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hornetguy

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then on account of having receive remission of sin, they were baptized in water.
scripture? verse? Scripture says they were baptized for the remission of sins, and to receive the Holy Spirit.
 

DJT_47

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Amen !!

“Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”
‭‭John‬ ‭7:16-17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:31-32‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:51‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12:49-50‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭

“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:26-29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28:18-20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭10:47-48‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Paul’s testimony of his own conversion and baptism

“And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭22:12-14, 16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

what Paul did that day hearing this witness he’s speaking here

“And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭9:18, 20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭22:16‬ ‭

what would believers do ?
Just a comment. The falling of the Holy Ghost as it did upon the 11 apostles as promised by the Lord as per Luke 24:49 must not be confused by Peter's words as recorded in Acts 2:38. One, the falling of the Holy Spirit, can be considered the baptism of the Holy Ghost which was if a miraculous nature and it first did so on the apostles who then spoke in other earthly tongues. The other, Acts 2:38, is NOT the same. It's the receiving of the Spirit itself, the indwelling of it, NOT the miraculous manifestation of it.
 

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John 3: 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3: 34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Notice. not one mention of baptism..

if your going to use mark 16, you have to make mark 16 and john 3 agree.. they must not contradict
They do agree,
John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
 

Nehemiah6

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its sad people want to replace the baptism of God (in the spirit) with the baptism of man (in water)
How can it be "the baptism of man" when it is the commandment of Christ? So both are in fact baptisms "of God". The first is supernatural and the second is obedience to the commandment.
 

Nehemiah6

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scripture? verse? Scripture says they were baptized for the remission of sins, and to receive the Holy Spirit.
That is a common misunderstanding. But Peter cleared it up in Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; Do you see the words "be baptized" in this verse? Why not? Because baptism simply CONFIRMS what has taken place internally and spiritually.
 

DJT_47

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That is a common misunderstanding. But Peter cleared it up in Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; Do you see the words "be baptized" in this verse? Why not? Because baptism simply CONFIRMS what has taken place internally and spiritually.
There is no misunderstanding. Baptism IS a requirement for salvation as confirmed by many scriptures in the simplest of language. "Repent and be converted" means to accept the Lord rather than deny him, and be converted. Repentance is one of the steps in the conversion process. This is no different than what was told to the Jews onbthe day of Pentecost. They were unbelievers, then they became believers by acknowledging and accepting the Lord. They repented and were converted thereby, completing there conversion by being baptized into Christ for the remission of their sins and thereby received the gift of the Holy Ghost and were added to the church by the Lord per Acts 2:47.
 

Pilgrimshope

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Just a comment. The falling of the Holy Ghost as it did upon the 11 apostles as promised by the Lord as per Luke 24:49 must not be confused by Peter's words as recorded in Acts 2:38. One, the falling of the Holy Spirit, can be considered the baptism of the Holy Ghost which was if a miraculous nature and it first did so on the apostles who then spoke in other earthly tongues. The other, Acts 2:38, is NOT the same. It's the receiving of the Spirit itself, the indwelling of it, NOT the miraculous manifestation of it.
This is where baptism begins and this is what John said

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. and preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭1:4-5, 7-8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

this is what Jesus said after he was raised up referring to what John said

“and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭1:4-5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

a few days later

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

( what John and Jesus said has now happened Jesus sent the holy ghost after he ascended )



But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. ( exactly what Jesus promised in John 14-16)Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.


( nor remember what John was baptizing for ? Repentance and remission of sins )


Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,


and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:1-4, 14, 16-18, 21, 32-33, 36, 38-39‬ ‭KJV‬‬

that’s exactly what John said I’m baptizing for remission of sins in water and Jesus will come after me and give you the holy ghost)

the only difference is John spoke beforehand Jesus spoke during and the apostles spoke after

it’s silly for us to invent confusion baptism is too plainly stated again and again

at he only phrase in scripture talking of baptism of the spirit eas John referring to pentocost baptism eas established by God when he sent John the Baptist to baptize for remission of sins in preparation of Christ

aid toyr sayong oentocost eas t when Jesus gave the holy ghost to mankind you may want to re read the gospel and book of acts and also consider that there’s just one baptism it’s the one established in the gospel
 

Everlasting-Grace

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#30
absolutely wrong.

Baptism was ALWAYS about water baptism.
Absolutely wrong

1. Baptism is not even an English word, it is a Greek word. and it is NOT always about water
2. John said he baptized in water, but Jesus will baptize with hs and fire two baptisms nothing to do with water.. done by Jesus
3. Jesus spoke of the cup he was baptized with (his ministry) and told his disciples they would be baptized with the same cup.. again no water involved
4. Israel was baptized into Moses.. again no immersion into water involved.



Jesus added the spiritual immersion to the water immersion. This is evidenced by all the examples given after Jesus' resurrection that show water baptism as essential.
there are no verses that say it is essential unless you take them out of Context.

