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Are you sure you want to add A-Omega to your ignore list?
why, YES. YES I DO.
Oh and HOMIE.....
you didn't answer my question, does one just believe, or do they have to repent as well?
Precisely!!!
There is yet one more thing, though, and I think you realize it.
That one more thing homward has to do with who are so sealed. Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Not all are so sealed but only God's elect. And that does not mean the rest are left to die.
Those sealed elect become "his temple" per Rev 7:15 and his "living fountains of waters" per Rev 7:17.
The unsealed ones are the great crowd who have come out of the furnace of the great tribulation per Rev 7:13-14
Amen, for, Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
And thus it is for the elects sake that "there should some flesh be saved" of those who had a more difficult time due to the interference given them by this world dominated of Satan's spirit having regulated in the air they breathed.
First born of flesh more precisely applies to: Galatians 4:25 "For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children."
From whom Paul likened his separation from on the road to Damascus, describing it as "one born out of due time." (1 Cor 15:8; Gal 1:15)
And born of the spirit directly applies to the adoption to a new mother, here: Galatians 4:26 "But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." In this new mother we are born again of spirit, for spirit begets spirit.
Galatians 4:27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
did they have a previous life?
So if you believe what the apostle Peter said, then you may view him as your savior.
If you take what John said, then you're not viewing him as your savior?
read these postings......again.
that makes no sense.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of GOD.
There is nothing wrong with water-baptism, NOTHING! but that baptism means as much as it is not wrong..... NOTHING! Water-baptism AFTER Jesus' baptism came means NOTHING!
When John baptized he baptized before Jesus died on the cross... this is a very important fact... John baptized BEFORE Jesus died on the cross... Why? Why did God not save John to continue to baptize AFTER Jesus died, was resurrected, AND SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT....
Ok the role of John the Baptist was to... bring the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, LEST THE LORD COME AND SMITE THE EARTH WITH A CURSE.... JOHN HAD TO RESTORE SOME KIND OF LOVE.... John baptized with water unto repentance.... Look BAPTIZE UNTO REPENTANCE... the other baptism is the other way AROUND... REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED....
John baptized so that people will repent, God says ... REPENT and be BAPTIZED....
Now let us look at the two baptisms and their COMPLETE opposites...
Water baptism, by John the Baptist, Philip, and any other pastor or man baptizin man with water....
It is done by a man (or holy man) to another man (defenately not holy man). If the two rise out of the water, they are BOTH still the same people that entered the water. After this baptism there are still SIN TO BE REPENTED FROM! Also this baptism has NEVER made any person a holy person.
This baptism has the same power it always had. NOTHING! It is not wrong, but this baptism DOES NOT SAVE!
HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM. Only done by GOD!!! Not one MAN ever baptized with Holy Spirit. It is GOD IN THE APOSTLES that baptized with HIMSELF... It was God that BAPTIZED Cornelius, without Simon laying hands on them... That is to show how WE CAN BE BAPTIZED TODAY!!!!!
I hope you all know that every person that is baptized with the Holy Spirit is baptized with BOTH JESUS THE SON AND FATHER.... This is a POWERFUL GODLY BAPTISM. It is the moment God gives that person.... A NEW HEART, A NEW SPIRIT (HIS), A BIRTH FROM GOD, TO BE HOLY AND PERFECT, God MAKES EVERYTHING NEW THAT INSTANT! That is the FINAL moment the OLD MAN DIES FOREVER! It is when God and JEsus makes their ABODE with the person. We can give numerous verses about this moment.... This is THE MOMENT THE WHOLE GOSPEL IS ABOUT!!! That is The Goal, The Adoption, The Baptism, The Making Holy, The Empowerment, The Fulfilment, The Rebirth, Born of God, The Glorification, The Godly-ship, The Edifying to the Body of Christ, The Perfection of the Saint. UNTO A PERFECT MAN.
Not one person Baptized with God was NOT PERFECT! God perfects a person by BAPTIZING THAT PERSON WITH HIMSELF... SALVATION IS NOW DONE! The moment a person is BAPTIZED BY GOD WITH GOD, THAT PERSON WILL NOT RECIEVE SALVATION EVER AGAIN! HE IS NOW A SAVED MAN!
I hope you can see the difference between WATER BAPTISM and GOD'S BAPTISM.
God said... the world will hate us, yet we are not saved YET.... That means even if we do REPENT, and are hated by the world for our "CHANGE IN WAYS" we are still not saved... but if we endure to the end... THEN HE WILL SAVE THE ONES THAT ENDURETH TO THE END.... Salvation is completed with the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Some people seem to be saying that the baptism Jesus instructs in Matthew 28 is the spiritual baptism known as being filled with the Spirit/baptized into Christ/baptized into the body of Christ.
But they are clearly two different things.
This can be seen by looking at who does the baptizing in each.
We're told that Jesus is the one who does the spiritual baptizing.
Jesus is the one who baptizes in the spiritual stuff.
Matthew 3:11 He will baptize you [SUP][b][/SUP]with the Holy Spirit and fire.
But in Matthew 28 Jesus instructs THEM to baptize.
[SUP]19 [/SUP][SUP][e][/SUP]Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,[SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you[SUP][f][/SUP]always, even to the end of the age.”
Jesus isn't going to instruct them to do something, that only Jesus can do.
