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To: MarkBsnr
Most Christians are baptized with a water baptism.

That's true...But ALL Christians are baptized with a dry baptism...

You have very admirably demonstrated that you have no idea what it says.

Well let's try again then...

***Barnabas was a bishop of the Church and he laid hands on Paul to ordain him as bishop

You keep insisting this is what it says...

Act 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

This is what God said to the prophets and teachers...

Act 13:3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

The prophets and teachers layed hands on Barnabas AND Paul...You'll notice Barnabas didn't lay his hands on anyone...He didn't make Paul a bishop...The prophets and teachers layed their hands on Barnabas...

Pretty simple, ain't it...

142 posted on 08/08/2009 3:54:01 PM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: Iscool

***Most Christians are baptized with a water baptism.

That’s true...But ALL Christians are baptized with a dry baptism...***

Explain.

******Barnabas was a bishop of the Church and he laid hands on Paul to ordain him as bishop

You keep insisting this is what it says...

Act 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

This is what God said to the prophets and teachers...

Act 13:3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

The prophets and teachers layed hands on Barnabas AND Paul...You’ll notice Barnabas didn’t lay his hands on anyone...He didn’t make Paul a bishop...The prophets and teachers layed their hands on Barnabas...***

Yes, I misspoke. However, the first bishop of Antioch was Peter, followed by Evodius. One of these would have ordained Paul. We don’t have Scripture saying which one. Presumably Peter.

***Pretty simple, ain’t it...***

Given your novel interpretations of Scripture, not really.


143 posted on 08/08/2009 4:31:52 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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