Subject: Do we as men dictate the terms of Salv? |
Bible Note: No, the reality is that that entire segment of Mark does not appear in many of the earliest manuscripts. That is not come anti-"Church of Christ" ploy. That is a reality. Those verses, like some from the gospel of John, are in question. I have no doubt that the verse in Mark you base your whole theology on is here to stay, but that doesn't change the fact that it will always be in question whether God inspired it or not. You wrote: "Mark 16:16 is viewed the same way today, by those who want to throw it out, instead of obeying what it says!" Okay, this is really getting redundant. What Christian does not want to obey the command to get baptized? You seem to think that there is a world of professing Christians out there saying, "HA HA! You won't baptize ME!" Are you really that out-of-touch? "Your above statement says baptism is a sign, baptism takes faith just like all spoken words from God's book, you have to believe in the power of what God said it for." Okay...I think this is my last post on the subject because you are apparently too in the dark to make this simple distinction: Obedience TAKES faith, yes. Obedience is NOT faith. Just as one needs water to swim, but swimming is not water. Just like one needs fire to cook something, but cooking is not fire. Just like someone needs money to purchase something, but purchasing is not money. Just like someone needs a reasoning mind to understand an argument, but understanding an argument is not the same thing as possessing a reasoning mind. Feel free to have the last word. --Joe! |