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To: hosepipe
Born again thru Baptism?.. You must be a Baptist?.. but then the Baptists don't believe that..

No ... not the Baptists; through the Sacrament of Baptism.

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen." - Matthew 28:18-20

"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." - Mark 16:15-16

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." - John 3:3-5


147 posted on 01/29/2006 4:32:05 PM PST by NYer (Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
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To: NYer
[ Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." - John 3:3-5 ]

Every human ever born is born of "the water".. not all are born of the spirit though.. Seems you have a lot to learn of immersion.. which the word that is translated in english as baptism.. Besides that baptism (christian wise) is a ceremonial burial of the "old man".. not the reality of the birth of the "new man".. With an open mind, on this, you might be heartily encouraged.. a closed one will harden you, further..

155 posted on 01/29/2006 5:24:39 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole..)
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