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I've not heard of that specific issue in our congregation nor anyone in our group in such dire straights. We're fairly small as are most coC that are not in the bible belt with maybe 130 or so members and have declined since I've been a member for almost 50yrs, so the elders pretty much know...

Thanks for the note back. We try very hard to model ourselves after the church of thd bible in all respects brjng a member of a local, autonomous, church of Christ. I personally believe that the church of the bible can be replicated quite easily if sincere and if following what we can glean from...

Yes, it's about $$$ and continuation of their employment, and not about saving souls. They don't know how to do that.

Hopefully, no one. The world would be much better off if no one continued propagating their false message.

I look at it in very simple, basic terms. It's stated many times that it's required as part of salvation, and that's what I believe and follow. God did not intend salvation to be complicated, but on the contrary, simple, so the simplest of people can understand and comply. It's man that...

Great scripture; also provides an answer to those that claim baptism isn't necessary because Paul said he was sent not to baptize but to preach.

Billy Graham has saved no one. False messages don't save souls. As I said previously, your soul can't be and isn't saved by reciting a prayer and inviting the Lord into your heart. You won't find this in the bible nor anything even close to this. Find it and post the scriptures and instances...

If you were "baptized" in the church of england as a child or infant, you weren't baptized, and if mot baptized, you're not saved. Btge word baptize stems from the Greek baptizo which means to plunge, dip, immerse. The church of england sprinkles or pours water on you which are not baptism, and...

If Billy Graham's message didn't and doesn't save souls, it bears no fruit and gives false hope to the unknowing, gullible people that believe such nonsense. And it's not a matter of judging others, it's rightly dividing the word to discern falsehoods from truth and good from bad. We must make...

James 2:19 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble belief is not enough nor is relying on a few scriptures while ignoring the rest. Goodbye

You can't cherrypick scripture as you've just done. If you do, scripture will appear to conflict with scripture because the answer isn't found in just one, but rather the true answer is found when all the relative scriptures are taken into consideration. Scripture doesn't contradict itself. As...

Peter NOT the 1st pope: Analysis Matthew 16 - Peter and the keys of the kingdom Matthew 16 analysis - Peter being the first so-called pope and provided with the keys of the kingdom Matthew 16:15-19 - Catholics erroneously use these verses, and primarily verse 19, as rationale and...

But too, its a moot point because the thief couldn't have possibly been baptized into Christ since Christ was still alive. He could have been baptized unto John's baptism, but that's not the same as being baptized into Christ.

It's one of the requirements for salvation. Goodbye

Baptism is a sign? A public display of faith as some claim? An outward expression, blah, blah, blah also as some claim? When the Ethiopian eunuch was baptized by Philip, who was there for his baptism to be an outward sign to? It wad the eunuch and Philip. You can disregard the scriptures if you...

Ability to be baptized is not an issue. You must be. The scriptures don't provide a caveat. You either are or you're not. And it was impossible for the thief on the cross to have been baptized because Jesus was yet alive. He couldn't be baptized into Christ. He could have possibly been baptized...

To dhh712: you are way off on your thinking and understanding. Baptism is not a sign, it's a requirement. It's not a 'nice to do if and when I have time thing', it's an absolute necessity or you'll be lost. How do you get into the body of Christ which is the Lord's church? By scripture, not by...

Maybe you weren't clear or I misunderstood. What I thought you said was as long as your intent or desire was to be baptized, that was good enough even though you actually weren't. If that's what you meant, you are wrong and contrary to scripture which says nothing about intent or desire, but...