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Bible Question: I agree with your response and the scriptures in support but other folks on TV and some of my friends keep on adding the verses about baptism. How can we ignore all the verses in the Bible about that subject? Even Jesus said "Repent and be baptized..." I forget where. |
Bible Answer: Hello inquisitor, May I say, we need to consider the "whole counsel of scripture" in determining a doctrine. Notice you said, " but other folks on TV and some of my friends keep on adding the verses about baptism." It matters not what folks on TV or friends, add, but "what saith the scripture" (Rom. 4:3) As F.F. Bruce notes in his work "The Canon of Scripture", "It is not enough to say 'the Bible says...' without at the same time considering to whom the Bible says it, and in what circumstances." What does the entirety of scripture teach aboout baptism? Read the book of Romans- especially the first 4 chapters. Note Eph. 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." Read the 11th chapter of Hebrews- faith's "hall of fame". Notice the phrase, "by faith..." It is not about "by baptism", is it? Our great cloud of witnesses all were commended for their faith. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |