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Originally Posted by crakjak
It would seem that if the early church prayed and baptized for the dead, whether it was effective or not is irrevalent, that they most certainly did not believe in any type of "endless" punishment.
As you may know I agree with that position. Therefore, I am simply looking for discussion of the matter. So far no one has presented any clear explaination for Paul's comments about being "baptized for the dead".
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Scripture must interpret scripture.
I don't know enough scripture to to dismiss baptism for the dead. My gut feeling says that it was a vain practice then and it is a vain practice now.
I guess I'll just read the rest of this thread!