Every Doctrine Could Cost You....!

Might wanna' check with Paul. Here's some English renditions of the Greek language in I Cor. 12:13.

My friend, I have cited 18 English versions from the most literal to very free translations, over six and a quarter Centuries, plus the Greek and Latin. I could easily triple that number, just with English Bibles available on-line. Each and every one of them renders I Cor. 12:13 similarly, baptism by or in the Spirit, and for all (Christians).

I previously addressed the subject in this post, on the thread of "How Many Baptisms" here.

http://www.baptistboard.com/showpost.php?p=1275308&postcount=10

The Holy Spirit baptism is the same "done deal" for all believing Christians, today, just as it was at Pentecost, and with Cornelius. And I would suggest you are doing some serious eisegesis on Eph. 4:5, to make it read "water", for there is not one drop suggested, in the text. FTR, neither is the 'baptism' in Eph. 4:5 referring to the 'baptism in the Spirit', of I Cor. 12:13, but rather the baptsim into Christ, hence into the death of Christ, as found in Rom. 6:3. The "baptism in water" just as was doen by John and Peter, in Ac. 11, is a picture ("figure" - KJV) of the real thing that has already been done. (I Pet. 3:20-22)

Incidentally, since you are the one who raised the subjects initially, when are you going to answer my questions posed in posts # 22 & 53?

Ed

 

Ed Sutton, good post! :thumbs: