Quote:
Originally Posted by good samaritan
Maybe you need to go back and follow the discussion.
|
I asked for a Bible study showing the following:
"The Bible teaches there is a difference between forgiveness and remission."
And
"The Bible teaches that people are forgiven prior to baptism."
You didn't touch hide nor hair of the first. And for the second you demonstrated "The Bible teaches faith is necessary to be forgiven", which is admirable and certainly true, BUT it is also not in dispute here.
The one passage you cited that might bear on the issue was that of the cripple let down through the roof. But, Jesus hadn't even died yet so using your logic (as pertaining to the issue of forgiveness prior to being baptised) all you've actually shown is that people could be forgiven prior to the cross.
Also, as a side note, did you notice that it says "When He saw THEIR faith..."? It was THEIR faith that prompted Him to declare the cripple's sins were forgiven.
But back to the point, you didn't demonstrate what was asked, even though your post was a direct response to the request.