They had to receive the Word of God before being baptized - see the example
of Philip and the
Ethiopian eunuch. But then some were baptized without a heart change
- see Simon the magician
who even after being baptized wanted to pay money to receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit. Today if
someone rebuked a new believer as Peter did there they would be run out of
church; today they
would just love them and put them in the choir. judyt
On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:37:31 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why would you write this: I think John's point is that in the Bible, people did not invite the Lord
into their lives through saying "the sinner's prayer." Rather, they were
led into the waters of baptism rather than into saying a prayer. ?JD
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JD wrote: >> Why do we not find people in the NT scriptures >> "inviting the Lord into their lives?" Izzy wrote: > We see it all the time. Did they leave that part out > of your translation also? I think John's point is that in the Bible, people did not invite the Lord into their lives through saying "the sinner's prayer." Rather, they were led into the waters of baptism rather than into saying a prayer. Do you recognize this Izzy? The sinner's prayer is not a Biblical way of leading people to faith in Christ and the experience of being born again. If anyone accepts this method as valid, it is not because they learned it directly from the Bible. Do you agree? Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "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.
