Posted on 05/17/2006 9:08:53 PM PDT by Full Court
No it wasn't. If you were not baptized then you went on with your life. Under the Abrahamic covenant if you were not circumcised you were cut off from your people.
Consequently, an eight day old infant had no say so in the matter and his parents decided for him, not wanting their offspring to be "cut off"(no pun intended). On the other hand , the requirements for baptism are prior repentance and belief, [Acts 16:30-33] [Acts 2:38]. These would be difficult requirements for an infant.
Acts 2:39 is sometimes used as justification for infant baptism.....it says just the opposite. Your children are included with everyone else who will in the future call on the Lord with repentance and belief.
Nonsense. It is reality. I posted the writings of the early Church fathers that attest to this.
Some of the writings of your early church fathers are very suspect. Error began creeping into the early church immediately after Pentecost.....multiple scriptures attest to this.
You wrote: "Unless your name is Jim Robinson or
Admin Moderator I'll post what ever I want
to. Thanks"
I merely told you there was no reason to post a supposedly corrected version of my post since there was no mistake. Apparently I struck a nerve. Gee, I sure hope you recover.
Am I to take it from this statement you believe
That ONLY Catholics are Christians?
That ONLY Catholics are saved?
That ONLY Catholics will be in Heaven?
Since I wrote that sometime ago and you (or someone else) already responded to that post it seems strange for you to bring it up now, but to answer your questions:
No.
No.
Yes. Meaning of course that all those in heaven are Catholic no matter what they started out as. All those who are in heaven know the full truth. They are all Catholic. They may not have been Catholics one moment before entering heaven, however.
And my point still stands. Protestants are rarely interested in learning about Christianity so much as Protestant Christianity. This is why John Cardinal Newman, a former Protestant himself, once commented that to go deep into Church history is to cease to be Protestant.
Yes. Meaning of course that all those in heaven are Catholic no matter what they started out as. All those who are in heaven know the full truth. They are all Catholic
Well shoot that won't be any fun if
everyone is a Catholic.
I was hoping that God would make
everybody be the denomination they
talked about the worst while they were on earth.
Oh well, If I Catholic I must be then so be it.
At least I'll be in Heaven. That's the important part.
I do.
I have just never bothered to learn any creeds, I never had any reason to.
But only to baptize believers.
Too late!
Mrs. Yuleeyahoo
You wrote: "Well shoot that won't be any fun if
everyone is a Catholic.
I was hoping that God would make
everybody be the denomination they
talked about the worst while they were on earth."
God doesn't establish denominations. He established a Church.
"Oh well, If I Catholic I must be then so be it.
At least I'll be in Heaven. That's the important part."
Yes, it is. Let's hope you are there one day.
You wrote: "But only to baptize believers."
So you say, but that isn't what Jesus said. And again we are back to the relationship to circumcision.
One of my fellow Calvinists on this board (long since banned) used to have this as his signature line:
"Recognize that all true Christians will be Calvinists in glory...."
Yes. Meaning of course that all those in heaven are Catholic no matter what they started out as.
"Recognize that all true Christians will be Calvinists
Let's see now
::
Calvinists,Catholic,
Calvinists,Catholic,
Calvinists,Catholic,
Calvinists,Catholic,
Calvinists,Catholic,
I think I'll just stay a Baptist. :>)
Well, if you want to be that way - but don't expect either of us to share our drinks with you, once we're all in Heaven :P
Faith is defined in Hebrews 11
What does Hebrews 11 mean?
Words have meaning. Word comprise ideas and belief systems. Ideas and belief systems have consequences.
I am asking you what "to believe", "faith", etc, means from the entirety of Scripture, as explained in your own words.
I do.
I have just never bothered to learn any creeds, I never had any reason to.
I guess you don't really use the Bible all the time then huh.(wink)
Well, my KJV doesn't have any creeds in it that I know of and my church doesn't recite any, so why would I need to know a creed?
Sure it does. In ACts.
What is it?
Would that be a Calvinist Baptist?
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