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    Is the bible enough and do you respect it when you dislike its use?

    Does an 18 month old participate in the communion table at your church? Why or why not? My point with 1 Corinthians 12:13 and Galatians 3:27 was why should the same thinking not apply to baptism? (This is just to clarify the intent of my earlier comments). Just to set the record straight...
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    God's creation of the church

    I agree about Luther's observation. My initial reaction to the topic was one of skepticism ... Luther was probably reaching a bit there. After reading his thoughts, and searching for some additional commentaries on Genesis 2, I have come around and need to give him credit for spotting...
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    God's creation of the church

    So Cain killing Able was the first church split over doctrine (how to worship God)?
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    Know the truth - a short lived enlightenment.

    That reminds me of an old saying ... "If one person calls you a (donkey), they might be having a bad day. If two people call you a (donkey), you may start to wonder. If three people call you a (donkey), look for a tail."
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    Is the bible enough and do you respect it when you dislike its use?

    That is both cute and clever (which is why I liked it), but here is a chance to put to the test the question of respecting scripture when you dislike it: Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Mark 1:5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of...
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    Know the truth - a short lived enlightenment.

    You mean disliking having their beliefs misrepresented?
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    Is the bible enough and do you respect it when you dislike its use?

    Isn't it also wierd that an adult is repenting for an infant so they can be baptized with a sprinkle they will not even remember as the "one baptism into the Body of Christ"? (The Evangelical Free Church I attended does not have a minimum age, just a requirement for understanding.)
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    do not stop them

    There are lots of scripture verses that talk about just how soverign God is. There are also lots of verses that command people to do (or warn people not to do) all sorts of things. At some point, those two realities are going to bump and grind against each other. Affiliations tend to just...
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    do not stop them

    [Begin Humor] John the Baptist BAPTIZED. Paul BAPTIZED. Even Jesus was BAPTIZED. ... So real manly men Baptize through immersion ... burried and raised ... just like Christ! None of this girly man sprinkling like women and babies do. Remember that Baptists are distantly related to 'those mean...
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    Are we ghosts walking in a ghostly world?

    The soles of our metaphorical, existential ghostly feet have souls compared to the harsh Spirit Reality of Heaven. :)
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    Human life

    "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic." - Joseph Stalin That's just how the world thinks.
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    Give Your Life

    This is a great thread and I have been reading it, but slow to offer any opinion for fear of causing harm. I'd like to share some opinions (I will claim them to be nothing more than that). So the question is "What does it mean to give your life?" For me, the answer was that while I had...
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    sorry, I didn't delete it fast enough. (taking a time out)
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    Romans 12:18
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    OK, as far as it goes, but I have this from the Catholic Encyclopedia: Hypostatic Union: A theological term used with reference to the Incarnation to express the revealed truth that in Christ one person subsists in two natures, the Divine and the human. Hypostasis means, literally, that which...
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    Real PHYSICAL or SPIRITUAL Presence? Christ had two natures, one corporal that you could touch and one eternal, spiritual and divine. Luther and you both keep stressing REAL PRESENCE without actually touching the issue of His two natures (Physical/Spiritual) in a way that I can understand...
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    I had a hard time following the details of the Lutheran position. Wikipedia (a VERY questionable source) suggested that Lutherans believed something close to co-substantiation, but objected to that term because of some other baggage attached to it. Luther's writings seemed to focus on...
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    I agree that Ratramnus was NOT advocating symbolism, and stated as much in my post, but from the excerpts from his work and other commentaries on his work, it appears that he was advocating a spiritual presence of the divine nature of Christ only in the elements (to use our more modern...
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    I do not wish to challenge your views on the Eucharist, they are as valid as either the Catholic or the non-Lutheran Reformed views (In Essentials, Unity, in non-Essentials, Liberty and in all things Charity). I only wish to correct your perception about the start date of this difference of...
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    COMMUNION: Does "is" mean "is?" Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical

    Did Jesus misspeak when he said he went away to prepare a place and would return for us? Was there really an ascension? (If he is still everywhere ... including here ... in bodily form) Serious question: Who is the Holy Spirit?
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