Baptizing... babies?...!

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Marymog

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You said you have no time for people who dont agree with you. I dont agree with you.
I love Gods word and dont care about other history books why are you persuing this childish thing you are doing? We all know if its yesterday its history. If you dont know the difference in Gods word and all the other books, I cant play this childish game anymore. You have went after every thing I say. Move on we dont agree you are a catholic I am a believer. You assaociate with the caholic church and the pope and all the men you call Father. Even though you were told not to call anyman father on earth. We are different with different beliefs. Move on and stop the silly games.
Dear Sword,

Please tell me which post I said that I "have no time for people who don't agree with me". I don't recall saying that.

So anyone that associates or agrees with a majority of what the Catholic Church teaches is not a believer? If I don't agree with you I am playing a SILLY GAME and a NON BELIEVER?

Why do you keep responding to me if you want me to move on?

If I am playing a silly game by not agreeing with you then what game are you playing since you do not agree with me?

Did you know that the MEN who compiled the list of books that are in the Bible disagreed what books should be in the Bible?? The book of Revelation almost didn't make it into the Bible. The books that didn't make it into the Bible are now HISTORY BOOKS. Just like scripture. It is a history book AND the inspired word of God.

Based on your twisting of scripture I guess I should never call my earthly father FATHER:(

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Isn't it amazing how much legalism can inch its way into the new covenant?

"Be ye baptized every one of you...." If there were babies attending neither Peter nor the Holy Spirit would have refused to indwell them.
The Bible tells me that God calls whom He will into His grace. That He knew His own before the foundation of the world itself was placed among the stars. And that no one, not one of those whom God calls, comes to Jesus unless Jesus' Father calls us.
Therefore, if human tradition follows Acts 2 and Baptizes a baby in the name of Jesus, when his Father's word tells that parent Satan roams this earth like a hungry lion seeking souls to devour, that parent(s) obviously believe they are protecting their newborn as soon as possible from the evil in this world.

And God knows his own. If we are to become like little children in order to enter Heaven, how can we say God would disapprove of little children being washed clean in order to enter there baptized as new life God's will gave to this world?

Is God going to tell that adult who was baptized when they were a newborn they cannot enter Heaven due to the rite that occurred when they were a baby?


Acts 2
2 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

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My children were baptized after they were true born again believers in Jesus. Traditions always set aside God's words for the sake of peer pressure and tradition.

I have no idea that anything I say will change anything. Tradition is a powerful habit. Just so No one ever thinks that baptism of infants has anything to do with salvation, regardless of whether they are dipped, dunked, squirted, sprinkled, drizzled, soaked, immersed or sprayed.

Infant "baptism" for lack of a better word, is for the sake of religion, tradition and the men and women who support it. It does nothing whatsoever for the little one.

Deuteronomy 6:7 (NKJV)
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.


Only the things written in Deuteronomy profit the children. Afterwards, after coming to true belief in the savior they should be baptized. Does anyone really think that John the Baptist sprinkled or sprayed Holy water on Jesus for His baptism? Men turn aside the word of God again and again. Why is something so simple that God gives changed to something else?

Was the Ethiopian eunuch sprinkled? There is absolutely no precedent in the Bible for any other type of baptism other than going down in the water and coming back up. It is a type of the rebirth. Also a type of the burying, the putting off of the old man. How much of what people believe and practice is from the Bible and how much from traditions, from denominations, from Europe?

Regardless of how much religious history is quoted it is just that, a history of the traditions of men. It's not Biblical. I don't care if they wear the finest most colorful linen robes money can buy, or if they burn expensive incense in golden pots, or if everyone in the building speaks Latin, Greek and Hebrew. The practice is not Biblical.


For those wishing to continue the practice of sprinkling their babies please do so. Just be aware that it has no actual significance.

Deuteronomy 11:19 (NKJV)
You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

I have said the truth according to the Bible and anything else would be to no avail.

If you are baptized in the Holy Spirit then:

1 John 2:27 (NKJV)
But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

I realize that not all have experienced this baptism, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and this will set men apart. It is also a command.



Peace be in Jesus name.


so here we go again and again but back to what started it at viz disobedience to the very word/words of God by pontificating as God without permission or authority and denying it to others authorised by God and a denial of true scripture interpretation whilst claiming Holy Spirit inspiration for themselves but denied to others thereby blaspheming and holding the H/S responsible for the resultant fruits of division, disputes, disagreements, diversion, differences, confusion and chaos - this is an unforgiveable sin as not likely to be repented - twinc
 
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