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Originally Posted by Sam
In my opinion, the baptism ritual is a symbolic washing,
just like in the communion ritual the matzo is the symbolic body of Jesus
and the wine is the symbolic blood of Jesus.
I can serve someone communion and say, "This is the body of Christ broken for you and this is the blood of Christ freely given for you," but that does not turn them into the actual body and blood of Christ.
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I know many are bored with this topic but I have never discussed it before.
That is where I am coming from. I am really having a problem when I hear people preach that the water will wash away our sins and many apostolics I know preach this way. But to me that discounts the blood. I think the blood fully effectual to remit sins and baptism cleanses the sin conscience. To say that the water remits sin, to me, cheapens the blood of Christ.
Does that make sense?
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