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As my dad would have said; Adam was old enough to know better but to young to resist.

@Craigbythesea you can hold to your view that the practice of pouring or sprinkling has saved millions of lives but the bible does not support your view. Here is another Greek scholar that does not support your view. William D. Mounce Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary G907 βαπτίζω...

In all that I did not see one time that they disagreed with the definitions that Strong gave. So as I see it you really have nothing to support your personal view that the practice of pouring or sprinkling has saved millions of lives. Which one of those you cited gave a definition of pouring...

Baptism has saved no one. We find two verses that contain baptism and save: Mar_16:16 & 1Pe_3:21. Neither of these support your view that "pouring or sprinkling has saved millions of lives". There is one condition of salvation FAITH. In Mar_16:16 it is stated once from the positive believe =...

All your scholarly articles still do not alter the meaning of the word. baptism βάπτισμα, baptisma, G908 immersion, submersion of Christian baptism; a rite of immersion in water as commanded by christ, by which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in christ, having been born...

The bible say we are saved by grace through faith. You seem to think it should read saved by grace through baptism. One should be baptized as soon as possible but it is not necessary for your salvation.

So faith is not required just that you be baptized?

Only if you think babies can confess faith in Christ Jesus.

I should have added that there is only one biblical means of baptism for believers that being immersion, my error. I did not want to change the quote from BBC. What BBC shows is that there are varied positions on baptism. Thank you for correcting my oversight.

One baptism. There is a twofold sense in which this is true. First, there is one baptism by the Spirit, by which those who trust Christ are placed in the body (1Co_12:13). Then there is one baptism by which converts confess their identification with Christ in death, burial, and resurrection...

BOTH Joh 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” Eph 1:13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised...

The song was and still is scriptural and theologically sound. What made me think that Jesus was worth following? The information that I had received about Him and of salvation through faith in Him. God has given every person the ability, the grace that is sufficient so they can make a real...

@DaveXR650 you asked if one could really decide if something was true or not. Well would that not be just what is happening every time someone listens to the gospel message? Someone may believe the moon is made of green cheese but that does not make it true, just as believing the gospel message...

You stopped short @KenH and left out more of God's stated will. Joh 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

@Ben1445 just so you know, I do not hold to a gap theory or YEC, or OEC or even TC. I really have not thought about it much as I just hold to the fact as stated in Gen 1:1. I have a list of 28 books that present the various views and in the end they all come down to how some man has read and...

It is quite clear that you hold to YEC and that is your right. As I said before I trust God because of the totality of scripture. Whether it is YEC, OEC, TC or any other view it really does not have any impact on what I believe. What I do know is what is in the bible is true. Gen 1:1 In the...

Verse 2 opens the possibility of a gap, verses 3-31 gives us six days. Thus we have this discussion. For some they have to base there trust in God on which view they see in scripture, I do not. I trust in God based on the totality of scripture starting with Gen 1:1 In the beginning God...

If it were easy to determine the creation date then we would not be having this conversation. I just do not think it is that important when you look at the big picture. If something has to do with ones salvation then that I consider a major issue. IMO the creation date does not raise to that...

Do you not have Joh 12:32 in your bible? That text is clear or do you think it has another meaning? Good to see that we can agree on some things. God has provided many ways for man to know about Him whether through creation, the gospel message or the conviction of the Holy Spirit. So while the...

Not might have over stated, you have done so. You have made God into a puppet master that makes men dance on a string.