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This is interesting - apparently a lead prosecutor from a "Special Victims" department in Georgia has been invited to ask questions of Ford and Kavanaugh. Senators must yield their time to her in order for her to ask questions, but maybe a smart move...
Which I do, and would probably set me apart from many Baptist (and most Anabaptist) denoms
I understand that. However, studying the issue apart from direct reference brought me to the conclusion that it did, in fact, happen
And I agree. There is nothing special about the water, but in the...
Interesting responses. I was curious because of the mention of baptism and its purpose in another thread, but was thinking a bit more globally about it afterward. The Lutheran church I joined had no issue as it considered my infant baptism valid. I'm not sure how they would consider my adult...
A true scenario:
My parents had me baptised as an infant in the Presbyterian church (PCUSA), obviously without my "consent". This was "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". I was not submerged in a pool, but rather sprinkled or some such method. I was (at some point)...
Thank you. That's understood, and in the process of sanctification these are essential - it cannot happen without them. What I was alluding to previously was the emphasis that Paul gave to the works that would prevent our "inherit(ing) the kingdom of God". This is addressed also to the one who...
No difficulty with the subject -thank you for asking, though. I'd noticed you'd answered a post of mine with some over-done indignation (which isn't really new for you from what I've seen here and elsewhere), but didn't answer your own when asked. Just curious about the word-play in the post I...
Okay. Gotcha. What good works, though, since you didn't like Paul's list? Sorry, let me clarify - you took issue with my conclusion.
That's not what you just said. You said "real faith, which generates works..." (which is quantified... how?). Then you pulled the generic "faith" out of the hat...
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance..." (Galatians 5:22-23a, emphasis mine)
"Fruit":
Seeing as how this passage comes directly after a number of examples of works that will not save us, I am making an assumption...