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Re: I have a question about the UPC
Water baptism is a number of things, including an outward sign of an inward work, but the bible never actually says that is what it is for or limits to that.
Baptism was a practice of discipleship. If you were to be someone's disciple he baptized you. If he gives you authority to make disciples in His name you went out and made disciples to the Master and baptized them in place of the Master doing so in His name. John's disciples were baptized by John
Disciples of Jesus are baptized by His messengers in His stead and in His name
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Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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