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Originally Posted by brotherjason
But why would Paul write one Lord one faith and on baptism if they practiced multiple baptisms? That's a question, not a pounce!  |
For the Christian, there are more than one baptism.
Hebrews 6:1-3 speaks of the elementary principles of Christ.
One thing listed there is baptisms (plural).
There is a baptism/immersion into the body of Christ; there is a baptism/immersion in water and there is a baptism/immersion in the Spirit.
The one baptism mentioned in
Ephesians 4:5 is (in my opinion) the same one Paul also speaks of in
1 Corinthians 12:13 and
Galatians 3:26-29. Water baptism is a separate subsequent experience which is an outward symbol of the experience that placed us into Christ.