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"according to everyone’s condition and disposition, and also his age, the delaying of baptism is more profitable, especially in the case of little children. For why is it necessary—if [baptism itself] is not necessary—that the sponsors should be thrust into danger? For they may either fail of...

This is only true if one is a believer obviously. Does a baptized pagan become less of a pagan? Being baptized into Christ means one has received Christ. An infant cannot receive what he doesn't even know exists. Clothing your self is an action verb. "put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no...

I don't follow Luther. He was still very Catholic about some things. I follow what I find in scripture.

He said no such thing.

Lol, it settles nothing, when you continue to deny what the Bible says. ." Ransom payment is not for you to accept, because you are the one being redeemed." " As many as received him." Look it up! You are just making unsubstantiated statements, and claiming they are true, then asking me to...

Politics aren't inherently evil. If anyone sounds like a Sunday believer, it would be the one who is saying we should not engage in the culture. If a person can do good in the political realm and that's his calling, he should.

This is silly. Should a Christian not vote for people who will make abortion illegal and put abortion doctors in jail? Can a Christain not be a police officer and put criminals in jail? Are we just to stay home and never do anything to change our culture for the better?

Two different things in my mind. Yes worshiping images is wrong, but as a sometimes artist, creating paintings or drawing or carving, etc of biblical stories is not wrong. Let's not throw away all the beautiful religious art in the world because someone might worship an image.

I don't know if you really can't see it, or you are just playing dumb. If it's offered to all, but only some receive it, there's no contradiction in some verse saying it's for his sheep and some saying it's for all men because both are equally true. If it's only offered to those who receive it...

Why? Something universal can obviously apply to some. The only way it could be a contradiction is if redemption was limited but all received it.

Two different things in my mind. Yes worshiping images is wrong, but as a sometimes artist, creating paintings or drawing or carving, etc of biblical stories is not wrong.

Uh, no, it's not contrary at all when you consider the hundreds of verses that confirm we are responsible to respond to what he has done. You don't just get to change the meaning of " all" because you apparently want to be among a privileged group.

Why are we arguing about paintings? Is art evil now or something?

That's nonsense. Saying he died for his sheep does not cancel out the many scriptures saying he died for all. Where's the contradiction? There isn't one. It's like saying I will pay the rent for everyone in the building, but only if they show up and take the check from me.

That doesn't fit with what scripture tells us. "also for the sins of the whole world - The phrase "the sins of" is not in the original, but is not improperly supplied, for the connection demands it. This is one of the expressions occurring in the New Testament which demonstrate that the...

[ Of course it could and is referring Of course it could and is referring to all men. Ransom for all doesn't equal all accepting that they are ransomed. Why do you make a contradiction where there is none?

Wrong. He is the sacrifice for all sin as I already showed from scripture multiple times. We give you a verse that explicitly said not just our sins, but the sins of the whole world, but you still try to deny that truth.

Sooo... adultery is a known sin, but so is temporary lust. Does one lose your salvation but not the other?

Exactly, you have to receive it. Many refuse. And many of those were baptized as infants, but they become atheists or buddist or pagan or what have you. That water did nothing for their faith because faith is a choice and it's a choice we have to keep making, not just a one-time thing. Of...