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Re: Circumcision of the heart
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Originally Posted by Originalist
Spot on! In fact Romans 6 says we are baptized in order that we may too live a new life, just as Christ was raised by the glory (Spirit) of the Father.
And the only thing that can give a new life is God's Spirit, the same thing that raised Christ from the dead. It was our estrangement from God's Spirit that brought spiritual death to begin with. It is puzzling to me that anyone can't see this. Yes, we are baptized in order that we may live a new life, but baptism itself does not give us that life, only God's Spirit can do that. |
Exactly. But who said that was Spirit baptism? The Spirit forgives us when we repent, too, you know. But that doesn't mean we're filled with His Spirit.
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