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3/4/08 8:51 AM |
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JD,Do you believe it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure? (Phil. 2:13) Do you believe it is the will of the Father that you believe on Christ? (John 6:28-29) "Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." (John 6:40) "And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day." So if it not God who works in you to will and to do of his good pleasure, then salvation is not of the Lord, but of yourself. That is the main difference I have with you JD. You are not willing to recognize that salvation is totally and completely a work of God and to give Him all the glory and credit. Is it worng to give God ALL the glory for His salvation? |
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2/29/08 8:44 PM |
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(Act 2:38-39) "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."The promise it appears is the gift of the Holy Ghost (see verse 33). The Holy Ghost was given on condition of repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The same promise was made to their posterity on the same condition of repentance and faith. Baptism was not the grounds of the promise, that would make salvation based on works and not by grace. Also, it might be well to point out in verse 41. "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." It says "they that gladly received his word were baptized" it does not say they and their children were baptized. Only those who received his word were baptized. That is just my opinion. |
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2/27/08 1:04 PM |
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DJC49,Apologies there mate. It is all Yamil's fault for the confusion. I think you and I can agree he is a good one to balame for this. Then I guess I need to readdress the question to Mr. J. __________________ Mr. J. If you want to be consistent with the regulative principal, then you need to show me clearly from scripture where God commanded infants to be baptized. We are not talking circumcision, but a clear proof reference from scripture where God explicitly commanded parents to baptize their infants. I am sure you will have no problem doing so, so it shouldn't take you too long. Remember, what He did not command, He forbids. ___________ Dr. Phil, stick to comparing apples to apples. I love you brother, but you are wanting to compare apples to oranges. Stick to baptism. I'm sure it will be no problem for any paedobaptist to find a multituide of verses where God commanded parents to baptize their infants in the New Testament. |
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2/26/08 10:34 AM |
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JD wrote: He is not one who is "glorified", suggesting a beginning, in the eternal state, he is the one who glorifies. He is God, DB! What do you not understand about that? Are you suggesting that he was eternally man? I do not understand your argument. He was "made" in the likeness of man, but he is the eternal God! I think you are exposing a very uninformed view of God, Christ, and all things spiritual! I am looking at you now in a whole new light! I have made my sace JD that He was always the eternal Son of God. I made my case that he became man on earth to suffer the sin debt of sinners and is now glorified in Heaven. What is so hard to understand about that? I have made my case that God the Holy Spirit is eternal as well. How does that dishonor God or present an "uninformed" view of God.1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. When Christ returns, will he come in the form of a man, or in the form of a spirit. How can we see a spirit. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are 3 "in one". God is a Trinity manifesting Himself in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. |
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2/26/08 10:13 AM |
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JD wrote: You need to ask yourself how the Father answered this prayer of the Son. He was restored to his glorified state. Something which you seem to deny that he had to start with. He was glorified from the beginning. Do you deny that also? You are presenting passages that prove my points. Your isogesis is killing your defense. |
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