luvnlife
Lion King
Joined: 22 Feb 2007
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Location: US
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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Sealed said:
| Quote: | | Those who are called must then go through a process of sanctification by the baptism with His Spirit and Word. Those who complete this process are born again children of God and heirs to His Kingdom. This is the true Gospel of the Bible, but most of the institutions which claim to be "churches" redefine the terms to bring the adherents under the bondage of a religion rather than the freedom which we receive from Christ by being baptized into Him. |
Interestingly enough, I happened to be on the road for quite a while today and so got the opportunity to read a few chapters of 1 Cor. I read, in particular, 1 Cor 12:12,13 which says: 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. and when I read this, I thought about what you said in your last post. Then I read your most recent post and it states, essentially, what I just read.
I don't think there is anything wrong with getting baptized with water so long as you understand the sacredness of it. The church seems to feel that if you are not baptized by water, you are an eternal visitor. You cannot teach, preach or volunteer your time and services to the church. It is important to make sure that baptism is not something that is being done to gain acceptance or status in the church. Baptism should not be a showy display to the congregation, it should be a heartfelt commitment to God.
Baptism by water does not seal you, however, to God. I know several people who have been baptized several times in several different churches. Baptism is all about God, not the current church you may be attending. Baptism, most importantly is a spiritual commitment and life-changing journey.
This to me is a difficult subject as I have spent my life having water baptism pounded in to my head. Until I started reading the bible on my own, there were a lot of things I did not know. There were a lot of things I was not taught. And many many things that I am still learning so you will see me on this board probably quite a lot, sometimes with insights but more often with questions.
Thanks Sealed.
Much Luv :Bible:  |
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