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My Comment: Baptism is an instrument of God’s grace. God simply commanded it (Matt 28:19) so quickenening comes from God through Baptism. Look at Rom 6:3-4 “For we are buried together with him by baptism into death: that, as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also...

My Comment: Faith and believing are not enough. I think what I’m going to need to do is a thread on justification. This is hard to explain in a couple of paragraphs. Rom 12 is about the moral obligations of christians. This is after our intitial justification (Baptism). Faith has to all be done...

I agree regeneration is a gift. There is nothing we can do to get it. Again, this is why we baptize infants. But there is a time and place we receive it and how we receive it. Col 2:13 is a cross reference to Eph 2:5 which is baptism. Quickened comes from Baptism (Col 2:13). Sins are blotted...

My Comment: There is no such thing as “Saving Faith”. The term doesn’t exist. There is a “dead Faith” (James 2:19-20, 26). You could say there is a living Faith or a Working Faith, that is, a Faith that works in Charity (Gal 5:6), but not a “Saving Faith”. Faith Alone really doesn’t do anything...

Ok. This is a middle of the road view. You may want to read my main post I will put on after I answer some more questions. Thanks for your post!

I agree. We are water baptized with that same authority. We are baptized “In the NAME of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”. So it’s in God’s Name.

My Comment: OK. I think you are saying he was already regenerated before Acts 10. You say the evidence was his righteous acts. I say you can’t assume anything by someone’s righteous acts when you are talking about whether a man is regenerated or not. It’s too subjective. He could be doing all...

That’s probably a middle of the road answer. You may be interested when I put my main post out soon.

Good question. Actually the Catholic Church accepts water Baptism as legitimate in any denomination as long as the correct Form and Matter is used.

It suppose it is an antiquated way of saying that Christ sent the apostles to first preach (Mark 3:14), and that was their main task, but also to Baptize (Matt 28:19). Their main vocation was first to preach. It’s not either preaching or baptism but both. It’s not an either/or situation but a...

1 Cor 1:14-15 I give God thanks, that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius: 15 Lest any should say that you were baptized in my name. My Comment: If Paul didn’t believe in Baptism he wouldn’t have even Baptized Gaius and Crispus. The baptized were forming schisms around which minister...

I understand this view and I’ll say more directly on this when I put my big post on that I didn’t put on up front like I usually do. It’s about a post and a half. Not too long. I wanted you to know I read and thought about your post. Thanks!

Hi DaveG, Long time no see! Good to hear from you. I thought I would say a little more on this. We believe we are justified by His grace too and that there is nothing we can do to acquire the grace of justification before justification. We don’t believe you can earn your justification. Do you...

My Comment: 1-4 are all things you need to do before being baptized. Your list is right but Baptism is where you receive regeneration, not before. 1-4 are are part of preparation. Preparation is “teaching” in Matt 28:19. Remember Matt 28:19, “Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them...

Right - Baptism!

My Comment: So you are saying he was regenerated but there was no way to know that? So I guess each of us just decides whether another person is regenerated? You are judging based on someone’s outward actions. My Comment: I agree but this doesn’t answer my question of how Cornelius was...

My Comment: Are you saying Cornelius was regenerated before Peter came to preach and baptize him? My Comment: It’s true that Cornelius knew these things and all the Jews, in general, knew too (Acts 2) but they weren’t all saved. Knowing is not enough. Matter of fact, many of the Jews mocked...

Hi 37818, My Comment: I think what you are saying is that the Old Testament prophets did things “In God’s Name”. Sure but very specifically in Acts 10:43 and Acts 2:38, the invoking of God’s Name is used directly in connection with Baptism. Just as Christ said to do in Matt 28:19, “ Going...

To all those who answered, I’ll answer each of you as soon as I can. There are many good thoughts here. Thanks!

Hi RT, One more thing. Getting back to my original question: when and how was Cornelius regenerated? I think I know the “How”. You would say by hearing and believing. How about WHEN?