To say that we baptize people into the Spirit, is to put US in the place of Jesus.
Some people seem to be saying that the baptism Jesus instructs in Matthew 28 is the spiritual baptism known as being filled with the Spirit/baptized into Christ/baptized into the body of Christ.
But they are clearly two different things.
This can be seen by looking at who does the baptizing in each.
We're told that Jesus is the one who does the spiritual baptizing.
Jesus is the one who baptizes in the spiritual stuff.
Matthew 3:11 He will baptize you [SUP][b][/SUP]with the Holy Spirit and fire.
But in Matthew 28 Jesus instructs THEM to baptize.
[SUP]19 [/SUP][SUP][e][/SUP]Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,[SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you[SUP][f][/SUP]always, even to the end of the age.”
Jesus isn't going to instruct them to do something, that only Jesus can do.
To say that we baptize people into the Spirit, is to put US in the place of Jesus.
We can't dip people into a name.I had that discussion once before when someone was trying pass that verse off as if it is saying, [SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in [the authority of] the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,[SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
It violates the Greek grammar to understand it that way because in that phrase, "baptizing them in the name of", that word in Greek which is translate "in", is the Greek preposition, "eis", which quite clearly means in as an action of entering something "into" something. The literal meaning of that Greek preposition is, "into".
For it to be expressing the use of the authority of the name, it would have to be the Greek preposition, "en", which means, literally, "in", as in "fixed in" or as "on the basis of", and that is not what it is.
Therefore, we have to look at what word that Greek preposition, "eis" (into), is inflected to agreement with as noted by the last one or two letters.
In the case of that phrase, we find that the inflection of that word, "into" (though they said it in short form as "in") is connected to (a verb literally meaning "dipping") "baptizing" and to "them", Thus it is literally saying, "dipping them into the name".
That ought to not surprise anyone for many reasons, just two of which are that we are clearly told the righteous run into his name and are given protection, and we are told that God would take out a people for his name.
And again I ask, how were Abraham, Moses and David saved? Or are you of the mind that they are condemned?
Jinx got caught in a heretical trap because the person like some others could not explain the salvation of Abraham, Moses and David. Which is why Jinx just shut it down and stopped discussing the topic and switched to truck and dog chat.
But the posts are up so everyone can see the Biblical error of those who are trying to say baptism is necessary for salvation.
Statements like these are just attempts to evade actually have to rightly divide Scripture, which you have not done since I have jumped in this thread.
if you have a Biblical explanation offer it. Because it will again expose that you are preaching a false Gospel.
Now you are playing the victim. Again, all because you cannot explain the Gospel with Scripture.
If this were a different subject matter, I would not respond in this fashion, but when we are discussing the Gospel and you are being so cavalier in spreading unbiblical doctrine, it requires full scrutiny. As I have already said, you have no obligation to read my posts or answer any of my questions. It's your prerogative of course. Just as it is mine to choose to read your posts and expose their error.
We can't dip people into a name.
That's impossible!
Baptism involves water.
I really don't know how you have morphed it this bad.
"Baptizo" means to fully immerse something. It is also a command action in the Greek. So it is something WE are to do without question. We don't do spiritual baptisms as that is what Jesus does. We do baptisms from water. As asked earlier, why would he command something that only he himself could do? Doesn't make sense to me..again..
To Anyone that chooses to jump in this thread—you may.
This is the first of a series of answers to the assertions made by—“Well we know who”. I will not debase this forum by mentioning the name of the one that bears recalcitrant fruit. For those that bear the fruit of the Spirit in love…we must continuing to show love and respect for one another as commanded by the Lord, so that we put to shame those that lack His love.
Part I
In Acts 10, Peter clearly associates the “Death, Burial, and Resurrection” of my Lord and Savior—Jesus the Christ with the water baptism in verses 42-44. Peter reiterates the same in a paraphrased manner to the Church that was under attack from others that said only the Jews were to be “saved” under the “Circumcision Covenant”; the latest of the OT way of receiving salvation.
Salvation is clearly Peter’s intent to associate with “Covenant Cutting” in the 45th verse where he makes special reference to those of the circumcision being present.
I will then, show with scripture how Moses, David, and Abraham is saved in a different post; Part II.
Acts 10:40 Him G-d raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 41] Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of G-d, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
42] And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of G-d to be the Judge of quick and dead. 43] To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 44] While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
45] And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46] For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify G-d. Then answered Peter, 47] Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48] And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Jinx and Cisco is a little off with the terminology that they use, but if anyone that Loves Jesus would stop and consider that my Brother and Sister in Christ Jesus is sincere and attempting to share not attack, they would understand what it is they are communicating.
Homwardbound, I am aware that you and Kardiaoangelous believe in brotherly love and are sincere concerning your salvation and being redeemed at the Lord’s appearing—. “Love you brothers but you can’t have my baptism.” LOL
Since I possess a clear conscience toward G-d, which according to the Word can only be obtained by “water baptism”, I will work with Jinx and Cisco to show with the Word of G-d, what they are attempting to communicate and with the Love of G-d.
A-Omega has allots of zeal for the “letter” of the Gospel but unfortunately, he has the same spirit of thought as Saul of Tarsus. I pray that he has a similar Damascus Road experience and the Lord knocks him right off his “hee-haw”. LOL