What do you think?
Here's my answer: ... ... ... ..
What do you think?
I agree with you 100% that there is only one gospel with the truth. Hence, the Truth cannot be more than one, it is only obvious that the only gospel with the Truth is no more than one. I am talking about the gospel of Jesus aka the Tanach, not the NT aka the gospel of Paul. The NT, if you have never heard this, Jesus never even dreamed it would ever rise.
What's the difference?
It's not a requirement to us nor has it ever been to us.
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Here's my answer: ... ... ... ..
I'm not arguing for it's "removal". Today it's a sign that someone may be trusting in their works and not the Lord's finished work where salvation is concerned or man pleasing fair shew in the flesh that one can be counted.
The lost sheep of the House of Israel were to be "Water baptized." Not so, regarding the Body of Christ.
How often?
This would remove much of the NT from us, as Gentiles.
Do you teach that as well? Or just argue against baptism?
Christ's earthly Ministry is devoted to preaching The Kingdom Gospel to the Lost sheep of the House of Israel. So was His Disciples/Apostles. In fact, Christ told His group this in Matthew 10:5 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Whereas, Paul was The Apostle to the Gentiles and was preaching The Grace Gospel. Paul's writings are Romans through Philemon.
It's a demonstration that you are not trusting the Lord, but works.Salvation is not a result of baptism, it is a demonstration of faith.
It's a demonstration that you are not trusting the Lord, but works.
Why water baptize at all today except to please some religious drone? Why endevour to NOT keep the one baptism of Ephesians 4?Then it would become a faith vs works argument - not an argument of baptism.
My question for you is this:Of course, Heir, I do not argue that at all.
the blind leading the blind
Why is it so hard to see where Jesus, for a specific time, instructed them not to go to the Gentiles?
Then, after His resurrection He commanded them to go to every nation (Matthew 28:19, Acts 1:8).
Oh, and He said (commanded them) to baptize all nations. That's why they (and Paul) did just that.
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