST, but Joe does not fall into any of the categories I had ignorantly put him in when I first read his posts over a year ago. I hope this clears things for you. For scriptural references, please look to Joe's posts to me. In Christ, Estelle |