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It's kind of like Moses striking the rock with the staff two times. That made God angry because it distorted the type, or symbolism of Who and what it was pointing to in spiritual truth. That type, the rock pictured Jesus as the source of Living water. The one strike foreshadowed Christ being...

Hey @Dr. Bob I don't get caught up in the water immersion debates. I follow a simple rule as far as that's concerned. OT Jews already knew of the Father, and most understood the Spirit of God, unless you're the ones from Acts 19. Who they needed to publicly identify with was Jesus. That was...

Hey @Dr. Bob I was water baptized at that same Pentecostal church. I have a certificate somewhere. I don't remember the exact date that I was saved. There are times early on in my faith when I struggled separating being poor in spirit, which is a good thing, and being confident in my salvation...

Hey @atpollard That sounds like standard stuff. Anabaptist basically stresses the opposite of Catholicism's errors. Is that correct? I was given 'the trail of blood' from a friend at work when I was first saved. I've mostly studied under John MacArthur and Alistair Begg most of my life, though...

Sounds like I'll fit right in. I'll make it work. What must one do to become a Baptist?

Hi everyone. I always considered myself a traditional reformed believer but am now starting to question that understanding of Scripture, at least in part. It's very hard to have rational conversations in this matter because most of these discussions are old and worn out. Everyone has drawn...