Posted on 11/04/2011 12:06:23 PM PDT by RnMomof7
1. The precious blood of Christ has a REDEEMING POWER. It redeems from the law. We were all under the law which says, "This do, and live." We were slaves to it: Christ has paid the ransom price, and the law is no longer our tyrant master. We are entirely free from it. The law had a dreadful curse; it threatened that whosoever should violate one of its precepts, should die: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us." By the fear of this curse, the law inflicted a continual dread on those who were under it; they knew they had disobeyed it, and they were all their lifetime subject to bondage, fearful lest death and destruction should come upon them at any moment: but we are not under the law, but under grace, and consequently "We have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but we have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
We are not afraid of the law now; its worst thunders cannot affect us, for they are not hurled at us! Its most tremendous lightnings cannot touch us, for we are sheltered beneath the cross of Christ, where the thunder loses its terror and the lightning its fury. We read the law of God with pleasure now; we look upon it as in the ark covered with the mercy seat, and not thundering in tempests from Sinai’s fiery brow.
Happy is that man who knows his full redemption from the law, its curse, its penalty, its present dread. My brethren, the life of a Jew, happy as it was compared with that of a heathen, was perfect drudgery compared to yours and mine. He was hedged in with a thousand commands and prohibitions, his forms and ceremonies were abundant, and their details minutely arranged. He was always in danger of making himself unclean. If he sat upon a bed or upon a stool, he might be defiled; if he drank out of an earthen pitcher, or even touched the wall of a house, a leprous man might have put his hand there before him, and he would thus become defiled.
A thousand sins of ignorance were like so many hidden pits in his way; he must be perpetually in fear lest he should be cut off from the people of God. When he had done his best any one day, he knew he had not finished; no Jew could ever talk of a finished work. The bullock was offered, but he must bring another; the lamb was offered this morning, but another must be offered this evening, another tomorrow, and another the next day. The Passover is celebrated with holy rites; it must be kept in the same manner next year. The high priest has gone within the veil once, but he must go there again; the thing is never finished, it is always beginning. He never comes any nearer to the end. "The law could not make the comer thereunto perfect."
But see our position: we are redeemed from this. Our law is fulfilled, for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness; our passover is slain, for Jesus died; our righteousness is finished, for we are complete in Him; our victim is slain, our priest has gone within the veil, the blood is sprinkled; we are clean, and clean beyond any fear of defilement, "For he hath perfected for ever those that were set apart." Value this precious blood, my beloved, because thus it has redeemed you from the thraldom and bondage which the law imposed upon its votaries.
Full sermon here
the Scriptural proof is the Church, the pillar of truth.
We’re not talking about churchianity here nor are we interested in it.
From Zucks review of Ferguson's massive work ...
Infant baptism was not practiced "before the latter part of the second century" (p. 856). But, he suggests, it may have arisen as an "emergency baptism of sick children expected to die soon so that they would be assured of entrance into the kingdom of heaven. ... It became the usual practice in the fifth and sixth centuries" (p. 857). "Original sin became the reason for infant baptism in the western church"
That is really lame.
LOL! they are all one baptism!
it is hard to discuss Catholic doctrine with people who have no clue what they are talking about and what they think they know, they got from a radio preacher or comic book.
Paul tells us in Ephesians there is ONE BAPTISM.
We seem to run into that situation a lot don’t we?
he could have meant sand?
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost - Mark 1:8
John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: - Luke 3:16
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. - John 1:33
Paul tells us in Ephesians there is ONE BAPTISM - that THAT BAPTISM is God the Holy Spirit who baptizes everyone at the exact moment of faith and salvation. THAT is Biblical, for your information.
They can't get their story straight. Where's the truth in that?
how many times must i say this?
the Scriptures ( come on folks, you guys believe “sola scriptura”, not me! ) speak of “baptism”
the Scriptures know nothing of “water baptism” , nor “spirit baptism”
the Scriptures teach “baptism”
heretics arose in the 16th century and started teaching something called “spirit baptism” and then a water ritual called “water baptism”, but this is not biblical, nor is it orthodox Christianity. Christianity only know “one baptism”, not two.
some are very good at reading things into verses that are not there.
NOT the RCC
this verse describes “baptism”.
it does not mention “spirit baptism”, nor “water baptism”, just plain old “baptism”
we are baptized into Christ by the Holy Spirit thru the Church. in baptism, we recieve remission of our sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. this is the one baptism Paul mentions in Ephesians.
Thank you Alamo Girl!
I'm starting to think you really don't want to hear the answers to your questions because your mind is already made up. You must feel you are all alone on these threads defending the Roman Catholic Church's dogma against all us "heretics", right? Here's the thing...we believe the Bible and what Jesus said, what the authors wrote under inspiration of the Holy Spirit and what all Christians through the ages have held as truth BECAUSE it is backed up by the authority of Holy Scripture. I'm afraid YOU must deal with that.
The scripures know nothing of infant baptism, purgatory, indulgance, pope, trinity, ... ... shall I go on?
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