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Eternally Grateful

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Hello EG,

Who's work do you think the Sacraments are?

It is Jesus who baptizes
It is Jesus who chrismates
It is Jesus who consecrates
It is Jesus who marries
It is Jesus who ordains
It is Jesus who reconciles
It is Jesus who annoints

Brother, it's all Jesus, pouring out His Grace on us...

So let me get this straight.

You believe we are saved by calling on the name of the lord. and by water baptism, and by the eucharist, and by confession and by all sacraments, Is this correct?


Apparently not as your above questions demonstrate ;)


Peace!

lol. If you say so.

Am I correct in what I just posted> That you believe we are saved by all those things?

Ie, Faith plus sacraments?
 

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You can't have Jesus in you, and the Holy Spirit in you, and God in you.........= you can't BECOME a "temple of the Holy Spirit", UNLESS you are born again.
Water is not involved.
Hey Behold.

Why do you disagree with Jesus? Except a man be born of water and Spirit....
 

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The day that water touching your body can recreate your Spirit inside you, is the day that green pigs can fly.
Hey Behold.

The Church doesn't teach that "water touching your body can recreate your Spirit inside you". That's what you THINK it teaches. Soooooooo you can put that cute little false accusation, along with your green pigs, to rest.
 

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Ummm...OK.....I guess I don't have a perfect memory like you. But what I do have is grace.

Thank you for your time!
Your response to me was that it was my private interpretation

Forgive me if I do not wish to waste my time anymore knowing how you will answer.

If you had grace you would not tell people how they have their own interpretation and you have the churches interpretation.

you would show more grace
 

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Hey Behold.

Why do you disagree with Jesus? Except a man be born of water and Spirit....

Hi Mary,
Just have to break in here. When Christ was speaking with Nicodemus about being born "again"...there is not one thing about water baptism in the whole of the conversation. We are born of water in the "natural", then of the Spirit when we repent and receive Him as Lord and Savior. Yes, I do think all should be water baptized as Jesus was water baptized because Jesus said: His baptism is "fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness". I see that as following His lead...of course He did not have to repent, but we do.

John 3:4-6

4 "Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."

Being "naturally" born is of water and that is the first birth from mom.
Being spiritually born is from Christ and the Spirit.
JMHO :)

So, I see nothing of water baptism here.

What say you?

 
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If you refuse to be water baptized, I would say you were never saved.

It is a clear commandment of Christ to be water baptized.

BUT NOT FOR THE REASONS YOU HAVE STATED1

So don't play games and phycology to bring a useless question into the conversation.
He Charlie.

Now you have me confused. :confused:

Earlier, while referring to passages in Acts 10, you said "So much for the necessity of water baptism to be saved!" Now you are saying, "If you refuse to be water baptized, I would say you were never saved." To me, and maybe I am misunderstanding you, those two statements are at odds with each other.

Also, I asked many questions in my post of which none of them you addressed. Which of those questions was a useless question?

Mary
 

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He Charlie.

Now you have me confused. :confused:

Earlier, while referring to passages in Acts 10, you said "So much for the necessity of water baptism to be saved!" Now you are saying, "If you refuse to be water baptized, I would say you were never saved." To me, and maybe I am misunderstanding you, those two statements are at odds with each other.

Also, I asked many questions in my post of which none of them you addressed. Which of those questions was a useless question?

Mary

No controversy, if a person doesn't understand the purpose of water baptism and doesn't partake of it, most certainly he doesn't understand God's requirement for salvation even though he says he is saved.

Man is not saved in any way when he is water baptized, Christ commands it as public proof that we have been saved by demonstration of the death, burial and resurrections in water, which has already been done by the Holy Spirit in the heart when you believed.

It is the baptism into Christ, the spiritual rebirth of man, demonstrated by water baptism as a visible reenactment of your salvation.
 
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Hi Mary,
Just have to break in here. When Christ was speaking with Nicodemus about being born "again"...there is not one thing about water baptism in the whole of the conversation. We are born of water in the "natural", then of the Spirit when we repent and receive Him as Lord and Savior. Yes, I do think all should be water baptized as Jesus was water baptized because Jesus said: His baptism is "fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness". I see that as following His lead...of course He did not have to repent, but we do.

John 3:4-6

4 "Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."

Being "naturally" born is of water and that is the first birth from mom.
Being spiritually born is from Christ and the Spirit.
JMHO :)

So, I see nothing of water baptism here.

What say you?
Hi Nancy,

I appreciate your input. After reading your interpretation of those passages I have a few follow up questions.

Why would Jesus need to stipulate that biological birth is a condition for heaven? After all, weren't all those hearing his message already born? And if one is never born they don't have the opportunity to receive the Spirit. Right?

Another problem your interpretation is that “born of water” is not the typical language that Jesus uses for biological birth. Jesus, in response to Nicodemus’s query about entering again into his mother’s womb (natural birth), says, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). As you can see Jesus’ language for natural birth is “born of flesh,” not “born of water”. According to your interpretation of the "born again of water" passage Jesus would be a confusing teacher because he talks about natural birth in two different ways. I don't think he is a confusing teacher.

