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[Mat 3:6 NASB] 6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
[Mar 1:5 NASB] 5 And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
[Mar 16:16...
Check the inside cover. The KJV says it is the AUTHORIZED Translation, so that makes it more special than all those non-authorized versions. So is the NCB an “AUTHORIZED” Translation? :smile:
Just for the record, Baptists do not advocate an ‘adults only’ baptism, we advocate a ‘believers baptism’, so only you are making it about age. We just require candidates for baptism to be able to obey the other commands to ‘repent’ and ‘believe’ that accompany the commands to be baptized...
The quote you presented shows the rest of the household was included in SALVATION ...
So I think you are going to need to explain what it does mean in a little more detail than simply claiming that it requires children to be baptized, but does not promise they will be saved. I do not see how...
Does that mean that all of the children of every believer ‘will be saved’ ... as in “This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.” (John 6:39)?
You seem to be equating baptism of these children of the jailer with...
Do you have no idea, or am I being baited?
Assuming it is an honest question, I will first state that I have no intention to play semantic games with the exact word “elect”. However, I clearly saw the concept when trying to reconcile MY salvation to the following verses:
John 6:43-45 NASB
35...
... but if they obeyed the Apostles and Jesus, then they were BELIEVERS (Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12-13; Acts 18:8). You are baptizing where there is not even a hint of belief. Why? (An honest question, not an accusation. I thought it was because of belief in baptism as the sign of the New...
Those given by the Father to the Son ...
John 17:24 “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.“
The ‘saints’, as explained in Ephesians 1:1-14
1...
Those the Father gave to the Son ...
John 17:24 “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.”
The Saints, as explained in Ephesians ...
Ephesians...
Nicene Creed:
We believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God,
Light from...
Gospel = “Good News” = Old English gōdspel, from gōd ‘good’ + spel ‘news, a story’.
Means = an action or system by which a result is brought about; a method.
Grace = the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.
GRACE (the free...
You know the disciples that Jesus commanded that to did not baptized ALL nations. There were many nations that had not heard the gospel when the last disciple died. Not only that, but among the nations where they did baptize, like Ancient Greece, not every single person was baptized. I...
That's what I said. So are Presbyterians, and Catholics and Anglicans and all other denominations that practice 'infant baptism' (although infant baptism is a misnomer, because they do not just baptize 'infants'; 'family baptism' is a better description because you all believe in baptizing the...
Acts 2:38 NASB 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 10:43-47 NASB
43 Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him...
Correct, however ‘they are holy’ means ‘they are set apart’. That means that the child is part of the covenant that you ‘family baptism’ advocates are so fond of pointing to (Like how Lutherans and Presbyterians interpret Acts 2).
Here is a present:
1 Corinthians 7:14 NASB For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
An argument can be made from scripture that the children...