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To: daniel1212

That’s not hair splitting. That’s a serious defect of form.


29 posted on 01/28/2021 7:03:08 PM PST by Romulus
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To: Romulus
That’s not hair splitting. That’s a serious defect of form.

Meaning that rather than baptizing as member of the priesthood of all believers, for "we (true believers) are all baptized into one body" then "I" must be used as representing Christ, although He rarely baptized. Yet I do think "I" should be the standard as this how it is described such as in " I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other." (1 Corinthians 1:16) Yet not as making all those who were baptized as "we baptize" as needing to be baptized again, and also rendering the ordination of one who was baptized thusly to be invalid, as well as his sacramental acts (except baptism, which is contradictory) as in this case: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/09/why-the-words-of-baptism-matter

But of course, those who believe that they became Christians thru Catholic baptism by Catholicism's unscriptural priests even without the Biblical requirement of whole-hearted repentant faith (Acts 2:38; 8:36,37) and thereby regenerated by the acts itself (ex opere operato “from the work having been worked") and thus made good enough to be with God at the moment (but which usually means needing to later go to Purgatory to attain that state) are subjects of a tragic deception.

And which is only one of the distinctive Catholic teachings are not manifest in the only wholly inspired substantive authoritative record of what the NT church believed (which is Scripture, in particular Acts through Revelation, which best shows how the NT church understood the gospels).

It is effectual, penitent heart-purifying regenerating faith that is needed, (Acts 10:43-47; 15:7-9) and which is imputed for righteousness, (Romans 4:5) whereby the redeemed soul is "accepted in the Beloved" (Ephesians 1:6) on His account and thus is marked be obedience. (1 Thes. 1; Heb. 6:9,10) And the same will go to be with the Lord at death or at His return (Luke 23:43 [cf. 2 Cor. 12:4; Rv. 2:7]; Phil 1:23; 2Cor. 5:8 [“we”]; 1Cor. 15:51ff; 1Thess. 4:17 ) if they have preserved in faith. (Heb. 3:9-14; 10:25-39; Gal. 5:1-4) Glory and thanks be to God.

35 posted on 01/28/2021 7:57:46 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned + destitute sinner + trust Him to save + be baptized+follow Him!)
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