RBDERRICK
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Scripture does not argue against Christ's law, nor against doing the works of His law. Scripture only condemns any doctrine that teaches we are not forgiven by the faith of Jesus Christ, until doing a work of His law. The gospel of works and of law, is the promise of salvation through faith, only after doing a work commanded by the Lord.
Those who preach that water baptism commanded by Jesus, is necessary to be forgiven of sins, are doing the same as believing Jews commanding flesh circumcison, else ye cannot be saved.
Gal 3:17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Doing a work of law unto salvation, disannulls the promise of salvation through the faith of Jesus Christ. Having His Spirit by hearing of faith is made ineffectual, and powerless to forgive and save the soul, until the believer is obediently water baptised.
Gal 3:2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Heb 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
I.e. Christ Himself is powerless to purge our sins, until a work of His law is done by hands of men. The hands of the Lord Himself are not able to save souls, because He needs the hands of other men doing the baptizing, that is made necessary for Him to forgive sins.
Isa 59:1Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Isa 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver?
The only man the Lord needs to save by His hand, is the man Christ Jesus. He does not need, look toward, nor call for any other man to come with power to save by circumcision, or by water baptism.
Act 8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Some such great baptizers also limit the power of God to save, to only those believers confessing in their water baptism.
Jas 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
If water baptism saves the soul, then we are not born again by the water of the word and the will of Christ, until we are born again by the water of baptism at the will of the baptizer.
Rom 10:10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Any believer water baptised without confession of the baptizer's faith, are condemned as unforgiven of sins and not saved by confessing the Lord Jesus Christ and His faith.
The promise of birth by the seed of Christ forbids any convenant made by works, like that of circumcision, so that no man other than Jesus Christ Himself may have the great power of God to save souls.
Those who preach that water baptism commanded by Jesus, is necessary to be forgiven of sins, are doing the same as believing Jews commanding flesh circumcison, else ye cannot be saved.
Gal 3:17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Doing a work of law unto salvation, disannulls the promise of salvation through the faith of Jesus Christ. Having His Spirit by hearing of faith is made ineffectual, and powerless to forgive and save the soul, until the believer is obediently water baptised.
Gal 3:2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Heb 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
I.e. Christ Himself is powerless to purge our sins, until a work of His law is done by hands of men. The hands of the Lord Himself are not able to save souls, because He needs the hands of other men doing the baptizing, that is made necessary for Him to forgive sins.
Isa 59:1Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Isa 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver?
The only man the Lord needs to save by His hand, is the man Christ Jesus. He does not need, look toward, nor call for any other man to come with power to save by circumcision, or by water baptism.
Act 8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Some such great baptizers also limit the power of God to save, to only those believers confessing in their water baptism.
Jas 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
If water baptism saves the soul, then we are not born again by the water of the word and the will of Christ, until we are born again by the water of baptism at the will of the baptizer.
Rom 10:10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Any believer water baptised without confession of the baptizer's faith, are condemned as unforgiven of sins and not saved by confessing the Lord Jesus Christ and His faith.
The promise of birth by the seed of Christ forbids any convenant made by works, like that of circumcision, so that no man other than Jesus Christ Himself may have the great power of God to save souls.
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