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 11/21/18 9:18 AM |
| Plain Old Tim | | Possum Hollow, USA | |  |  |
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No, John, no place is perfect—and if it was, it no longer would be once you or I came on the scene. Our imperfections would negate its perfection.
I’m not trying to be argumentative, but I’m having a hard time understanding your position on baptism. Are you saying that people can’t be saved without being baptized in water, or that they can’t be saved without being baptized by the Holy Ghost? I think you meant the latter, but it’s not entirely clear. Reading some of your posts, it seems that you don’t think water baptism is still a valid practice, but in others you seem to be saying that water baptism is required for salvation. Like I said, John, these are sincere questions and not an attempt to trip you up or enter into a debate.
I’m truly sorry to hear about your disabled son. Of course a big church like FBC Woodstock is more likely to have accommodations for him than the average little IFB church. I hope the streaming services will minister to him and your wife. |
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| 11/21/18 7:02 AM |
| Plain Old Tim | | Possum Hollow, USA | | | |
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JUK, the best translation is, as always, the King James Version: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you...”
The Great Commission is (1) Teach all people how to be saved (and not “make disciples of all nations”), (2) Baptize them IN WATER (I’m pretty sure Jesus knows His disciples can’t baptize people with the Holy Ghost, which seems to be what J4J is teaching), AFTER they get saved, and (3) teach them to be disciples.
Salvation first. Baptism second. Service (discipleship) third. Of course a disciple is not only a student, but also a follower, so no one can be a genuine follower of Christ without following Him in obedient immersion in in the name of the Trinity.
J4J, most of the “countless translations” you mentioned come from the work of two men who deliberately used corrupt texts in order to change the meaning of the Word of God. The Southern Baptist Convention has been in decline for years and it grows weaker every year in power and influence. I have no doubt that this decline began with and has been perpetuated by the SBC’s acceptance of the “countless translations” that don’t have the power and accuracy of the KJB. That’ |
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| 11/21/18 12:34 AM |
| Plain Old Tim | | Possum Hollow, USA | | | |
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I had to quit feeding birds, too, Dolores. The squirrels kept hanging around the feeders with baseball bats, waiting to mug me when I carried the birdseed. I thought about loading the seeds into shotgun shells and firing them up in the air for the birds to catch, but the squirrels would probably rent a helicopter and steal the food anyway. The local birds are getting anorexic, and the squirrels are taking turns renting themselves out to the neighborhood kids for pony rides. So far my goats are okay, but they have been engaging in a turf war with the bushytails. A couple of squirrels tried putting on fake horns and eating with the goats, but the goats always tie napkins around their necks before they eat, so they weren’t fooled. Two squirrels stole my debit card and hotwired my car, but they were arrested at Walmart trying to purchase six fifty-pound sacks of deer corn. They would have probably gotten away with it if they hadn’t eaten another sack while in the store. The good news is that we won’t have to buy a turkey this year for Thanksgiving. We still have half a squirrel in the freezer from last year. |
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| 11/20/18 11:13 AM |
| Plain Old Tim | | Possum Hollow, USA | | | |
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J4J, the first requirement of the Great Commission is not teaching. It is not baptizing. It isn’t even making disciples (which, incidentally, is a ridiculous mistranslation; you can’t make disciples out of unsaved sinners). No, John, the first element of the Great Commission is to GO. Are you going out regularly and preaching the gospel? BTW, according to your own church, the First Baptist Church of Woodstock, “In the Bible, people are baptized at the first available opportunity after they have repented of their sin and placed their faith in Christ.” If you disagree with that statement, why don’t you go start your own church? You will probably be the only member, but at least you’ll never have a church split. |
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