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Originally Posted by stmatthew
If you were not old enough to make a decision, or the decision was made for you, then I could see the need, because you really were never baptized according to faith. Baptism must be an act of obedient faith.
My concern is someone who would be re-baptized after having known the Lord.
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Bro. Matt,
There is no way I could have understood what you are saying in the
bolded a few years ago. I would have just taken it as spoken by those
in earlier years. But the past few years, especially since our six children
have grown, married and started their own families, I have taken the
time to seek to KNOW the Lord. You don't KNOW your parents as soon
as you are born. But they are with you and you get to Know them by
spending much time with them. Knowing what the Bible says is not
knowing the God of the Bible. The Word is the seed that begats faith
that should bring about a birth (spiritual). The Spirit giveth life.
Jesus told those Jews who believed on him, "IF ye continue in my word,
THEN (conditional) ARE ye my disciples INDEED". And ye shall KNOW the
truth, and the truth shall make you free". FREE from what? The law of
sin and death. It takes years to become fully mature. First the corn,
seed (kernel), then the blade, then the full ear in the corn.(mature).
The Bible says "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge". but
it doesn't have to be that way. We can know the truth and the truth
will set us free. He whom the Son sets free is free indeed. His name is
JESUS!! Truth came to set the captives free. Praise the Lord, He still
sets those who "follow on to know Him", in Spirt and in Truth".
Once like a bird in prison I dwelt, no freedom from my sorrow I felt,
But JESUS came and listened to me. Glory to God, He set me free.
Blessings,
Falla39