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To: Mr Rogers

Water and the spirit, consubstantial and one in the same.

You are born again through the waters of baptism. The Holy Spirit is conferred by the act itself, not some subjective emotion-filled moment.

Again when you cite scripture, you are speaking your private interpretation and imposing your sect’s relatively late reinterpretation on what the Sacrament, yes sacrament of Holy Baptism is about.

Martin Luther writes:
“The most certain form of baptism is child baptism. For an adult might deceive and come to Christ as a Judas and have himself baptized. But a child cannot deceive. He comes to Christ in baptism, as John came to him, and as the children were brought to him, that his word and work might be effective in them, move them, and make them holy, because his Word and work cannot be without fruit. Yet it has this effect alone in the child. Were it to fail here it would fail everywhere and be in vain, which is impossible.30”


479 posted on 11/08/2011 8:18:17 PM PST by rzman21
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To: Mr Rogers

We can play Bible bingo until the Second Coming.


480 posted on 11/08/2011 8:19:14 PM PST by rzman21
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