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Subject: Ephesians 4:5 |
Bible Note: good evening brothers and sisters: upon return from work today imagine my surprise to see the response that my response to this question generated!! i do stand corrected on my use of the word "force" in my initial response. of course, i am very aware the the Holy Spirit of God is not a "force". i can only say that i did not communicate clearly in that phrasing. perhaps better stated would have been that it is only through and thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit in us that the body of Christ experiences unity. to those who noticed my poor choice of words....kudos for your keen eyes! regarding whether or not the particular verse in question (eph 4:5) is speaking of the baptism of the HS or water baptism, i respectfully submit that the remark(s) tendered regarding my consideration of orthodox thought (implying a lack of regard) were uncalled for. nonetheless, if you would genuinely like to know some of the commentators, educators and scholars that i have consulted on occasion (outside of the Biblical text itself) i am happy to share that information: walvoord and zuck; matthew henry; john macarthur. i have found the commentary/insight provided by these men to be consistently true to Scripture and, as such, i do consult them periodically. all of them incidentally, do assert that MOST LIKELY eph 4:5 is speaking of water baptism but i do understand that there are other opinions regarding this. (the commentators appear to understand that as well). to my knowledge, these men would not be considered beyond the pale of orthodoxy! in this context only, whether or not paul was speaking of water baptism or that of baptism of the HS, i would consider this to be a disputable matter, as in romans 14, and i pass no judgment on those whose opinions differ. |