Sentences with phrase «baptism as baptism»

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That said, the Republicans» collective baptism on earmarks stands as a particularly stunning and brazen example of Washington hypocrisy — and that's saying something.

Then (as I read on another site) the Mormons say that the dead can reject the involuntary baptism.

I am personally offended by the practice of «proxy baptism», as should be anyone who choses to practice a religion — or choses not to.

If, as many of you are inclined to think, that mormonsim is a false religion, then the baptism will have no effect in the afterlife anyways, so no harm is done.

As to the argument that since Jewish people do not believe in baptism — thus what difference does it make... Yes — we don't believe in it's effectiveness as a spiritual rite, but we know that it is NOT meaninglesAs to the argument that since Jewish people do not believe in baptism — thus what difference does it make... Yes — we don't believe in it's effectiveness as a spiritual rite, but we know that it is NOT meaninglesas a spiritual rite, but we know that it is NOT meaningless.

That's why we provide these proxy baptisms, to as many as we can find who've passed on, so, if they accept that message that's been preached to them (and they have the choice to accept or reject it) in the spirit world, the proxy baptism performed for them will be in affect as though they'd had it done for themselves while here on earth.

Baptism is a prerequisit to salvation, as per the LDS belief, the work is done on behalf of those departed without knowing whether they will or will not accept on the other side.

Nevertheless, this current situation described earlier makes us reflect, and, as pastors, we are worried about the fact that many people who contract marriage are formally Christians, since they have received baptism, but are not practicing the Christian faith at all; not just liturgically, but also existentially.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints does not recognize any other baptism as legitimate unless it is through their church, which they believed is the only «True» church on the planet.

The Mormons got this right, and as explained in Corinthians, the modern christian churches have lost the principle of baptism for the dead... and ultimately lost the doctrine of a just God.

When you read the context and see that Paul was speaking on the subject of those who don't believe in the resurrection, but believed in baptism as Christians, you realize that he was saying that what is the point of baptism if you are only going to end up dead.

And what really gets me are Jewish people who convert to Mormonism and then do their best geneology so as to submit their own dead ancestors for baptism.

Please read I Corinthians 15 in its entirety and you'll find that the chapter has nothing to do with «baptizing for the dead» as the Mormons practice it but rather the fact that baptism is symbolic of the death, burial and resurrection.

All other Church are corrupt and either lost the Priesthood authority thru corruption (think Catholic) or never had it, but took it upon themselves to administer the audiences of the Gospel as in baptism, marriages ect...

The changes also include giving clergy to option not to wear traditional vestments while performing official church ceremonies such as Holy Communion or weddings, baptisms and funerals.

Each baptism is performed individually in behalf of the deceased, not 10 at a time as the article implies.

Anyone who accepts our Lord Jesus Christ as the Mesiah who died for ALL our Sins, will receive the HOLY SPIRIT (the Baptism of the Holy Spirit).

This was made in Holy Spirit Baptism and Hoekema then proceeded to utilize Warfield as part of his argument.

Yet some of the most substantive theology being written by Baptist scholars today comes from a little - known circle of mostly younger moderates who have shown a surprising interest in quite traditional themes such as the deeper meaning of baptism and the Lord's Supper, the covenantal disciplines of congregational life, and the positive role of creeds and confessions in the life of the church.

As I recall, the sacrament of baptism was for those repenting — not for anyone who just felt like having it.

Having shared the great grace of baptism and having been appropriately catechized into «the mysteries,» evangelical Catholics understand, appreciate, and live the biblical truth of Christian vocation as given by St. Paul: «Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one.

She lived in Carthage in North Africa (modern - day Tunisia) and was arrested in March 203 with four others as they prepared for baptism.

New Testament Fulfillment: «After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.

tickled I confirm that what poquimoqui said, Baptisms are performed individually on behalf of the deceased, however the individual acting as proxy will end up doing so again for each individual.

As long as you don't go claiming after performing the baptism that I am officially a member of the FSM church, it would be a non-issue for mAs long as you don't go claiming after performing the baptism that I am officially a member of the FSM church, it would be a non-issue for mas you don't go claiming after performing the baptism that I am officially a member of the FSM church, it would be a non-issue for me.

But Mormons don't see these baptisms as binding on the dead.

Grant that Mormons have good intentions in baptizing dead folks; and I am not particularly upset with the baptism of my Lutheran ancestors, as indicated in LDS records.

