Sentences with phrase «taught water baptism»

The Bible clearly teaches water baptism is necessary to be saved John 3:3 - 5 which Jesus says Water and Spirit Romans 6: 3 - 4 and many many more places you are right about some of the things baptism represents but please take a closer look at why all the conversions in Acts involve water baptism.

Not exact matches

There are only 2 - 3 verses in the New Testament that are used to teach this idea, but a study of the context indicates that either Spirit baptism is in view (not water baptism) or that the result of the water baptism is not eternal life, but something else entirely.

Paul even thanked God that he himself had baptized none of the Corinthians save two, together with the household of Stephanas, saying, «Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach»; (I Corinthians 1:13 - 17) in the Fourth Gospel John's baptism in water is explicitly subordinated to Christ's baptism in the Holy Spirit; (John 1:33) and in the Epistle to the Hebrews «the teaching of baptisms» is put among the rudimentary principles, to be accepted, indeed, but beyond which those need to go who are pressing on «unto perfection.»

You have been indoctrinated with the false teaching of water baptism for salvation so that every time you see the words water or baptism you think it has to do with water baptism for salvation.

Yesterday I suggested that Matthew 28:19 - 20 is not talking about water baptism at all, but is instead talking about being immersed into and fully identified with the teaching about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

I noticed you said, «But after this initial preaching of the Gospel and water baptism followed by Spirit baptism, the baptism of the Spirit comes immediately upon a person believing in Jesus for eternal life, whether or not they get water baptized» I must loving tell you this isn't what the bible teaches about baptism.

Has God misspoken concerning water baptism and salvation or has man misunderstood, rejected, or ignored God's teaching.

Is it possible that men reject God's teaching about water baptism due to their own pride?

The Church has always taught the importance of water in the Old Covenant — at Creation, at the flood, at the crossing of the Red Sea — and has also always seen a symbolising of baptism in the water that poured from Christ's side on Calvary: «O God whose son, baptised by John in the waters of the Jordan, was anointed with the Holy Spirit, and, as he hung upon the Cross, gave forth water from his side along with blood...» 8

For an example, some take Peter's instruction in Acts 2:38 as a prescription for the practice of water baptism ignoring other clear teaching that nothing we can do can save us and that baptism is simply an outward reflection of Christ's saving work in our lives.