Another problem with your interpretation is that you didn't take all of John in context. The epistle John starts out telling us about Jesus baptism (with water) and the Spirit descended upon him. In the middle Jesus is telling Nicodemus we must be born of water and Spirit. At the end the Apostles go out right after that visit with Nicodemus and start baptizing (with water) which brings the Spirit upon those being baptized.
Beginning: water = baptism
Middle: Water = baptism
End: Water = baptism

But your interpretation suggest:
Beginning: Water = baptism
Middle: Water = birth fluid
End: Water = baptism

That make no sense to this girl.
 

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Your response to me was that it was my private interpretation

Forgive me if I do not wish to waste my time anymore knowing how you will answer.

If you had grace you would not tell people how they have their own interpretation and you have the churches interpretation.

you would show more grace
EG,

Ok....Thanks for that info. It's not bringing back any memory. But none the less....thank you.

I don't see how I would be showing grace if I didn't say to people "your interpretation of that passage is...."! I assume it is their interpretation since they are the one writing it. If it isn't their interpretation shouldn't they correct me?

Are you saying when I told you that it was your private interpretation I wasn't showing you grace? Did it offend you when I said that it was your private interpretation?

Mary
 

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No controversy, if a person doesn't understand the purpose of water baptism and doesn't partake of it, most certainly he doesn't understand God's requirement for salvation even though he says he is saved.

Man is not saved in any way when he is water baptized, Christ commands it as public proof that we have been saved by demonstration of the death, burial and resurrections in water, which has already been done by the Holy Spirit in the heart when you believed.

It is the baptism into Christ, the spiritual rebirth of man, demonstrated by water baptism as a visible reenactment of your salvation.
Thanks Charlie.

I can't find the passage from Scripture where Christ commands us to get baptized in public. Would you share it with me please? Thank you in advance...Mary
 

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Thanks Charlie.

I can't find the passage from Scripture where Christ commands us to get baptized in public. Would you share it with me please? Thank you in advance...Mary

You know where it's at! But again, it's not for the reasons you state!

Wish we could get along and not argue like this, but there's no way around it.

But don't take it personal from me, I assure you it's not meant that way!

We just disagree on one of the most important issues in scripture!
 
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EG,

Ok....Thanks for that info. It's not bringing back any memory. But none the less....thank you.

I don't see how I would be showing grace if I didn't say to people "your interpretation of that passage is...."! I assume it is their interpretation since they are the one writing it. If it isn't their interpretation shouldn't they correct me?

Are you saying when I told you that it was your private interpretation I wasn't showing you grace? Did it offend you when I said that it was your private interpretation?

Mary
1. You can't offend me, If you think you can, Stop puffing yourself up. Your church does not even offend me, It does not have that power. I do not protest your church, I do not even consider it a church. Does that offend you? Not that it matters,, I could care one way or the other. Thats not my purpose here. My purpose is to have conversations about the word of God
2. when you tell me that, You show me there is no need to even try to discuss anything with you anymore. Because in the end, that is what you answer will be. You can not discuss the word with people who think they have the truth no matter what,
 

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Am I correct in what I just posted> That you believe we are saved by all those things?

Ie, Faith plus sacraments?

Can one who knowingly rejects the Grace of God still be saved?

Do you not think that a much worse punishment is due the one who has contempt for the Son of God, considers unclean the covenant-blood by which he was consecrated, and insults the spirit of grace?

Peace!
 

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I've never known a situation where someone repents and refuses to be water baptized! That's a moot question!

It's not water baptism that's in question, it's the purpose of it!

In Acts 10:44-48 it is plain to see that they believed and received the Holy Spirit and then Peter asked if anyone could deny water baptism for these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we have. Then they were water baptized.

So much for the necessity of water baptism to be saved!

They received the Holy Ghost and then received baptism in Jesus' Name for the remission (forgiveness) of sins.

Going under the water and coming up out of it wrought for them remission (forgiveness) of sins. That they received the Holy Spirit beforehand only made it a guarantee that they would go under the water as soon as they got the opportunity.
 

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They received the Holy Ghost and then received baptism in Jesus' Name for the remission (forgiveness) of sins.

Going under the water and coming up out of it wrought for them remission (forgiveness) of sins. That they received the Holy Spirit beforehand only made it a guarantee that they would go under the water as soon as they got the opportunity.

My church calls that blasphemy, believing water washes away sin instead of the Blood of the Lamb.

Now if you were to say that the Blood washed away the sin immediately when they believed, and then water baptism symbolized the washing away of sin, I would be inclined to agree.
 

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My church calls that blasphemy, believing water washes away sin instead of the Blood of the Lamb.

Now if you were to say that the Blood washed away the sin immediately when they believed, and then water baptism symbolized the washing away of sin, I would be inclined to agree.
In order to keep your theology you have to change the wording of Acts of the Apostles 2:38-39 in order to make it fit your theology; and that is one step worse than eisegeting the text.
 

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In order to keep your theology you have to change the wording of Acts of the Apostles 2:38-39 in order to make it fit your theology; and that is one step worse than eisegeting the text.

Already explained Acts 2:38 but nothing is going to change your mind. You're in the water cult to the eyebrows.

Not going to beat my head against the wall until I have a headache for no reason at all!