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  1. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    I've got to go and get some dinner, folks. Hopefully I answered your questions well. But if you need further information, here's a great video that should help. The Truth About Baptism | God’s Plan for Saving Man
  2. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    :D
  3. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    Well, I certainly don't think this is the only passage which references salvation, nor is it the only passage that references baptism for the purpose of salvation. I've mentioned several at other places in this thread. But perhaps the most telling of them all is the conversion of Saul of Tarsus...
  4. CrochetOverCoffee

    Howdy! New from Texas

    It's not actually a Protestant church. It had nothing to do with the Reformation movement begun by Martin Luther and others. And the objection to instruments of music is that they aren't authorized by the New Testament. Many parts of the Old Law were reinstituted in the kingdom of God, but...
  5. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    Well, that's a new one on me. Never heard of it. But still, physical dirt versus filth of the flesh. They're the same thing, stated differently. It means, this isn't just a bath to wash away dirt, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, and that it saves us through the resurrection of...
  6. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    Which version are using, if I may ask? I use the NKJV.
  7. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    I apologize. Being a writer, I will sometimes use my own images to clarify Biblical concepts. But yes, being put into the church, is being put into Christ, and it is achieved through baptism. Many people state that a person is saved and then baptized, but this clearly states otherwise.
  8. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    Actually, the flood is the type, not the antitype. This comes from the way printing used to be done. The antitype is the original, full item. The type is the thing that is printed from it. So if the printed thing, the copy, is the flood, and the full, correct item is baptism, which one, now...
  9. CrochetOverCoffee

    Howdy! New from Texas

    The church of Christ is a specific religious group not related to Protestant denominationalism or Roman Catholicism. We are also not related to the International Churches of Christ, which is either a cult or a denomination (not sure which, honestly), or the LDS. It is led by those who only...
  10. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    This passage indicates people who John was baptizing, which was a baptism of repentance, not of salvation. Also, this is before Jesus even begins his official ministry. The next event shown to us is His fasting in the desert for forty days, then His direct temptation by Satan, finally followed...
  11. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    Romans 6:3-5, "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of...
  12. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    The book of Acts is often called the book of conversions, and there are many instances of people being required to be baptized for the remission of their sins. But perhaps more telling is the fact that Jesus Himself stated that baptism would be a requirement of salvation when speaking to...
  13. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    When we say, "Stop in the name of the law!" it is understood that "in the name of" means "by the authority of". That is also what it means in Acts 2:38. Be baptized by the authority of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. But that doesn't mean that a person isn't put into something when...
  14. CrochetOverCoffee

    The Protestant Bible is flawed

    Not every part of the Bible can or should be taken as literal. For instance, much of the prophetic literature is presented in the symbols of dreams; and the Psalms are works of poetry, so they use metaphor, simile and other forms of figurative language. Genre should always be considered when...
  15. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    The Scripture is a direct quote. So how is baptism not in the name of Jesus? Because Peter, the inspired apostle, said it is. How are you getting a different answer?
  16. CrochetOverCoffee

    "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

    After Peter delivered his first sermon to those gathered for the celebration of Pentecost in Jerusalem, convicting them of the murder of Jesus and convincing them that He was the Messiah, they asked him this question (Acts 2:37). He then tells them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized...
  17. CrochetOverCoffee

    Howdy! New from Texas

    This looks like an interesting place to hang out. I am a member of the church of Christ, and I'm interested in Biblical debates and discussions.
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