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To: Not gonna take it anymore
If baptism means nothing, then why did Christ say to go into all nations and baptize in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit?

I didn't say that baptism means nothing, or that it's meaningless.

I said that it's as useless for attaining salvation as circumcision was.

Baptism is symbolic in nature, an outward profession of an inward act of grace.

That's why people want to be baptized after conversion, as a witness to the world of the life changing act of grace through faith that they experienced when they were born again (Jesus' words, not ours).

3,024 posted on 09/12/2011 8:35:13 PM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom

So sorry, you’re so wrong.

Baptism is the new circumcision. It’s okay to accept the words of Jesus the Christ, the only begotten Son of God.

You don’t have to fear or deny, only accept the words of Jesus.

From a Catholic. Who knew that a Catholic believes in Jesus and His word? /s


3,028 posted on 09/12/2011 8:43:51 PM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore
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