The Bible cannot be fully understood without God’s Holy Spirit

You think God doesn’t care about obedience to His commands as long as someone’s heart is in the “right place?” What verse do you base your doctrine off of? I tell people to be water baptized because God commands it.

Why do you say what you said?

That does not matter.
Gow much water does God need to wash away sin? Best practice is dunked, but if pouring is what is available or if sprinkling is what is available then what ever, what matter is faith mingled with the Words of Jesus mingled with the water.
If you have these, faith, hope, and Love then you have the Holy Spirit.

Sprinkling is water baptism which is obedient to God’s commands. That is indisputable. What verse states that we must be fully immersed in order for baptism to be true and effective? And I never said anything about not being water baptized so quit twisting my words. I know you’re not that disingenuous.

You didn't?
I think you really probably did.
How about now?

At one point I thought anyone could understand the Bible, but the longer I am around Christians I realize that those who (allegedly, but only God knows) have the Holy Spirit don’t necessarily want to listen or know how to listen to Him.

The Bible isn’t a normal book. Yes some of the surface information can be understood by just reading the words on the pages, but if someone can’t or won’t listen to the Holy Spirit then they’ll never really be able to understand most of the Bible with any depth of understanding.

I know many people have probably heard this a million times and think they’re under some sort of blessing that makes them automatically understand the Bible, but with over 45,000 denominations and countless cults, that just isn’t the case.

Christians must choose to listen to the Holy Spirit everyday, but there are so many reasons why they don’t.

Today, if you’ll hear His voice, listen to the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit will guide you, or try rather, but if you won’t follow and won’t listen to your Guide’s directions then you won’t be guided anywhere except by yourself or other influences.

John 16:23 LEB
But when he—the Spirit of truth—comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will proclaim to you the things to come.

No when I got my baptism I was just 3
Wdym?

Sprinkling is water baptism which is obedient to God’s commands. That is indisputable. What verse states that we must be fully immersed in order for baptism to be true and effective? And I never said anything about not being water baptized so quit twisting my words. I know you’re not that disingenuous.

Your comments are truth. I study from the KJV, and I did not recognise your version of John 16:23 at all, however it is still truth.

Why cant a 3 year old have faith hope and Love?

No when I got my baptism I was just 3
Wdym?

You can confess sin to God and ask for forgiveness immediately upon sinning. Tell Him exactly what you did wrong and be specific. Don’t be embarrassed with God, He loves honesty even if it’s ugly.

You can talk like this for example.

“Dear Father in heaven, I want to confess my sin to You. I see I have made a terrible mistake and I will try to not do it again. Please help me not to want to sin. Thank You for the forgiveness you’ve given me through Christ’s sacrifice. Praise and glory to You God. I love You forever!. In Jesus’s name. Amen.”

You’re right I should give you the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you didn’t know that sprinkling with water is not the method of water baptism they used in the Bible. I’m a bit of a fundamentalist so I try to adhere as closely as I can to biblical examples, believing they shouldn’t be changed.

Here’s proof that water baptism is full immersion:

John 3:23
23And John also was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

Matthew 3:16
16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Acts 8:38
38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

It’s all good brother. I know your heart is right with God and you mean the best for people. I’m the same way but sometimes my passion for embracing the simplicity of God’s grace gets the best of me.

Sprinkling is water baptism which is obedient to God’s commands. That is indisputable. What verse states that we must be fully immersed in order for baptism to be true and effective? And I never said anything about not being water baptized so quit twisting my words. I know you’re not that disingenuous.

One more thing that I think is a necessity, in order to let the Holy Spirit began to reveal some truths to you, is that you have to deny your intellectual capabilities to understand the truths contained in the scriptures and depend 100% upon the revelation of the Holy Spirit that dwells within you, if you have been born again. The un-regenerant person will never understand the scriptures, thinking them to be foolishness (1 Cor 2:14).

Because of my pride and stubbornness, I studied, diligently, for 12 years, with the mindset that I was intelligent enough to figure the scriptures out where they, seemingly, did not have contradictions between the scriptures. I finally, gave up that I was smart enough
and would have to be content with not understanding the scriptures, and not too long after I denied myself (intelect) the Holy Spirit began gradually revealing some truths to me during a conversation with my brother-in-law.

Baptism is symbolic burial. Sprinkling is symbolic rain.

A three year old is not mentally mature enough to distinguish between good and evil as it pertains to eternal salvation. God does not hold those not yet old enough to determine that they are living against the Word of God accountable.

They can have faith, hope and love surely, however, this faith, hope and love is based on their physical needs provided by their parents. The can not determine that they are sinners in need of the saving grace of God.

As well, the "sprinkling" of infants being taught as baptism unto salvation is completely unBiblical.........If the only baptism a person has known is this type, then they are in danger of eternal damnation, for they have NOT received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. They have not recognized their sinful state, repented, and asked Jesus to come into their lives to be Lord and Savior...... Infants ARE NOT capable of this.

The VERY FIRST Sermon Jesus preached (found in Matthew, Chapter 4) was REPENT! Please explain how an INFANT can repent?

If you can show me where Jesus says that I would be most appreciative.