About foot washing, must be done exactly as Jesus did it. Artesian well water at 52 degrees F, ten drops of Dawn dish soap and dried with a blue micro-fiber cloth.
Just another interesting thought... From the Jesus era till now. More souls are going into the kingdom unbaptized than baptized. Add in the Jews from the old law, even if you exclude the Jews in the new law. Then the baptized minority fraction really becomes pronounced.
How would you know? Remember a voice from heaven told Jesus while He was hardly out of the baptism water? "This is my beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased."
If baptism is not important why did the Father wait until after Jesus' baptism to proclaim His pleasure? Is the Father well pleased with those of us to argue against something Jesus implored His apostles to teach?
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
Know what? your response to my comments on, who are in the kingdom unbaptized and that outnumber drastically the baptized, makes no sense... like usual.
Where does grace fit into this. John 3:16 says it all.
It appears you don't understand grace. Grace is best described in Ephesians 2:8 in the New World Translation of The Holy Scriptures. It goes something like this:
"By God's undeserved kindness toward you, you have been saved."
Even if we were supposed to climb Mountain Calvary and kneel it would still be God's grace because all have sinned and missed God's perfection. But we don't have to do that. By God's grace. If you continue to read John 3 you will get to
John 3:36,
"'He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.'�
Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It's our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we've screwed things up for them.
Know what? your response to my comments on, who are in the kingdom unbaptized and that outnumber drastically the baptized, makes no sense... like usual.
How do you know more are going into the Kingdom of God unbaptized than baptized?
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
Know what? your response to my comments on, who are in the kingdom unbaptized and that outnumber drastically the baptized, makes no sense... like usual.
How do you know more are going into the Kingdom of God unbaptized than baptized?
How do we know anyone made it baptized and foot washed or not? Did god sent you a score card the rest of us don't get to see?
RingMan, Do you subscribe to the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses?
Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It's our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we've screwed things up for them.
Ringman, do you still hold your hands up when you pray or do you go to your closet as you are told to do in Matthew 6:6 ??
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
Where does grace fit into this. John 3:16 says it all.
It appears you don't understand grace. Grace is best described in Ephesians 2:8 in the New World Translation of The Holy Scriptures. It goes something like this:
"By God's undeserved kindness toward you, you have been saved."
Even if we were supposed to climb Mountain Calvary and kneel it would still be God's grace because all have sinned and missed God's perfection. But we don't have to do that. By God's grace. If you continue to read John 3 you will get to
John 3:36,
"'He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.'�
Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It's our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we've screwed things up for them.
Perhaps Wayne Grudem's definition: God's goodness toward those who deserve only punishment.
Just wanted to bring it to your attention that you were, likely unintentionally, giving merit to a 'translation' or the Bible that includes some rather troubling theology, namely, denying the eternal deity of Jesus.
Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It's our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we've screwed things up for them.
Know what? your response to my comments on, who are in the kingdom unbaptized and that outnumber drastically the baptized, makes no sense... like usual.
How do you know more are going into the Kingdom of God unbaptized than baptized?
Life is math... from Jesus till now, many more souls have left their worldly body before the age of accountability (children), not counting fetuses that weren't carried to term no matter the reason. Though I believe they have a place with God also... compared to those water baptized as christians.
I guess some believe it's only old law Jews, all of the worlds innocent souls and themselves that believe in water baptism only, excluding those that were dunked so they could to play on the member softball team.
I wish these bigots would have their salvation that they want and not intrude on everyone else's... but that'd be cruel to the jews and innocents.
Ringman, do you still hold your hands up when you pray or do you go to your closet as you are told to do in Matthew 6:6 ??
Four preachers stood talking about this 'n' that, and the conversation rambled onto the matter of what was the proper position to pray in.
"We call our kneecaps 'prayer bones,'" one said, "because on your knees is the only proper position to pray in."
"The Bible speaks often," another said, "of falling on one's face as a gesture of utter humility. I can't imagine a more appropriate position for prayer."
"He's our Father," the third said, "and we're His children. Surely, nothing would please Him more than if we raised our hands and faces up to Him like children looking up to a loving father."
The fourth said nothing until one of the other three asked him what he had to say about the subject.
"Well, I've never thought all that much about it � but looking back, I think that I've done my best praying when I was hanging upside-down from a windmill."
"Good enough" isn't.
Always take your responsibilities seriously but never yourself.
