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WRONG. The process of sanctification INCLUDES the forgiving of sins. How can a person be sanctified if they aren't forgiven?? YOU will continue to sin and, if you repent, continue to be forgiven in your journey of sanctification. So will that baby as he grows up.

Actually, no. The "Lord's Supper" in a Protestant service is not the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ, so there s no violation. It's just grape juice and oyster crackers. The Eucharist, however, IS the Lord, by His own words (Matt. 26:26–28, Mark 14:22–24, Luke 22:19–20, 1 Cor. 11:23-25).

Are you saying that EVERY time YOU got a cold or a flu - it's because you committed some grave sin?? OR, is it simply because of our fallen nature? You are adding to Scripture when you imply that sick people being spoken of in James 5:14-15 are sick because they sinned. It's a desperate...

Acts 2:39 correlates with Matt. 19:14, showing that God sanctifies children and NOT only adults. This is the CONTEXT that you miss out on because you cherry-pick Scripture . . .

Immersion Only is a 500 year old Protestant Christian tradition. Infant Baptism is a 2000 year old Apostolic Christian Tradition. That's why, Einstein . . .

The sacrilegious violation of the Eucharist in 1 Cor. 11:29-30 is what causes illness and death. James 5:14-15 has nothing to do with this. The problem of receiving the Lord in drunkenness was a problem in Corinth. The person in James 5:14-15 is forgiven of their sins based on the prayer of...

I would tend to agree. I've never understood the "Immersion Only" position since it has NEVER been a position of the historic Christian faith OR of Sacred Scripture.

1 Cor. 11:29-30 has to do with violating the Eucharist - the Lord's Supper. James 5:14-15 is simply talking about sick people. It NEVER mentions WHY they got sick or issues the warnings of 1 Cor. 11:29-30. It's a message about healing and forgiveness - NOT violation and punishment. The...

Once again - you are deliberately ignoring James 5:14-15, that shows explicitly, the priestly conferring of the Holy Spirit on the Baptized (John 3:5, Acts 2:38, Col. 2:11-12, 1 Pet. 3:21). As I showed you TWICE already - this passages shows that the prayers of the presbyters not only heal...

This is precisely my point. For some reason - Protestant traditions going back only for the last 50-500 years are somehow "valid" - yet Catholic Apostolic Traditions going back 1500-2000 years are NOT. How is it that an Early Church Father is to be believed when it comes to doctrinal matters...

I didn't say it had anything to do with Baptism. However - it has EVERYTHING to do with God taking children seriously, whereas YOU don't. He sanctifies children - just as He sanctifies adults. Acts 2:39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord...

Sins that CAUSED his sickness?? People get sick and it has NOTHING to do with how much they sin. Are YOU one of those self-righteous hypocrites who goes around judging peoples' souls based on their health?? You actually believe that little children are dying in the hospital from terminal...

You sound JUST like what Jesus was speaking against . . . Matt. 19:14 "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Irenaeus "He [Jesus] came to save all through himself; all, I say, who through him are reborn in God: INFANTS...

WRONG. We're not just talking about people being healed from physical sickness. James explicitly states: James 5:15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he (the sick person) has committed sins, he will be forgiven. This is talking about...

I'm not posting anti-Mormon/LDS opinions. I simply posted excerpts from the writings of Joseph Smith himself on his views of WHO or WHAT God is. HE uses the term "plurality of gods" to describe what he believes - NOT me. HE uses the term "three distinct gods" to describe what he believes -...

If you just go back and red the posts of this thread alone - you will see that MANY of the arguments posted are against pouring and argue for "Immersion Only". In fact - in the 15 or so years of my online debating - THIS topic is one of the top 3 that I have discussed over the years. As for...

The doctrine of “Eternal progression” in the Mormon Church is how you get around this kind of double talk regarding the nature of God and “gods”. The very origins of Smith’s teachings show that he taught that his plurality of “gods” were once mortal men who “developed” into gods through this...

Hi Mary - the reason that NOBODY will address my question about the origins of the Protestant traditions surrounding Baptism is really quite simple: If they answer the question in ANY way other than by using Scripture - they will violate their position on Sola Scriptura and will no longer be...

Sorry Jane - but that is NOT what Joseph Smith taught. Whereas, he does refer to them as three distinct personages - he ALSO confesses three distinct gods. He taught a polytheistic trinity: "I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage...

WRONG on all counts. For a another Biblical example of what I'm talking about - let's go to James 5:14-15. James 5:14-15 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will...