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John 15:14 (NKJV) You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
Jesus told the "disciples" to make "disciples", he told the "disciples" to baptize.
Paul tells us there is one saving baptism :
Ephesians 4:5 (NKJV) one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
John the baptizer tells us he (a disciple) baptizes with water, and that Jesus is the ONLY one who can baptize with the Holy Spirit and with Fire :
Matthew 3:11 (NKJV) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Jesus tells the "disciples" to "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them", he did not tell the disciples "Go therefore and I will make disciples of all the nations baptizing them", he told the disciples to do the baptizing,
Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV) [SUP]19 [/SUP] Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP] teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
the ONLY baptism a disciple can do is "water baptism" (Matt 3:11), and since there is only 1 saving baptism (Eph 4:5) then water baptism is required for salvation.
John 15:14 (NKJV) You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
Jesus told the "disciples" to make "disciples", he told the "disciples" to baptize.
Paul tells us there is one saving baptism :
Ephesians 4:5 (NKJV) one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
John the baptizer tells us he (a disciple) baptizes with water, and that Jesus is the ONLY one who can baptize with the Holy Spirit and with Fire :
Matthew 3:11 (NKJV) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Jesus tells the "disciples" to "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them", he did not tell the disciples "Go therefore and I will make disciples of all the nations baptizing them", he told the disciples to do the baptizing,
Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV) [SUP]19 [/SUP] Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP] teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
the ONLY baptism a disciple can do is "water baptism" (Matt 3:11), and since there is only 1 saving baptism (Eph 4:5) then water baptism is required for salvation.
M
Its says that He received it from Jesus ..and Jesus only gave us through the gospels certain understanding of His finished work on the Cross..but chose Paul to establish sound doctrines of His grace... The righteousness of faith and salvation in the Spirit is all revelation The Lord gave through Paul.
K
That is all I keep saying though, and yet there are a few of you that keep debating with me.
If you believe that we are to do the biblical works that God would have us do, that He gave us through His Son. Then why do you and a few others keep debating with me when I say these are to be done?
Especially when Jesus says that those who love Him will keep and obey His commandments, and those who don't are disobedient and have no salvation. Disobedience in the bible is classified as a sin of unbelief.
If you believe that we are to do the biblical works that God would have us do, that He gave us through His Son. Then why do you and a few others keep debating with me when I say these are to be done?
Especially when Jesus says that those who love Him will keep and obey His commandments, and those who don't are disobedient and have no salvation. Disobedience in the bible is classified as a sin of unbelief.
Some random website, but its Scripture based;
[h=3]Dead works[/h] Now that we understand how the word works is used in the New Testament, we can analyze the expression “dead works.”
Clark’s Commentary defines dead works as “such works as deserve death—works of those who were dead in trespasses, and dead in sins, and dead by sentence of the law, because they had by these works broken the law” (emphasis added).
This comment agrees with Paul’s statement in Romans 6:23, “The wages of sin is death.” The apostle John defines sin: “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4). Sin is breaking God’s 10 Commandments and the penalty is everlasting death if the sinner refuses to repent of the sins.
Other versions of the Bible translate “repentance from dead works” in other ways, such as “repentance from acts that lead to death” (New International Version) and “repentance from the deeds which led to death” (J.B. Phillips New Testament).
[h=3]Repentance from dead works is ongoing[/h] Every human being, excluding Jesus Christ, has sinned. Paul writes, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
The apostle John warns Christians: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10).
Therefore, due to sin, everyone has “dead works” that must be repented of and forgiven by God. Dead works (ineffectual and vain works) preceded conversion. Works that lead to death must be continually repented of and overcome after conversion.
Repentance From Dead Works - Life, Hope & Truth
M
Lol you guys are funny ...no what I said (you can read) is that the gospel did not reveal the finished work of the Cross ..But the Lord chose to speak those things through Paul...sound doctrine came through Paul...the understanding of salvation and who we are in Christ...came through Paul...The gospel in its fullness...came through Paul.
K
No that comes from bible teachers that want to twist, change, and cancel out some of what Jesus taught and say does not apply any more.
Lord Jesus clearly said that what He came to do was finished at the cross, there is nothing more to add or take away from what He came to accomplish. So if baptism was still done in water during His ministry and commanded to continue, then Paul can not change that. And nowhere did Paul say it is obsolete now, and I will give a big formal apology to you if you can show where he canceled out baptism in water.
And 1 Corinthians does not do that, Paul is just saying that is not what his calling was for. This also does not mean others that were his co-workers in Christ were commissioned to baptize. For the scriptures does not say what they did for why Paul sent them before him, after him, or even came with him.