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To: GiovannaNicoletta

According to Jesus, people who are not born again will be denied entrance into the Kingdom (John 3:3)

ah, but traditionally, this “born again” was not a warm fuzzy experience but baptism.

These people have been baptized, love Jesus, and chose to live in faith, but because they haven’t had a warm psychological experience, you condemn them? So a passive emotional experience is more important than choosing to follow Jesus?

As for Jesus, in Matthew 25:40 he suggests that actions speak louder than words. And those who say “lord lord” will not enter into his kingdom. Matthew 7:21.”but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.{

You need to read the whole bible, not just spout verses out of context.


16 posted on 01/08/2012 12:49:00 PM PST by LadyDoc
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To: LadyDoc
Ah, but tradition is only acceptable and valid if the tradition agrees with Scripture. Jesus said:

Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”/b> (John 3:3)

Jesus said nothing there that baptism saves anyone, and, in fact, there is nothing in Scripture anywhere that even hints that a person has to be baptised in order to be saved.

When tradion contradicts the God-written Scriptures, then the tradition has to be discarded. When tradition aserts that one has to be baptised to be saved, but there is no validating Scripure, then we know that the tradition, while giving those who believe it a warm and fuzzy feeling, is false.

17 posted on 01/08/2012 12:57:54 PM PST by GiovannaNicoletta ("....in the last days, mockers will come with their mocking... (2 Peter 3:3))
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