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And yet you say that because Jesus told his Apostle to baptize and to make disciples of all nations that all Christians must "emulate" this? You are inconsistent, and seem unable to follow the argument. What is "absurd" and "obvious" to you is betrayed by your lack of reason. The simple and...

It's so basic that you missed the point? We do not emulate commands that Jesus specifically gave to his Apostles! That is the point. Let me develop this a little further. We are told that the *Spirit* gives gifts as *He* wills. 1 Cor 12.7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is...

It's so basic that you missed the point? We do not emulate commands that Jesus specifically gave to his Apostles! That is the point.

One is not "Born Again" via the waters of Baptism! A person gets Baptized *after* he is Saved! To be "born of water" is simply to be born. To join this to a Baptism of the Spirit is to be Born Again.

Who is saying (besides you) that we must carry out commands given exclusively to the Apostles? Are you emulating the Apostles' mission to go through the cities and villages of Palestine, proclaiming that Jesus (who is no longer with us) is the Messiah and about to bring deliverance to the nation...

That's dishonest. I asked you a single question repeatedly, and you *never* answered that question. How can I not like the answer when you don't even answer?

You can't even answer a simple question. Bye.

You still have not answered my question--apparently you will not? To answer your question, not everything Jesus commanded his Apostles to do are things other Christians are commanded to do. For example, he commanded them to go two by two through the towns of Israel. None of us are commanded to...

Yes, Water Baptism was the critical element in Jesus' time to show that one had left the old ways of Moses' Law, and its water cleansing, to devotion to an entirely New Covenant, water baptism merely symbolizing Spirit Baptism. The Spirit Baptism into Jesus is what is essential, and that was...

You are *not* being plain. Where is this so-called "command" given beyond the command to the Apostles to baptize?

Well, that's what they did. Where is baptizing people made part of the Gospel beyond the ministry of the apostles? Of course, it has been practiced all down through NT history. But I've never seen it made a necessity theologically, or as a critical part of Salvation.

Just as Israel entered into Covenant with God via the Law after passing through the Red Sea, so early converts to Christianity from Judaism passed through the waters of baptism to enter into the Gospel. These were symbolic acts, and not obligatory on a universal basis. Not all who God would...

Yes, a lot goes under the name "Christian" that is not truly Christian. I don't throw out the word--I just use it to call nominal Christians to account. If they are to use the name, I ask them not to use it "in vain." Just like the Commandment, "Do not take the Lord's Name in vain, because He...

On another forum I spoke to the issue of Imputation, and was asked if I just expect Christ to do everything for me, or do I actually "do something" to be a Christian? My answer: I just had a discussion on this on another forum, and I found that there are 2 sides of the coin. When I give one...

The Tree of Life was in one place and the Tree of Knowledge was in another place. Eve chose the Tree of Knowledge because she was exercising her Free Will and was curious about why the fruit was forbidden. In approaching the Tree of Knowledg she was wandering farther away from the Tree of...

Thanks. On another forum I've been accused of deliberately corrupting the passage. But it says what it says. On that other forum, I said this.... The thing is, visions are visions, and only symbolic representations of the history that will be. God sees them in advance because His Word cannot...

There is an interesting parallel between Dan 7 and Rev 1-5 in which the Son of Man appears in heaven to obtain authority on behalf of his people. Jesus appears in white, showing his absolute purity, and then we see the fires of judgment come down upon those who persecute God's People. Dan 7.8...

You said this: "Pay attention to the repeated, nuanced, terminology here . https://fbchurch.org/resource/chosen-produced-by-mormons" I visited the link, and had no idea what "nuanced, repeated terminology" you were referring to? Maybe I missed it? Apparently you imagined that facilitating the...

As I said in my original statement, prosperity was an integral part of God's covenant with the nation Israel. It was not a covenant with individuals, but more, a covenant with the nation. Generally speaking, the nation would enjoy success if they accomodated God's will and did what He said. They...

What is "nuanced, nuanced" if not "word salad?" And you don't want to explain it. That's like word salad--it doesn't say anything after having already said a lot. Maturity is being able to stand up for your position and discuss other views respectfully. We can both learn to do that even more, right?