C O M P A R E ! ! !
PASSED-ON TRADITIONS FROM BAPTISTS
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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS:
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A. ON BAPTISM
“Baptism is immersion, but NOT ESSENTIAL TO SALVATION.”
· Hiscox, Op. Cit., page 20,
Note 8
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Mark 16:16: Baptism precedes salvation; between
believing and being saved!
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“Must be baptized in order to
enter the Baptist Church” (their
purpose).
· Pendleton, Op. Cit., pages
65, 90
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Acts 2:36, 38: believing, repenting, and
getting baptized FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS (God’s purpose!)
1st Corinthians 12:13: baptized
into Christ’s death and into His body, THE CHURCH --- not into
the church bearing the name of THE CHRIST's cousin, John the Baptist!
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The different sects and
denominations around are
instituting different
modes and purposes in the
baptism they require for their
members. Witness and hear
what their administrators do and
say when they baptize according
to their own purposes and
beliefs.
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Ephesians 4:5: ONE
baptism
for all ! ! !
John 3:5 =
Titus 3:5 = Acts 2:38
Water and Spirit occurring
simultaneously = forgiveness of sins occurring with the indwelling of the
Holy Spirit! ! !
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“Candidate for baptism must
relate their experience, then the
membership votes whether to
receive him as new member and
allow him to be baptized”.
· Pendleton, Op. Cit., pp. 17, 103
· Hiscox, Op. Cit., page 23
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Acts 8:26
– 39: No vote taking by any
membership here nor ordinance to reckon with. This act of baptizing is
in simple obedience to the great commission in
Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:16, and Luke 24:46-47! ! !
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B. OF ADOPTION OF CREEDS,
MANUALS, & CONSTITUTIONS
“Members who are received into
fellowship are not required to
subscribe or pledge conformity
to any creed-form but are
expected to yield substantial
agreement
to that which
the church with which they unite
has adopted.”
· Hiscox, Standard Manual of
Baptist Churches. Page 56,
American Baptist Association
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2nd Timothy 3:16-18: scripture
already a complete guide for all to be guided with in all our behaviors,
fellowships, and in every good work.
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C. ON PREACHING
They preach their own understanding, words, questions,
phrases, translations, even their publications instead of THE WORD OF GOD
strictly quoted.
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1st Peter 4:11: Speak
the very words of God. Preach THE SCRIPTURES itself, not man’s
understanding of those scriptures he preaches. Who are we to simplify(?)
God’s Words into our own when the Holy Spirit Himself so carefully and
unerringly worded and caused them to be written as they are for preaching!
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D.
ONLY LICENSED AND
AUTHORIZED BY THEIR
LEADERS ARE ALLOWED TO
PREACH !
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Acts 8:1,
4: Every Christian
preached. Which makes us doubt if their licensed and authorized are
the only Christians in their group and the permanent hearers --- non
Christians, or if the whole group altogether are part-of-the-bible-they-believe-only
kind of believers! !
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Thus, they
nullify the Word of God for the sake of
their Baptist
& from their Baptist-followed traditions!
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