I truly believe the Bible is
clear on baptism!
Not exact matches
I have asked God for
clear understanding
on baptism MANY times and still find myself in a pickle over it so conclusion is «do what they that were mentioned as saved did» I already TRUST IN CHRIST as my savior, knowing I can not earn my salvation by works or deeds.
The reason for this overwhelming consensus is
clear: ordinary Catholics actually believe the teaching of the Church
on the necessity of
baptism for salvation, they therefore know that it is important for a child to be baptised and they also have an immediate perception that it is simply unjust for a child to be deprived of
baptism and therefore of God's grace because of the spiritual defects of its parents.
I think scripture is pretty
clear on the idea that
baptism is not about water, but being identified in Christ.
The Jewish people don't have a monopoly
on God, and this is
clear when you look at something such as
baptism.
It is possible, of course, that water
baptism continued to be practiced as frequently as ever, and the writers simply stopped mentioning it, but when we understand the cultural and religious significance of water
baptism in the first century Mediterranean world, and specifically the role of
baptism within the book of Acts, it becomes
clear that water
baptism served a special and specific role within the early church which became unnecessary later
on.
With researchers disagreeing wildly
on both points, this promises to be something of a
baptism of fire — especially since the FDA has long made it
clear it will only approve drugs for specific conditions, not vague groups of symptoms.