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    Most Misunderstood Bible Verses?

    Then there are pairs of verses that cannot but invite some confusion: Proverbs 26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes. Romans 4:2-5 2 For if Abraham was justified by...
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    Most Misunderstood Bible Verses?

    For an honestly misunderstood verse, I nominate ... Acts 2:38-39 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and your children and for all who...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Just the oft quoted command from the Holy Spirit through the Apostle Peter: "Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38) and the command of Jesus: "And He...
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    Most Misunderstood Bible Verses?

    For DELIBERATELY misunderstood, I encounter 1 Peter 2:24 (who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.) shortened to "by whose stripes you were healed" and used in support of a 'name it and...
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    Can Babies Believe?

    Technically, all the pre-birth John proves is that the Holy Spirit can work on a baby and make it jump ... it was Elizabeth who was filled with the Holy Spirit in that verse. Later John states that he would only recognize the Messiah by a sign God foretold him ... where was that...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    "Reformed Baptists (sometimes known as Particular Baptists or Calvinistic Baptists) are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology. They can trace their history through the early modern Particular Baptists of England. The first Reformed Baptist church was formed in the 1630s. The 1689 Baptist...
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    Who sits on the left and right hand?

    John 1:1-5,14-18 NASB 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Proverbs 26:4 :hand:
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Not that I agree (which makes sense since I am not a Lutheran), but at least it addresses the relationship between baptism, faith and salvation with respect to infants. I notice that the parenthetical comment does not appear to be by Martin Luther. It makes clear that not all babies have faith...
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    Can Babies Believe?

    I think it likely that some babies can believe. (Certainly GOD’s arm is not short.) Do ALL babies believe? (If So, then what does that say about Romans 3:10-11? Are the Arminians correct?) Can ANY baby obey the command of the Holy Spirit given through the Apostle Peter in Acts 2:38 NASB...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Post #311 was directed at Josiah in response to a comment directly from him. You should respond to Post #310 which was directed at your comments. This all started when I did try to ask Paedobaptists to explain what they believed about baptism and if faith played any part. You chose to respond...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    You are correct in saying that I reject this apologetic and I can think of no reason why you should embrace it. However post #310 outlines how this apologetic is the conclusion reached by asking Albion to explain Paedobaptism and accepting his response as accurate. He claimed that baptism...
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    Who sits on the left and right hand?

    If Jesus stands at God the Father’s ‘right hand’, then God the Father is at the “left side” of Jesus. I believe that the Father and Holy Spirit are at the left and right of God the Son. There is God ... and there is everyone else. There is no confusion about which is which in heaven.
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    From you. I asked ... You replied ... So I believed what you said. When the infant is baptized he/she (in your words) ... 1. “put on Christ“ 2. “[was] forgiven [their] sins” 3. was “given grace” 4. was “made a part of the body (church) of Christ” and I responded with a statement affirming...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    So EVERY baby that is baptized is one of the elect, foreknown by God before the creation of the earth and predestined for eternal life? No Paedobaptist baby ever grows up to walk away from the faith of their parents? (I ignored the comments on Credobaptists because I was asking about...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Is this the norm for dogma? Do most people experience faith from birth? (From a medical perspective, most people have no memories before about age 5, so I am both skeptical and impressed that you can say with certainty that there was NEVER a time when you did not have faith.). [wink] However...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Why do you baptize? I thought I knew why people baptized, but I am less sure now that I have heard so many arguments that claim baptism has nothing to do with an age when the saved owns their own faith rather than a baptism based on the declaration of faith by their parents. This is what...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    The fact that most of my post is ignored to respond to a single sentence with an irrelevant comment indicates that people are being deliberately obtuse. Enjoy your straw man.
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    We are talking about BAPTISM, which is the ordinance/sacrament related to salvation and being a member of the church. Is there a minimum age to be a member of your church and serve on a board, or teach the children or work in the office? I have no idea for Anglicans. For Presbyterians, church...
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    Does Jesus Hate Children?

    I disagree. Whether or not children are born under the curse of Original Sin seems VERY relevant to “Does God hate Children?”. The question then becomes “Does God love sin?”
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