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Re: Baptism: Essential or Not
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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
They are not against baptism that they have created. The one that is merely a symbol. The one that is merely a outward testimony of an inward work.
The one that bothers them so much is the one Jesus spoke of and the Apostles.
You know the one that Jesus said we must do to be saved. The one Paul said was for burying the old man. The one Peter said was for the remission of sins.
THAT baptism is the one they oppose. That happens when we take our eyes off the scriptures and listen to to much Protestant/Evangelical teaching.
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Again, what about the thief on the cross? Why wasn't he baptized before entering paradise with Christ? What about the house of Cornelius? Filled with the HG before baptism? Were they unsaved?
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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