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Originally Posted by Aquila
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If you understand the Greek, the baptismal clause is passive, indicating that it is what is expected based upon the remission of sins, not necessarily to gain the remission of sins. In other words, one's sins are forgiven (remitted) upon repentance, however, they are commanded to be water baptized as an act of obedience. That would mean that if one is lost over baptism it is on the grounds of disobedience, not because their sins were never remitted.
From this point forward, I'll have to post on lighter subjects. I'm about half way through a glass of brandy. lol
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Well, if you haven't finished that other half of the brandy, and haven't nodded off, what you just said sounds like what Bro. Goss, Bro. Greer, and others taught --that we should be baptized for (because of) the remission/forgiveness of sins, not in order to obtain remission/forgiveness of sins.
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