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Is this thread meant to be a joke?

 

The part that seems like a joke is where you say you're debating a professor of scripture, and you're gonna send him a tract? And hit him with a good dose of Law?

May I dare say that he's almost a lock to know the "Big 10" already. And I doubt you're gonna pack a punch with any kind of tract.

Here's what I read into your OP:

"I'm in a debate where I am totally unprepared, I totally lack any understanding of his position, I have no idea how to counter his arguments, I don't comprehend any of the scripture he'll quote, but never fear...I've got tracts"

 

The proud one usually understands the Law quite well, and mistakenly thinks he's able to keep it.

By the way, when is the last time you visited Jerusalem for Passover and Pentecost? That's part of the Law, too.

 

I would send him these verses from Peter which states what Baptism really is use more verses if you like... Weather he understands it or not is up to him but being a teacher with a Phd and a teaches at a Bible University sounds to me like he is still in the milk of doctrine and not into meat?... He should have left that along time ago!... I'm only saying... Brother Glen

1 Peter 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

 

Ask him about the Thief on the cross and also ask him about 1 Corinthians 1:17, I would also chain reference 1 Corinthians 1:17 with 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Paul says we are saved by the Gospel in 1 Cor 15, and then in 1 Cor 1 he says he came not to baptize but to preach the Gospel, there is a distinction made by Paul between the Gospel and Baptism. Also you can compare baptism to Abraham's circumcision in Romans chapter 4.

 

Well Evan, you can present the Gospel, but the problem is that they believe Baptism is what applies the blood of Christ to their hearts. So if you send them verses that just show that Christ's blood takes away sin they will probably just agree with you. I know because my sister believes this false doctrine.

You have to refute the false belief.

 

I agree.

It's not baptism vs. blood, it's baptism vs. faith.

It's not an issue of merit, which he will undoubtedly agree is the grace of God manifest in Christ's work on the cross.

It's a matter of access, which is through faith. Grace us not accessed through baptism, or a heinous sinner's prayer, or the man-centered "turn from sin", or obeying laws, or anything of the sort. Those are all satanic attempts to reduce righteousness to something we can attain.

It's a matter of enlightenment by the Holy Spirit, who brings HOPE in Christ alone.

 

I've never seen that distinction taught in scripture. Can you tell me where in the bible I can find it?

 

I wouldn't say false converts, I would simply say just plain lost in false religion.