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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
So then you MUST be baptized in the name of Jesus, and you MUST be re-baptized if you had been baptized in titles father, son, spirit? You get to repent because you MUST repent. That's simple, you get to have a drivers license as a Canadian, but you MUST have a license to operate a vehicle on the highways of Canada. Therefore you get to repent by virtue of the Gospel message to the entire human race, but you MUST repent in order to operate in the Kingdom. When you posted that you were DIFFERENT in that you believed that we get to repent, and that others believed that we MUST repent sounded as you felt all were either saved prior or all we GET TO, be saved. Even seems as if you believe in Predestination? I'm not saying you do it just looked that way.
Good this sounds like you believe in FREE WILL and therefore a person must repent and be water baptized in the name of Jesus Christ because they OBEYED the form of doctrine that was preached to them. They're convicted by the persuasion of the Holy Ghost and the preacher preaching and teaching and then they make a decision that they will follow the Lord. They then must continue to follow as the SPIRIT LEADS, yes, no, maybe, what do you think TB?
You changed your mind by coming into agreement with the information that was presented to you. As for the pricked in the heart, wording in Acts 2:37.
How can two walk together except they be agreed.
In Jesus name
Brother Benincasa
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Perhaps I have used a poor choice of words to express myself here. I have explained it many times on AFF before, but will state it again. I believe one is saved as a result of placing their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. Repentance is a vital part of the transformation that takes place in one's heart and mind as a result of being born again of the Spirit. If one has been truly born again they will be baptized, thus identifying them with Christ and the church. A person receives the gift of the Holy Ghost because they have become a son of God and the Spirit is the earnest of their inheritance acknowledging that sonship. The Spirit also imparts anointing and power for service in the kingdom of God.
So when I said you get to repent and be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, I am simply stating that it is the privilege of one who has come to faith in Jesus Christ that they can repent and be forgiven, be identified with Christ and receive the power of the Holy Ghost.
Using the example of a driver's license. It is true that here in BC one must have a driver's license if they want to drive a car. However, over and over again people who abuse their license to drive are reminded by the judge that a driver's license is not a right, it's a privilege.
So what I was trying to convey was the personal feeling that I have that the whole process of being saved is not a right that I have earned, but a privilege I am given because of God's mercy and grace.
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