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    Question about Re-Marriage/Adultery

    I see two different applications of this. 1. If the divorce and remarriage happened before the people came to Christ, then (I believe) that the sin is completely wiped away, and the marriage they are currently in is the marriage they need to stay in, and they are without sin in it. 2. If the...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    I can see where you are coming from, but don't agree with your conclusion. Children have the greatest faith of all. Children are born with an innate trust and reliance on their parents, and this is the very nature of faith. God commands us to become trusting and faith-filled like children are...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    This discussion is not about baptism (although that IS the point at which we are saved). This discussion is about whether or not children can, or even need to, be saved. When we study salvation, we begin with all the verses that discuss salvation. Then we narrow that down to just the verses...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    Here is part of your error: Faith is not the gift of God. Salvation is the gift of God, and it is received through our faith. Certainly God is omnipotent, But is is also clear in Scripture that God usually does things through man, rather than do things Himself. Even when the things He does...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    I didn't say they are not part of the family. But they are not part of the "household" that was baptized/saved. Baptism is completely ineffectual for those who do not believe. Belief, understanding of the need for a savior, understanding of who Jesus is and what He accomplished, is mandatory for...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    Do you even read the passages posted or cited in posts? Obviously not, because I already posted the relevant passage. Gal 4:1 says that even though the heir is the owner of everything (or will be when his father dies), when he is a child he is no better than a slave. But when the child comes...
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    The Church started in the wilderness

    You quote from the OT as if those commandments still have any relevance to us today. And you condemn anyone who doesn't believe as you do or keep the holidays and festivals that you keep or who keeps any festival or holiday that you do not. This is very, very un-Christ-like. There are no...
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    The Church started in the wilderness

    As I said before, it you think that a tree in your house is a sinful thing, don't have one. But who are you that you should judge me? I do not worship a tree. I do not bow down to a tree. I do not put a star on top of my tree. I do not teach my children that the tree is their God, or that they...
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    The Church started in the wilderness

    If you think a Christmas tree fulfills this passage, then don't have a Christmas tree in your house. But don't condemn us who have greater faith than you, who understand that there is no other god, and that the tree is not a idol, or an object of worship. You condemn in others the weakness you...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    No jumping to conclusions at all. Read what the text in those passages says. And when you compare this with all the rest of Scripture, there is no contradiction, just as there is no contradiction between what Mark and John say about what was written on the charge against Jesus on the cross. John...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    You have clearly not read Scripture much if you believe that. Rom 6:1-7 Col 2:11-14 Gal 3:26-27 Eph 5:26-27 1 Pet 3:21 Matt 28:19, Mark 16:16 Acts 8:36-38 Acts 22:16 And there are many others that relate to baptism. and there are also the requirements of repentance Acts 3:19 and others, and...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    The OT example in this case is irrelevant. The mandate for circumcision was not so that the child could be saved. It was solely that he would be included in the nation of Israel. There were many who were included in the nation of Israel who were not saved. Salvation, even under the OT, was still...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    Not true. Again, let's say that I purchase a car and give it to you. But you live in a city far from where I do, so I purchase it remotely from a dealer near you. I instruct him that when you show up, he is to give you the keys and then do all maintenance and refueling of the vehicle for as long...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    Where does it say that this only applies to adult converts? Unless you can show the Scripture that makes that distinction, then it is just your personal opinion. Children and infants were not considered part of the household. They were almost considered property (Gal 4:1-7, speaks to this...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    No, baptism did not replace circumcision. That is a supposition that has no basis in Scripture. Under the OT, the parents were commanded to teach their faith to their children "when you go out and when you come in, when you lie down and when you get up" etc. But that was to bring the children...
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    The Church started in the wilderness

    All the people I have asked, other than yourself and a couple of other people on this forum, know the Scriptures very well, have spent their lives studying the Word of God extensively, and do not ignore passages that don't agree with their pet interpretations and preconceptions. You are...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    You don't get wages if you don't do the work, and you don't receive a gift if you don't meet the condition for receiving the gift. But this is a very big difference; the difference between something owed and a gift. The difference between a hired servant and a son. The hired servant has a...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    This passage is great, and it answers many questions, but not the question I asked. I asked, "Where in Scripture (book, chapter, and verse) does it say that the faith of the parents is enough for the infant?", especially as it relates to NT salvation through baptism.
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    When did He show His mercy to us in offering us salvation? While we were still sinners, lost, condemned, and with no hope of ever being reunited to Him. That is when He showed His mercy to us in offering Christ Jesus to die for our sins. But that is not when we receive His gift. He offered the...
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    WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

    No, but it is within God's rights to make it so (just as God made the Pharaoh of the Exodus a vessel of His wrath to demonstrate His power on him). But I believe that a mute person's "mouth" is his hands, because that is the instrument through which he speaks. No, a wage is owed for services...
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