Blainer) If I am the one you are talking to . . ? OK, well, if you read the BoM you will understand that baptism is a sacred ordinance the Lord expects us to comply with, and it is therefore for all, not just living persons. We know it to be an earthly ordnance, therefore it cannot be done in the afterlife. It must be performed here on earth. We believe it is one of the main things the millenium will be used for, that is, to complete the work for all the dead from Adam on down. The places for this to happen are the temples the church builds. There are presently 114 of them in operation, some starting at 4 o'clock in the morning and continuing all day into the evening, 5 days per week. We believe the Lord wants this done, but whether the deceased accept the ordinace is up to them. There is certainly no compulsion. In fact we believe many will probably reject it, just as they reject Mormonism in this life. But that is their problem, we do all we can to provide opportunity for salvation, and baptism is believed to be essential.
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:40:03 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > <PRE>You give reasons for Baptism but where do you find reasons to > get baptized > for someone who is dead? That can't possibly save them so whats the > point? > You can't make the decision to be saved for someone else? Laura > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you > may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you > have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
