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  1. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    I'll skip to the end on this one. I'm referring to what Timothy knew. Yes, there were those who taught him, but it does not mean that their teaching was useless because he was an infant. Literal reading of scripture notes that Timothy had come to know the scriptures from infancy. Hence, infants...
  2. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    Okay, if someone gives you a gift, did you merit the gift or did the giver just do it without thought of you meriting it? That's why grace is called unmerited favor. And who better to receive such a gift than an infant? And, as I've said, one would have no knowledge of what is supported in...
  3. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    You seem confused and have presented two opinions again. Is God at work all the time, or is he not? Also, please stop misrepresenting my statements, saying that God works "at (our) command". No one has said this or implied it.
  4. ImaginaryDay2

    Chat Do You Remember?

    I still have one. It's for when I go to the States, and serves its purpose just fine
  5. ImaginaryDay2

    Chat Do You Remember?

    Yeah, my car now was having an existential crisis when they built it - a CD player and an auxiliary jack, but no USB port. :D
  6. ImaginaryDay2

    Chat Do You Remember?

    Some auto repairs could be done temporarily with duct tape until you could find the right hose
  7. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    You've presented a bit of a dichotomy. either "God is at work all the time, regardless of whether an infant is baptized or not" or he isn't - which has also been your contention ("there is no mystical event happening in baptism"). To be clear we do not say that a "mystical event" happens in...
  8. ImaginaryDay2

    Chat Do You Remember?

    Do you remember (some might not) riding with mom or dad listening to an old 8-Track? Our favorites were 'Abbey Road' and some random Johnny Cash. CCR was on the list, too
  9. ImaginaryDay2

    What are you listening to? - Part 2

    Okay... A? Or B?
  10. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    What infants comprehend has actually been measured. But unless one researches, one wouldn't necessarily know. I've chalked up most of your responses to that very reason. I think that's being generous.
  11. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

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  12. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    The reas0n that subjectivism doesn't work, although you appeal to Sola Scriptura also, is that the individual is his own guide in spiritual matters. In doing so, one rejects his or her own guiding rule. What I mean by that is lerning does not happen in a vacuum. One does not read the bible and...
  13. ImaginaryDay2

    Post Favorite Worship Songs

    You won't hear this on CCM radio. The song is from a concept album based on John Bunyan's 'Pilgrims' Progress'.
  14. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    I'll assume Menno has no subjective opinion, although the bible tells us and it's clear from the passage referred to that Timothy as an infant was quite conscious in this regard.
  15. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    Not at all. "proven scientific fact" are your words. Any good scientist would recognize that as nonsense. Science is based on conclusion from inference, which is not the method you've chosen. You've shown yourself to draw conclusions from subjective opinion, which should be rejected. And, since...
  16. ImaginaryDay2

    Can babies be conscious of their baptism?

    Already done by the Anabaptists. Next... I Think what we have is evidence of what one man and his bible can do - present subjective evidence and argue from what is obviously not there, claiming it as "fact" You mentioned "scientific fact", which any good scientist would find laughable. Science...
  17. ImaginaryDay2

    In Christ

    Context to consider as to the use of "In Christ" by Paul: "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. 19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied" (1...
  18. ImaginaryDay2

    In Christ

    So, gleaning a bit from another thread, your understanding might be a bit closer to the Catholic understanding of a progressive justification, and a dual understanding of being "in Christ"?
  19. ImaginaryDay2

    In Christ

    I'm not sure I would agree. An initial Justification suggests the righteousness of Christ that comes at Christian conversion - a work of Christ in grace. In another thread, it was suggested that the RCC makes room for a progressive justification (which fits more with one being a follower of...
  20. ImaginaryDay2

    In Christ

    I'd agree with the OP. A progressive justification (which, I think gets confused with sanctification, but I didn't receive an answer in another thread) misses the point of a "finished work"
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