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Hmmm… that’s rather interesting. I hadn’t thought about it before.

Well, I think the passage relates to the outpouring which gave them a heart of flesh. But I see that as the result of the new covenant rather than the new covenant itself. But as far as baptism being a public witness, I think it always was, both before and after Pentecost. John came baptizing as...

No, and good morning sister. :wave2 They were still baptizing after Pentecost, but it's just that I don't think the physical act was ever necessary for salvation. Otherwise they would have had a problem with Jesus telling the thief on the cross, "This day you will be with Me in Paradise." The...

Granted, I think we should uphold the rite of water baptism until Christ comes because it teaches a powerful truth, one we need to live out every day just as Paul taught. But the question usually comes up about is it necessary for salvation based on verses like this, and that's where I think...

No, for the ones He spoke this to I think it meant literal baptism in water, as it was a custom associated with starting a new life. I just don't think it applies to us today like it did to them, any more than women wearing head coverings or slaves obeying their masters. It was a custom...

Water baptism IMO, sister. But what happens is this: He was speaking to a Pharisee who had come on behalf of the Pharisees, and the overriding point was that they would need to die to their old religious life and live anew unto God. Many seem to miss the context and turn it into a doctrinal...

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Not quite sure. I'll have to check if there is a 5-10 post requirement first. But I just sent you one. :thumbsup2

This is an excellent teaching. :thumbsup2

I forgot to mention it, but Death being "cold and showing no emotion" is part of dying to self. It's not that we become emotionless, but when it comes to misery and agony and all the emotions that accompany those feelings, there has to be a willingness to let it go. We get into habits, to where...

It's not easy, LoL. Been going through it as of late, but it's like when I look outside myself I can see the kind of person He would rather I be... Looking at it objectively I can see why. It's going through things subjectively that's pretty tough, but His will be done.

And I will say some prayers for your grandmother. About the above, just give your dreams to God. It is something I have had to learn more recently. I'm the type who can make things happen, but I have had to learn to leave everything in God's hands if I would truly arrive at the place He wants me...

Blessings in Christ, Beveryne! That was a nice thing for your friend to say, and I hope we live that out. It is a goal of ours at this site actually. So glad you decided to join us, and if there is anything you need help with (finding an avatar, where to post threads, things like that), please...

This passage becomes extremely interesting in light of the previous. The primary reason we need to die to ourselves is because the Lord knows we have spiritual enemies who will exploit others in every way they can to oppose us, bring us pain, cause us sufferings and anxieties, and even threaten...

I looked up at the walls, and there was nothing else around with which to use for leverage, to pry up under them with. No boards, nothing. There were a few people camped further from me, but they only watched me. "No interest there in helping me," I thought to myself. The Lord sat down next to...