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Originally Posted by pelathais
Those are good points, Pressy, however Opie Deuce's complaint was that he was "not allowed to recited United Pentecostal Church doctrine." Thus, I have turned to the official statements of the United Pentecostal Church on these matters.
Baptism was NEVER said to be "for the remission of sins" in any UPC document until 1973, when the Fundamental Doctrine was amended to include this prepositional phrase. Still, whether the prepositional phrase refers to "Repent" or "Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ" is as ambiguous in the new Fundamental Doctrine as it is in the Bible itself.
Concerning Water Baptism, the Articles of Faith of the UPC read:
Water Baptism
The scriptural mode of water baptism is immersion, and is only for those who have fully repented, having turned from their sins and a love of the world. It should be administered by a duly authorized minister of the Gospel, in obedience to the Word of God, and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Acts of the Apostles 2:38; Acts 8:16; Acts 10:48; Acts 19:5; thus obeying and fulfilling Matthew 28:19.
Note: I have added the word "Acts" to the individual references above so that the Bible Passage Look Up Tool on AFF will link to each passage. The actual wording in the UPC AoF is:
"... according to the Acts of the Apostles 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; 19:5; thus obeying and fulfilling Matthew 28:19."
According to the OFFICIAL teachings of the United Pentecostal Church, sins are REMITTED at repentance. Water Baptism is "only" for those who have repented (and thus already have received the 'remission of sin').
That's been the official teaching since the merger in 1945.
OPII - would you care to "recite" directly from the Manual and the Articles of Faith? Go for it! |
Interesting. I've never heard it preached that way, I don't think. Maybe I just wasn't really listening.
I'm not sure I could agree that "repentance" and "baptism" are ambiguous in the Bible. John was preaching a "baptism" of repentance.
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