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Originally Posted by NorCal
What most people can't understand is how it meshes with the statement "You must be born of the Water and of the Spirit". "You must be Born Again." "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved." "Baptism doth also now save us." etc.
Hence why the UPCI's motto was "The Whole Gospel, to the Whole World." They were not talking about their "standards", but the complete Gospel of Jesus Christ and Salvation.
Some preach "Believe" but no action.
Some preach "Action" but no Spirit.
Some preach "Spirit and Believe" but no action.
Apostolics preach Believe, Action and Spirit. The Whole Gospel.
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Just to clear the air, Jesus was not talking about baptism in
John 3:3-8. This parallel is a complete misnomer when arguing the point about water baptism. Water is the physical birth. Jesus said, that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and nowhere in verse 8 did Jesus say anything about water when alluding to being born of the Spirit.