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Nope, can't see it. I think that it might be one of those verses that becomes invisible when you're ordained. :sweatsmile:

Yes, but the events in John 3 are earlier than those in Acts. Why is Jesus talking about baptism with the spirit in the present tense if that didn't start til after His death?

You're making an inference, then? I read the chapter as an ongoing commission to evangelize.

In John 3 where I quoted earlier, it's part and parcel of the one baptism. It doesn't seem to be part and parcel in this verse, though, does it? Curious. John is earlier than Acts, isn't it?

Seen what?

I'll give you my understanding, but most people don't seem to think like me... I view water baptism as being an adoption ceremony - a covenant of water. The original covenant of water happens when we are born. We all are born "through water" when mom's water breaks, and a baby is born shortly...

I read it. I even liked it. I re-read it this morning when Steven bumped the thread, and this stuck out to me. Why would we not think that 'baptisms' refers to many people being baptized? Why would we prefer a reading that implies multiple kinds of baptism? Those questions aren't answered...

Where are you finding where the mission here ended? I don't see it in this chapter

It looks to me like the mission He sent them on lasted the rest of their lives. I don't find the transition to be awkward, here. It's (a) I'm sending you, (b) here are some hardships you will face, and (c) here is the condemnation for those who reject you. Those thoughts seem to flow together ok.

I'm not sure we need to choose one or the other. In most places in the Bible, they seem to go together. In John 3 (below), Jesus puts them together: John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4...

This seems to be the only verse in the Bible where baptisms is mentioned in plural. I think, perhaps, the plurality here might just be attributed to multiple people undergoing the same baptism.

Completely bass-ackwards. Moses is the accuser. It is Jesus that defends against the accusation. John 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust. Does he fulfil the role of law-giver, or accuser? No. I don't...

Usually where the New Testament speaks about God, it just says 'ὁ θεὸς' (the God). It is strange in this verse that it qualifies it as "the god of this world." Why specify if God is the God of everything? I think... the translation of the word 'world' is confusing. The New Testament...

Genesis is a compilation with a bunch of sections. The answers to these questions are not the same for every section. Shall we do one section? Genesis 1:1 - 2:4 is "the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created." I'm sure that section won't be controversial at all...

The first cause? Our bodies have needs - e.g. hunger. The needs aren't sinful themselves, but when we act improperly to satisfy those needs, sin arises. There are more causes. Concupiscence. Iniquity passed down generationally. Failure to deal with root problems. But, according to Paul...

I used the KJV :shrug: Still having a hard time understanding your question. Sins are not tangible, physical things that are within our bodies. The Bible speaks in several places about some books that record all the sins of humanity (verses below), which are used when God judges mankind. If...

I did. Huh? That didn't... English. Scroll up. It's in my previous post.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the idea of psychiatry to find chemical imbalance and correct it through medication? So, if that's true... Are they taking a blood sample to run tests on it to find a chemical imbalance? That seems trustworthy. On the other hand, talking to someone doesn't...

I see the point you're driving at, and it's a good one. The "covers" there is in the word atonement. Atonement is a covering.