The Roman Catholic Church came directly out of the Roman Empire. You may not consider yourself a part of the Catholic church but that doesn't change the fact that all churches that water baptize in the titles are considered daughters of the mother RCC. This is one of the first changes and the man made tradition continues today.
Also, your comment that there are few references to tongues other than connected to the birth of the church is interesting. Consider that the word states that a concept is established by at least 2-3 witnesses in the word itself. Numerous times we are shown how new believers were birthed into the NT church. Yet you believe that is now obsolete.
"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." Jude 3
The RCC is not the mother of Christianity the have a another meditator (anti christ) other than the one not seen by which we can walk by faith .They have no idea what water baptism is or where to find the foundation .They also walk by sight hoping the kingdom of God comes by something we do and not the eternal word.
Its a common salvation, not a common wonderment. Jesus says its a evil generation, natural man that walk after what the eyes see Those who t do seek after wonderment and not faith the unseen experience. God looks upon the new heart, The wonderment makes the word of God without effect ..
I don't think anyone is saying new believers were not birthed into the church through the incorruptible seed by which all a born again from above. .Called the hearing of faith through the gospel of faith . Not the gospel of signs and wonders
1 Peter 1:23 Being
born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
It seem you need to study to find out what water baptism is. It must be defined before the doctrine can be established .
What is the foundation of water baptism or like tongues those who seek after wonderment do not need to look just believe the wonderment as a gift.
all churches that water baptize as part of ceremony that expresses they have a desire to administer their new tongue, the gospel. The new order of priesthood as a kingdom of Priest sent from above from where the doctrine of God fall like rain upon the hard heart of men called the water of the word..
The priesthood began with Levites . When a Levi had a desire he could be ceremonially baptized with water to show he had a free will desire to serve God not seen by brining the gospel. The function of a priest .
The conversation in John 3:25 is at the center of the doctrine .Avoid what it is saying and lose the its real purpose .
John the last Levi to perform the ceremonial law (ceremonial laws are shadows) . They can get a person wet But never become the spiritual substance they point to.(faith)
There in John 3:25 we have those who walk by sight glorying in the flesh. Insisting that the old order must be maintained, so that they can call glory as a wonderment in there own flesh rather that then the unseen spirit of the matter.
Jesus came to fulfil the promise as showing himself as the Son of God the High priest continuously with out a beginning after the new manner of melchezedek .
Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. (Exodus 29:4) And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to himJohn answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. John 3:25
Hebrews 7 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Hebrews 5:5-7 King James Version (KJV) So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Who in the days of his flesh, (the Son of man) when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him (thefather) that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
I would offer. It is impossible to find any sort of foundation that says or hints to the idea of a outward sign that confirms a person is born again We walk by faith according to the prescription 2 Corinthian 4:18 (its not what the eyes see the temporal )
Remember, Aaron's two sons tried to change the format like the Catholics. . There flesh was burnt to a ash but the ceremonial clothing did not have a hint of the firery judgement
Exodus 29:4
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