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And that's the second stupidest thing I've read today..... why in the blue blazes should we pay ANYTHING to anyone that had slaves as ancestors? Have you ever heard of Affirmative Action? That disaster of a program that practically kicked out deserving students from universities, simply...

I have to note.... that whole statement is just stupid.... almost beyond belief.... but after some of the meltdowns I've seen on Utube in the last week, I believe it... :rolleyes: Do you know of any Americans that pine for the good ol' days when all landowners could own a slave? Good...

I "proved" no such thing. I believe we are commanded to be baptized....it is how we receive the indwelling Spirit... scriptural. Every story about unbelievers being saved includes baptism, except the thief on the cross.... and Jesus himself worked that out... There are scriptures too numerous...

What if aliens abducted him and took him away before he could be baptized? What if Christ came again before he could be baptized? What if he was baptized first, THEN accepted Jesus? We can play these silly games all day long.... and the answer is still the same... see post 150....

I cannot answer that, because it is not up to me... it is up to our loving God.

You are doing your best to play word games.... we are not baptized INTO water.... we are baptized into Christ with water as the medium...

Please go back and read the explanation for the Cornelius story.... try to understand the PURPOSE of the story.... good grief.

actually, it does. The same word also refers to making pickles.... immersing the cucumbers into a liquid. That's what baptizo means.... "to immerse".....

To elaborate.... Peter told the Jews at Pentecost what they needed to do.... repent and be baptized.... and 3000 were added THAT DAY. Paul, as soon as he was able, after conviction of his need for Jesus, arose and was baptized... before even eating or drinking... The household of...

Again, you're missing the point of the scripture.... the whole purpose for telling of Cornelius was to tell how God used them as a living proof that Gentiles were acceptable to Him.... THAT is why they received the Spirit before they were baptized.... the Jewish Christians were apparently...

Good grief, this is such a misunderstanding/misapplication of this scripture.... go back and read all of it, so you can have the context of what Paul was talking about.. He was NOT saying that baptism was not needed.... in fact, baptism is the FIRST thing he did, upon regaining his sight...

Got it.... I didn't mean "argument" as if you were arguing.... just that it was not a good argument to excuse not baptizing... No offense intended....

sure you can.... you may be going to the wrong church....

Don't know where you live, but there are other places suitable for baptisms.... my great aunt was baptized in the pool at the YMCA, because they had a lift for disabled people... We have had two teens baptized in our pool at our house. A bathtub is not out of the question....

There's a lot of things the Salvation Army doesn't do.... not a very strong argument.... We don't baptize someone so that they will be a member of our congregation.... we baptize to fulfil scriptural commands, for forgiveness of sins, and so that the person can receive the indwelling...

Well, there's this.... Jesus said... 19 [g]Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to [h]follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you [i]always, to the end of the age.” and...

I wonder about that... it would be unprecedented..... I think that Vance would be sworn in on Jan10th, since he was the vice president that was just elected in a landslide. I think it would be looked at just like a presidential death at any other time in their tenure... I could be wrong... I...

aside from your rather disjointed reply... the whole household of Cornelius WAS baptized, at Peter's insistence, apparently, immediately. ... this was immediately after the Holy Spirit fell on them, in order to convince the Christian Jews of the fact that Gentiles were acceptable to God...

I think it is because people started preaching that it is not necessary. Why get wet if you don't have to? It seems to me that some people see it as a badge of honor.... "no, I haven't been dunked, because it's not necessary" Never mind all the scripture references pointing to the absolute...

Sorry, but you are officially out of your mind. His picks are being mostly universally praised at being the best of the best... Unless you are wanting a Marxist type of shift in our government, of course.....