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Christ obtained eternal redemption for the world. Joh 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Joh 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world...

Paul was a persecutor of the Christians before he converted. Do you think we should follow that example also? Perhaps you do. After all, the Catholic Church did indeed persecute those they thought were not a "Catholic Christian". Also while Smyrna is indeed mentioned in Revelation, there is...

It doesn't say anywhere that believers were saved before they became believers. Jesus obtained redemption for the whole world. But it is only believers who benefits from that. It never speaks of salvation of non-believers. The redemption is in the ransom paid. That ransom covers any who...

They like all repentant believers who are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ received forgiveness and the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit. What the didn't received until the apostles journeyed to Samaria and laid hands on them was the power by the Holy Spirit to work miracles. That power...

Why would I take it up with Polycarp? And John didn't support infant baptism in any of his writings so there is nothing to take up with John.

To be spiritually born again, one must have been spiritually born at least once already..

Obviously, more than you. No one, either then or now ever refers to physical birth as being born of water. But not being mushc of a student, you wouldn't 'tknow that. Mine is not a Catholic theology, but yours is a Zwinglian theology. But Jesus is not talking about being born again...

Sorry, but that is all a load of crap. All of your explanation there makes a mockery of Jesus' words to Nicodemus. Neither then nor now has "born of water" ever been a euphemism for physical birth. Moreove, Jesus would never have made being born physically a requirement for anything. Such a...

Born again means that whatever is to be born again had been born previously. What was that? And how and when did that happen?

Where in the teachings of any of the various denominations, Catholic or Protestant, that practice "infant baptism" do we ever find the need for Christian baptism "at a much later age" that the individual must complete on their won. Where do we read in the NT that it is in "confirmation" that...

I am not sure what either you or that article on the incarnation Principle is trying to say. It does, however, point out some errors in the Non-Catholic theology. It also, probably unintentionally, point out some errors in the Catholic theology. When I get time, I will try to address your...

There is nothing wrong with a celebration of life. But that is not the biblical purpose of baptism. There is nothing in scripture, specifically the NT, that says that we should poor cold water on a baby's head as a celebration of life. On the other hand, it does say what the purpose of...

That is not true. It was not to demonstrate anything. Baptism, as presented in the NT, is never for the purpose of demonstrating anything. They were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ because they had not received the gift of the Holy Spirit. We know that from the account given in Acts...

I think you have a bad definition of religion. Belief in God of the Bible is a religion.

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. In Adam all die physically. In Christ all will be made alive, i.e., resurrected to a spiritual body. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and...

No need to go to church and dunk the baby in cold water; just smack the little sucker on the bottom and he will fuss and cry.

Colossians 2:11-12 says that all that was accomplished was THROUGH FAITH. Infants do not have faith. Moreover, they have not sinned and therefore were not dead in their transgressions and sin. There was nothing to be forgiven for.

Baptism, in and of itself, has absolutely no impact. It does not "work" to accomplish anything, It is simplly the occasion, the time in the life of the penitent believer that God forgives the believers sins and gives him the gift of the Holy Spirit. Baptism itself accomplishes nothing. And...

That has nothing to do with baptism.

Where do you read in scripture about that first purpose?