If baptism in water was essential. Jesus left it out of alot of his teaching, most importantly John 3 and John 6


When the people of Jesus time were talking baptism, they knew and understood that it was immersion in water. That's the only definition there WAS of it, except for the act of pickling something.

If a person was told to be baptized, they looked for water.... period.

The spiritual aspect was added to the physical aspect by Jesus' sacrifice.
The spiritual aspect is automatic, it was not something you looked for or something you did. It happened to you WHEN you are born again (john 3) it is how you redeemed, and put into the body of Christ. it is the spiritual circumcision made without hands through the baptism of him who rose Christ from the dead. it is the washing and renewal of the HS who is given through Gods mercy in which we were saved without any work of righteousness.
 

Everlasting-Grace

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#31
scripture? verse? Scripture says they were baptized for the remission of sins, and to receive the Holy Spirit.
No

it says we were baptized because we recieved remission of sin.

the gift of the HS was given to those who repented.

you need to check language my friend..
 

Everlasting-Grace

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Just a comment. The falling of the Holy Ghost as it did upon the 11 apostles as promised by the Lord as per Luke 24:49 must not be confused by Peter's words as recorded in Acts 2:38. One, the falling of the Holy Spirit, can be considered the baptism of the Holy Ghost which was if a miraculous nature and it first did so on the apostles who then spoke in other earthly tongues. The other, Acts 2:38, is NOT the same. It's the receiving of the Spirit itself, the indwelling of it, NOT the miraculous manifestation of it.
your right, its not the same

recieving the HS is the anointing of the holy spirit

this is different than the baptism of the HS. and must not be confused.

However. acts 2 is not the baptism of the spirit.. it is a baptism one does because they have remission of sin, proven by the fact they have recieved the HS..
 

Everlasting-Grace

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Could you point out the part of the passage where this was accomplished?
did it say that they where were baptized were baptized.

or did it say that they who believed were baptized?

Peter only told those who repented to get baptized.. what did the people ho repented receive?
 

Everlasting-Grace

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They do agree,
John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
I do not see the word baptize..

can you show me?

also. when Jesus told nicodemus HOW to be born again, Can you show me the word baptize?
 

Everlasting-Grace

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How can it be "the baptism of man" when it is the commandment of Christ? So both are in fact baptisms "of God". The first is supernatural and the second is obedience to the commandment.
One is performed by men

one is performed by God

hence the baptism of (performed by) God and of (performed by (men)

come on people. its not that difficult.
 

hornetguy

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#36
That is a common misunderstanding.
So this has been a common misunderstanding for the past 1900 plus years? There seems to be no misunderstanding up until the hyper grace, faith only, don't dare DO anything folks came along.... so you are saying that up until then, everyone else had it wrong?
And you are saying that Peter directly contradicts himself from Acts 2 to Acts 3..... that's odd.
 

Everlasting-Grace

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There is no misunderstanding. Baptism IS a requirement for salvation as confirmed by many scriptures in the simplest of language. "Repent and be converted" means to accept the Lord rather than deny him, and be converted. Repentance is one of the steps in the conversion process. This is no different than what was told to the Jews onbthe day of Pentecost. They were unbelievers, then they became believers by acknowledging and accepting the Lord. They repented and were converted thereby, completing there conversion by being baptized into Christ for the remission of their sins and thereby received the gift of the Holy Ghost and were added to the church by the Lord per Acts 2:47.
yet once again, no mention of the work of water baptism.
 

Everlasting-Grace

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#38
So this has been a common misunderstanding for the past 1900 plus years? There seems to be no misunderstanding up until the hyper grace, faith only, don't dare DO anything folks came along.... so you are saying that up until then, everyone else had it wrong?
And you are saying that Peter directly contradicts himself from Acts 2 to Acts 3..... that's odd.
No he does not

thats why in acts 2 he did nto say be baptized to be saved.. in which he also would have directly contradicted christ in John 3
 

hornetguy

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#39
I do not see the word baptize..

can you show me?

also. when Jesus told nicodemus HOW to be born again, Can you show me the word baptize?
You insist on setting up straw men.... those verses also don't mention faith, or believing... or, gasp, grace..... so I suppose in your world that means they are not required, either? To quote the brilliant Joe Biden...... c'mon, man....
 

Magenta

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1. Baptism is not even an English word, it is a Greek word. and it is NOT always about water
2. John said he baptized in water, but Jesus will baptize with hs and fire two baptisms nothing to do with water.. done by Jesus
3. Jesus spoke of the cup he was baptized with (his ministry) and told his disciples they would be baptized with the same cup.. again no water involved
4. Israel was baptized into Moses.. again no immersion into water involved.
Don't forget the flood waters! Nobody saved got wet then, either.