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Indeed, I'm following the truth and you are following myths.Sorry, we are on different paths.
Indeed, I'm following the truth and you are following myths.Sorry, we are on different paths.
And yet he did baptize Crispus and Gaius, plus Fortunatus, and his household.Paul never said "I thank God I never helped any of you get saved by preaching Jesus" but he did say
1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
I don't agree. Christians are not totally delivered from sin after they are saved, but their sins are under the blood of Jesus. Nevertheless, there are numerous examples of Christians still dealing with besetting sins by the will of God. Peter was saved before he denied the Lord. He did not lose his salvation because he denied the Lord. Christians are not kept saved by their obedience as though they must remain sinlessly perfect after salvation in order to be saved. Such an idea is heresy.That verse, and verses 6 and 10, are addressing to those who walk in darkness.
1 John 1:7..."But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
Verses 5, 7, and 9 are addressing those who walk in the light...which verse 5 says is God.
As there is no sin in God, there must not be any in those who walk in Him.
The deception is in those who think they are "in Christ" while sin is in them.
If we stay in the light, we won't commit any more sins.If you confess your sins and are forgiven then you are once again free from sin. But what happens when you sin again? You will sin again so you will again have to confess your sins to be "clean every whit" again.
1 John 1
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Christ sent Paul NOT to baptize. Paul learned that later in his ministry.And yet he did baptize Crispus and Gaius, plus Fortunatus, and his household.
Not to mention..."And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized." (Acts 18:8)
Plus he baptized the twelve at Ephesus..."Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." (Acts 19:4-5)
And Lydia, and the jailer at Thyatira.
1Cor 1:17 (KJV)
(1:17) For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
Don't overlook the obvious. Paul thanked God he only baptized a few. There is no way Paul believed baptism was essential to salvation and made light of it as he did.And yet he did baptize Crispus and Gaius, plus Fortunatus, and his household.
Not to mention..."And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized." (Acts 18:8)
Plus he baptized the twelve at Ephesus..."Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." (Acts 19:4-5)
And Lydia, and the jailer at Thyatira.
Truth?Indeed, I'm following the truth and you are following myths.
Perhaps you think that if we fall into sin again after we are saved we will be forever lost because such falling away can never be repaired?If we stay in the light, we won't commit any more sins.
Thanks be to God.
The Bible has not told you that you have been made free from sin and can no longer commit sin. That is false teaching. If you have been made free then you are told to abstain from fleshly lusts, something you would not have to worry about if you no longer had to wrestle with the sin of fleshly lusts.Truth?
Jesus said in John 8:32-34 that the truth would free you from committing sin.
It is written..."And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin."
The doctrine in John is not the doctrine of the body of Christ. You are a Bible masher that does not understand the distinctions in God dispensations.Truth?
Jesus said in John 8:32-34 that the truth would free you from committing sin.
It is written..."And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin."
Peter was still walking in the flesh, and not in the Spirit, before the day of Pentecost.I don't agree. Christians are not totally delivered from sin after they are saved, but their sins are under the blood of Jesus. Nevertheless, there are numerous examples of Christians still dealing with besetting sins by the will of God. Peter was saved before he denied the Lord. He did not lose his salvation because he denied the Lord. Christians are not kept saved by their obedience as though they must remain sinlessly perfect after salvation in order to be saved. Such an idea is heresy.
Peter was writing to his fellow Israelites. You are reading mail addressed to someone else.The Bible has not told you that you have been made free from sin and can no longer commit sin. That is false teaching. If you have been made free then you are told to abstain from fleshly lusts, something you would not have to worry about if you no longer had to wrestle with the sin of fleshly lusts.
1 Peter 2
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Show where the Lord told Paul not to baptize?Christ sent Paul NOT to baptize. Paul learned that later in his ministry.
Show why it is wicked or wrong, in any way, to get baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of past sins. (Acts 2:38)Don't overlook the obvious. Paul thanked God he only baptized a few. There is no way Paul believed baptism was essential to salvation and made light of it as he did.
I suppose we have differing ideas about freedom then.The Bible has not told you that you have been made free from sin and can no longer commit sin. That is false teaching. If you have been made free then you are told to abstain from fleshly lusts, something you would not have to worry about if you no longer had to wrestle with the sin of fleshly lusts.
1 Peter 2
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
If you commit sin, you are a servant of sin. (John 8:34)The doctrine in John is not the doctrine of the body of Christ. You are a Bible masher that does not understand the distinctions in God dispensations.
Freed from sin does not mean sinless. It means that sin does not control us.
All the epistles are addressed to someone else.Peter was writing to his fellow Israelites. You are reading mail addressed to someone else.
I just did... why don't you read the post?Show where the Lord told Paul not to baptize?
What Christ DID tell Paul to do was PREACH THE GOSPEL. Water baptism has NOTHING to do with preaching the gospel of the grace of God.1Cor 1:17 (KJV)
(1:17) For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
A very stupid comment.While your at it show where the Lord told Paul not to remain obedient to Him at all times.
The "day of Pentecost" was a lawfully required feast day for Israel. I has nothing to do with the body of Christ.Baptism is part and parcel of conversion, just as Peter laid out on the day of Pentecost..."Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2:38)
I'm glad I obeyed, and received the gift of the Holy Ghost.
You sin but have fooled yourself.If you commit sin, you are a servant of sin. (John 8:34)
Not true. Paul's epistles are written for the body of Christ. You should become a member of that body.All the epistles are addressed to someone else.
I do NOT "accommodate sin". You are a liar and that is a sin.But to use that as an excuse to tolerate, accommodate sin, is atrocious.