Where are all the Acts 2:38 folks (3-steppers)??

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Brother Price

Bro. Epley,

Thanks for your response. I do not take offense at your calling this a Baptist theology. In my time, I have been called much worse, as have my beliefs.

You made a good point in the above post, and I do not think you really realized what you said, brother. You said:



Brother Epley, the Gospel is the life, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Obedience to the Gospel involves faith, not works. For God so loved the world the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 is the verse of the Gospel in which Jesus shows how much God loves us, that when we believe on Jesus, we shall not perish (the second death) but have everlasting life.

You also said in the above:



This is so true. We must come to Christ by faith, and repent of our sins. The scripture I gave speaks of the grace of God being given through our faith. It does not negate the need for repentance, but shows us that our salvation comes by the favor of God when we believe.

Brother, listen to this young man. I still believe in Jesus name baptism, even more strongly now than I ever did. But, I see the grace of God being stronger than anything else. His blood is sufficient. Man does not need to help save, for we are saved by the favor of God when we believe.

Bro. Price it is YOU that do not realize what you posted.
Yes the foundation of the Christian experience is His death-burial-resurrection and PAUL(not DAN) said we experience that through being identified with His death-burial-resurrection and the burial taught by Paul is BAPTISM. Rom.6:3-4, Col.2:12.
Our burial places us INTO Christ verse 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is FAITH not mental assent but obeying was faith demands!
Faith demands something out of all that believe read Hebrews 11!
Salvation does come WHEN we believe the proof of Bible faith is to obey the gospel.
MAN repents NOT God thus according to your theology repentance must be WORKS since man does it. If repentance is NOT works then baptism is NOT works they both stand or fall on the same premise MAN is doing it as his part of faith.
NO man is saved BY only what God has done that is what universalism is teaching the doctrine of inclusion. God has done His part perfectly it is man that must obey what grace and the blood has provided.
The lamb provided the blood but man placed it on the door post. GOD did not put one drop of blood on ONE doorpost in Egypt but He did provide the plan and the blood.
My reason for calling your doctrine Baptist is because I have been fussing with the Baptist for over 40 years and this is their doctrine. This is not meant as a personal insult. If a man doesn't want to be identified with the Baptist he should not promote Baptist doctrine.