To: johngrace; Salvation
The context of Jesus statements in John 3 makes it clear that he was referring to water baptism. Jesus' statement is reinforced with these verses from Acts:
And as they went along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?" And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
9 posted on
06/19/2010 1:28:20 PM PDT by
Titanites
To: Titanites
My son was turning blue in the oxygen tent in the children’s ward — I yanked him out of the oxygen tent and ran to the sink in the room to baptize him. I put his head under the faucet and said the words. I could not remember if I did the three times, though.
The priest then re-did the Baptism at church at the Baptismal Font with Holy Water.
10 posted on
06/19/2010 1:32:57 PM PDT by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Titanites
10-4 Brother but also remember We believe in baptism of desire. In the old Testament people were forgiven outside of the prescribed rules at times. How much so in the New Testament covenant under Christ.Look at the evidence of the Holy Spirit in our separated Brethren.
15 posted on
06/19/2010 1:58:06 PM PDT by
johngrace
(God so loved the world so he gave his only son! Praise Jesus and Hail the Virgin Mary!)
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