JustAChristian with Just another message...
JustAChristian with Just another message...
Originally posted by Explosived
Yea right, like I would want to.
Where does the Bible teach that water baptism is required in order to have one's sins forgiven?
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:1-2 AV)
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God[ the one who makes a practice of this linestyle shall not go to heaven].” (Galatians 5:19-21 AV)
“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” (Galatians 6:8 AV)
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:8-9 AV)
When the alien sinner, one not in covenant relationship to God, hears the gospel of Christ and becomes a believer (Rom. 10:17), his faith "works through love" (Gal. 5:6) and prompts him to die to sin through repentance. "What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we live any longer therein? Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life" (Rom. 6:1-4). Then later, "But thanks be to God that whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered: and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness" (Rom. 6:17).
When the erring child of God hears God's plan for him, the honest soul will "confess our sins" (1 John 1:9), trusting in God who is "faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." He will also "repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee" (Acts 8:22). It is a sin "unto death" to refuse to confess our sins as children of God (1 John 1:8-10; 1 John 5:16). It is a grievous sin to ignore the Christ of our redemption, and "to do despite unto the Spirit of grace" (Heb. 10:29).
JustAChristian :angel:
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“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.” (Matthew 5:11 AV)
