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To: one Lord one faith one baptism
So many passages of Scripture just dumped into a "bible blender" and mushed together, without any study of : (1) to WHOM the commands for water baptism were given (What was their relationship toward God), or (2) Why (What was the purpose toward the subjects of each passage), or (3) Why the order of the commands transitioned through the Book of Acts (At what point in each context did the subjects receive the Holy Spirit, and why?)

The Scriptures are merely blended together as if : (i) Every salvation is the same salvation ; (ii) There were no differences between the Jew, the Gentile, and the Church of God ; (iii) Every time the word "baptism" is used, it is talking about water baptism, when it certainly is not (There are at the very least SEVEN baptisms) referred to in the New Testament.).

82 posted on 06/30/2012 9:53:48 AM PDT by John Leland 1789
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To: John Leland 1789

7 baptisms in the NT?

i never counted them, but after Jesus commanded baptism in Matthew 28, there is only ONE BAPTISM.

this baptism is for:

1. remission of sins
2. receiving the Holy Spirit
3. being placed in Christ.


108 posted on 06/30/2012 8:01:10 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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