Spiritual Baptism
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typical ignorant response
Typical NASTY, UNIFORMED response.
Being baptized in water means only one thing: being baptized in water.
Nonsense! I repeat, being baptized in water means only one thing: being baptized in water. If all you can do is respond with insults then clearly you are unable to discuss the issue.
This needs to happen for that
Acts 2:38
New International Version
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
This needs to happen for that
Acts 2:38
New International Version
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
I have no idea what you're trying to say.
Well you'll have to take what the word says
First sentence, Believe, be baptised, and be saved, (two things).
Second sentence, Don't believe and be condemned.
Those are the words of The Holy Spirit in the bible.
Not mine.
So then to believe, you have to be empowered by the Holy Spirit, because notice the second verse, baptism is missing, which means if you don't believe you won't be baptised, and you will be condemned.
To deny this scripture is to deny the word of God.
To argue about this scripture is to save yourself.
So you would be better submitting to this scripture and believe it,
So you must be baptised with the Holy spirit in water to be saved completely
I obviously failed at getting my point across. Yep, skills need work.I specifically said that grace was unmerited favor. Your skills need a serious upgrade .
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True God circumcises our hearts. When does He do it?
11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism
I'm not aware of another verse that tells us we are circumcised by any other means.
In Acts 2:38, "for the remission of sins" does not refer back to both clauses, "you all repent" and "each one of you be baptized," but refers only to the first. Peter is saying "repent unto the remission of your sins," the same as in Acts 3:19. The clause "each one of you be baptized" is parenthetical. This is exactly what Acts 3:19 teaches except that Peter omits the parenthesis.This needs to happen for that
Acts 2:38
New International Version
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
*Also compare the fact that these Gentiles in Acts 10:45 received the gift of the Holy Spirit (compare with Acts 2:38 - the gift of the Holy Spirit) and this was BEFORE water baptism. (Acts 10:47)
In Acts 10:43 we read ..whoever believes in Him receives remission of sins. Again, these Gentiles received the gift of the Holy Spirit - Acts 10:45 - when they believed on the Lord Jesus Christ - Acts 11:17 - (compare with Acts 16:31 - Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved) BEFORE water baptism - Acts 10:47. This is referred to as repentance unto life - Acts 11:18.
*So, the only logical conclusion when properly harmonizing scripture with scripture is that faith in Jesus Christ "implied in genuine repentance" (rather than water baptism) brings the remission of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 5:31; 10:43-47; 11:17,18; 15:7-9; 16:31; 26:18). *Perfect Harmony*
That verse does not say that water baptism is spiritual circumcision.
The thief on the cross died prior to the institution of the NT rebirth. How to experience the rebirth was revealed on the Day of Pentecost when Jesus shed forth the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:36-42) Jesus prophesied about this when He said, repentance and remission of sin (a reference to water baptism) would be preached in HIS name to ALL nations BEGINNING in Jerusalem. (Luke 24:47)
Those who believe in Jesus, believe all of the word. (John 1:1) According to Jesus, the word is what all will be judged by. (John 12:48) Jesus said He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. (Mark 16:15-16) And Jesus is the author of salvation to all those who obey Him. (Heb. 5:9)
Well done you've just dismissed being baptised with the Holy Spirit in water for a logical solution.
Thanks for your opinion.
Excuse the pun but it doesn't wash.
It's what happens during water baptism that saves you
1 Peter 3:21
and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
It's quite clear water baptism is completion of salvation before you die.
Should we call Peter a liar
The rock whom Jesus built his church on
Should we say well, what about the thief.on the cross,.or what about someone dieing,
The word of Jesus is for the living.
Well the thief on the cross could have been resurrected through christ and even through water.
Those Dieing could get baptised to,
But scripture is for the living.
And those who believe in the gospel would not argue about being baptised.
It's not something that should be denied, or thought of as not having anything to do with salvation.
Because scriptures says other wise..
You have to run your own race, as no one can run it for you.
Well you'll have to take what the word says
First sentence, Believe, be baptised, and be saved, (two things).
Second sentence, Don't believe and be condemned.
Those are the words of The Holy Spirit in the bible.
Not mine.
So then to believe, you have to be empowered by the Holy Spirit, because notice the second verse, baptism is missing, which means if you don't believe you won't be baptised, and you will be condemned.
To deny this scripture is to deny the word of God.
To argue about this scripture is to save yourself.
So you would be better submitting to this scripture and believe it,
So you must be baptised with the Holy spirit in water to be saved completely
This simply is wrong.
Where are those two verses you claim are in the Bible?
For example, John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." If you have to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to believe then this verse makes no sense. If you're empowered by the Holy Spirit, you're already saved, since unbelievers do not have the Holy Spirit.
The rest of the post is also wrong, including the last sentence. Nobody is "baptized with the Holy Spirit in water". Water baptism and being baptized in the Holy Spirit are entirely separate actions.
Much of this is wrong. You need to read the Bible more carefully.
For example, you say that the thief on the cross died prior to the institution of the NT rebirth (whatever that means). So when Jesus refers to OT people in heaven, e.g., Abraham, Elijah, and Moses, did they experience the "NT rebirth"? Obviously not.
What is being "shed forth"? Did Jesus molt???
Repentance and remission of sin are not water baptism. If that was the case, all those baptized by John in the Jordan didn't need a Savior.
John 1:1 describes Jesus as "the Word", i.e., His state prior to becoming human.
John 12:47, "If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world."
=> The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses Mark 16:9–20 <= Do you believe Mark 16:17-18, "And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
John 3:16-17, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
Ephesians 2:6-9, " And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."
You should get rid of your Old Testament judgmental, harsh thinking and accept the beautiful kindness of God as expressed in the New Testament.
Well done you've just dismissed being baptised with the Holy Spirit in water for a logical solution.
Thanks for your opinion.
Excuse the pun but it doesn't wash.
It's what happens during water baptism that saves you
1 Peter 3:21
and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
It's quite clear water baptism is completion of salvation before you die.
Should we call Peter a liar
The rock whom Jesus built his church on
Should we say well, what about the thief.on the cross,.or what about someone dieing,
The word of Jesus is for the living.
Well the thief on the cross could have been resurrected through christ and even through water.
Those Dieing could get baptised to,
But scripture is for the living.
And those who believe in the gospel would not argue about being baptised.
It's not something that should be denied, or thought of as not having anything to do with salvation.
Because scriptures says other wise..
You have to run your own race, as no one can run it for you.
Water baptism does not save you! If that was the case, all those people baptized by John had no need for a Savior, i.e., they were already saved.
Jesus, after Peter denied Him, called him "Satan" and a stumbling block. He did not build His church on Peter, but on Peter's confession that Jesus was the Christ.