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  1. msortwell

    Baptism as Testimony

    Granted, Paul's assertion was that there were some that he did not baptize. However, he also informs us that he DID baptize gentiles Crispus and Gaius and he also baptized some in the household of another gentile - Stephanas. And his point of emphasis was that having baptized a minority of...
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    Baptism as Testimony

    Paul baptized some in the Body of Christ, although it was not the focus of his calling. 1Cor 1:14-16 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not...
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    Baptism as Testimony

    In fact Young’s Literal Translation provides the following translation of Heb 9:10, “only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances -- till the time of reformation imposed upon them.”
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    Baptism as Testimony

    So . . . The inspired text tells us that baptismos with water (literally water baptisms) were practiced in the Mosaic system. The fact that the English NT translators opted for wash/washing is not relevant to the point under consideration.
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    Baptism as Testimony

    Yes, βαπτισμός - translated as washings in Heb 9:10, as baptisms in Heb 6:2, and as baptism in Col 2:12. So , the Greek used to refer to baptism in Heb 6:2 and Col 2:12 is used in Heb 9:10 to reference washings in the Mosaic Covenant. So, OT washings with water could just as legitimately be...
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    Baptism as Testimony

    You consider most of the Bible trash?
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    Baptism as Testimony

    Can we start by agreeing that Hebrews 9:10 makes reference to various βαπτισμοῖς (baptisms) performed under the Mosaic Covenant, as described in the OT?
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    Baptism as Testimony

    According to the author of Hebrews 9:10, many baptisms (baptismos) were prescribed under the old covenant. And a survey of the various washings prescribed in Leviticus showed that, wherever the medium for washing was specified, that medium was to be water. So, water baptisms were first...
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    What is the purpose of infant baptism?

    The rite signifies, in part, the promise of God to cleanse, wash away, the sin of any person who trusts in Jesus Christ for salvation. For those who hold to the reformed view of a monergistic regeneration, placing that sign upon their child accompanies their understanding that the eternal state...
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    Efficacious Grace

    None of which establishes the indwelling as synonymous with the rebirth. So . . . the only point that you made was that Nicodemus was not born again - another unsubstantiated assumption. What we know is that Nicodemus did not understand the second birth. Understanding of the second birth is not...
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    Efficacious Grace

    You equate the indwelling by the Holy Spirit with the new birth. This is not substantiated in Scripture and will consistently lead to incorrect conclusions.
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    What is the purpose of believer baptism?

    Greek 907, "βαπτίζω baptízō, bap-tid'-zo; from a derivative of G911; to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:—Baptist, baptize, wash." Speaking of the...
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    What is the purpose of believer baptism?

    Would you care to offer biblical evidence for the position that "Baptism means immersion"?
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    2Pet 3:9 does not mean that God "wants" everybody saved. Part 1.

    2 Peter 3:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ . . . 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is...
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    What was Jesus’ purpose if sins were forgiven before His Incarnation?

    Gup20 said, “I know that Calvinists do not believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ -- they say Christ didn't actually die spiritually (death is separation from God) and therefore didn't resurrect from the dead. To me, denying the death and resurrection of Christ is heresy.” Wow...
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    What was Jesus’ purpose if sins were forgiven before His Incarnation?

    The Holy Spirit is the agent of regeneration. But there is no scripture that equates indwelling by the Holy Spirit with regeneration. That is a fabrication. Every argument built upon that false assumption cannot be trusted.
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    What was Jesus’ purpose if sins were forgiven before His Incarnation?

    Unregenerate faith is not a faith that has any part in salvation.
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    What was Jesus’ purpose if sins were forgiven before His Incarnation?

    Heb 7:22 - By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. From Webster's 1828 Dictionary . . . 5. In law, one that is bound with and for another; one who enters into a bond or recognizance to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt or for the...
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    Request, Plead, or Command

    I am sorry, but there is no logic supporting your conclusion.
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    Request, Plead, or Command

    If it is true (if) that God the Father and God the Son speak to men only by men’s of instruction and commands (I.e., no requests) that would have no implication regarding the freedom of man’s will. Every man is always free to choose what he desires most at the time he makes his choice. This is...