However, the insult is in the explicit denial of the authenticity of Christian baptisms, on the basis of the Mormon belief that the power was lost upon the death of the original apostles, and was restored when they returned as angels and appeared to Joseph Smith, granting him authority which now resides only within the Mormon organization.

Do you believe Baptism for th dead / baptism by proxy as prophesied by Joseph Smith for the purpose of allowing non-Mormons into heaven (and that it takes a «gentile» 3 years to get their named removed from the Mormon church roles after having being baptized into the LDS chuBaptism for th dead / baptism by proxy as prophesied by Joseph Smith for the purpose of allowing non-Mormons into heaven (and that it takes a «gentile» 3 years to get their named removed from the Mormon church roles after having being baptized into the LDS chubaptism by proxy as prophesied by Joseph Smith for the purpose of allowing non-Mormons into heaven (and that it takes a «gentile» 3 years to get their named removed from the Mormon church roles after having being baptized into the LDS church) 8.

We are called to repentance and Baptism so that it is Christ working through us as we seek our goal.

They attend weekly services in chapels, also referred to as «wards» or meetinghouses, while their large temples (accessible only to those deemed sufficiently faithful) are utilized for the most important and sacred ceremonies, including baptisms for the dead and celestial marriages - during which couples are «sealed» for eternity.

(John 13:26) Thus, proxy baptisms are not vaid, for the person who is baptized has to make an informed choice as to whether or not he or she desires to do so, to accept the responsibility of following in Jesus «footsteps».

As we grow into the world as infants, the exigencies of our physical nature lead us further and further away from the purity of soul suggested by baptism, while habitual responses gain the upper hand over our wish to follow the prompting of our higher naturAs we grow into the world as infants, the exigencies of our physical nature lead us further and further away from the purity of soul suggested by baptism, while habitual responses gain the upper hand over our wish to follow the prompting of our higher naturas infants, the exigencies of our physical nature lead us further and further away from the purity of soul suggested by baptism, while habitual responses gain the upper hand over our wish to follow the prompting of our higher nature.

He prayed that his disciples would be one as he and the Father are one — one in doctrine, in baptism, and church.

(II, 105) Having established the historicity of the baptism event, Meier is adamant that the narrative must be seen as a Christian midrash, drawing on various OT themes to assert the primacy of Jesus over John.

Mormons does not use the proper formula for a valid baptism as defined by mainstream Christianity and therefore is not Christian.

Which means that most discussion of baptism as it relates to our eternal destiny is suffering from a category mistake.

John's baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was the Jewish baptism of repentance which I wrote a few posts about, and which has nothing to do with receiving eternal life, and everything to do with the repentance of Israel as a nation so that she can be restored to her rightful place among the nations as God promised in Scripture.

Indeed, when Benedict reflected on Holy Saturday as the day of his baptism, he made a similar statement: that «through God's silence, still we hear him speak, and through the darkness of his absence, we glimpse his light.»

EastEnders» Pentecostal pastor Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) started well but was slowly revealed as a crazed serial killer who used his faith as a justification for awful things including forced «baptism» and murder.

The topics of repentance and the remission of sins are huge issues within Christian theology, but just as with baptism, these topics are severely misunderstood by Christians when we divorce them from their historical and cultural roots within Judaism.

... Jesus did not regard his baptism as appointment to be the son of God.

To put it this way, if Paul knew that we are saved through our faith (and he says as much) then why would he tell the Romans that it is «through baptism» that we die to our old life?

Baptism as a means of being «born again by water» was a common practice among Judaism.

Again, this isn't the claim that «I can make water have magical saving power» but that Jesus and those who learned directly from Him treated conversion and baptism as inseparable because true faith bears fruit.

I recall quiet Saturday mornings, walking with my father block to block, as he pointed out the landmarks no one else knew: the spot where the Third Avenue El of old stopped (he pointed out the supports hidden beneath the black asphalt); the apartment house where another close - knit family lived in cramped quarters, the three boys studying in dim lights under their mother's watchful eye to become a lawyer, a doctor, and a priest (and later a bishop); and the double spires of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the place of my parents» wedding and the baptisms of their three boys.

GET educated - you are obviously interested enough to be critical, so attend a Mormon baptism OR would you prefer being «backward» as is your present condition.

This is what happened with the word baptism as well.

Another, whom we calculate as present in the second sense, may so calculate such presence that Jesus» baptism is for him now present in the same sense.

However, his proclamation of «a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin» strikes most of us, if we are honest, as a call from another world — a voice from a wilderness that has long since been brought under human control.