Horse poop! You have been spanking that monkey ever since post #78 which is well before the OP attempted once again to bring the discussion back on track here in post #97 so don't give me that garbage. It wasn't until post #111 that the OP finally gave in to attrition and agreed to debate the topic from scripture. It's clear that you cannot even keep up with your own spew.
First... I didn't call you a nit whit... I said that your post was "nit whit garbage." You inferred that as a personal attack.
Second... Don't start whining about someone personally attacking you as you are the master of the ad hominem attack. I can't count the times (well actually I can, but its a complete waste of my time) that you have called myself and others here:
A liar
A deceiver
A blasphemer...
So Doc don't come at me with that attitude. It only makes you look... well... like you. :cool:
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Is there any historical evidence for the Baptist position on Baptism?
Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by Wittenberger, Jul 21, 2012.
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No, you apparently do not believe the Waldensian historians and their own history. Apparently you believe Rome's view of Waldensian history. The Waldensesians claim they originate at the time of Constantine and trace themselves through the Paulicians, Albigensians.
Try reading Baptist Church Perpetutity by W.A. Jarrell, The History of Baptists by Thomas Armitage, A History of Baptists by J.T. Christian, Contending for the Faith by Robert Ashcraft and I could name a dozen more Baptist history books.
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Just curious, though, if Baptists believe that the Church was apostate so early, and the participants of the Nicene Council were apostate, how can Baptists have any confidence in the Canon of the Bible?
The Canon came about by the Bishops of the major churches (Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Rome) coming to an understanding and acceptance of the current Canon. If these Bishops were all apostate, then your Bible cannot be read confidently as inspired Holy Scripture.
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"Now, what is there in our Scriptures which is contrary to us? What of our own have we introduced, that we should have to take it away again, or else add to it, or alter it, in order to restore to its natural soundness anything which is contrary to us, and contained in the Scriptures? What we are ourselves, that also the Scriptures are (and have been) from the beginning? Of them we have our being, before there was any other way, before they were interpolated by you. Now, inasmuch as all interpoliation must be believed to be a later process, for the express reason that it proceeds from rivalry which is never in any case previous to nor home-born with which it emulates, it is incredible to every man of sense that we should seem to have introduced any corrupt text into the Scriptures, existing, as we have been, FROM THE VERY FIRST, and BEING THE FIRST, as it is that they have not in fact introduced it, who are both later in date and opposed (to the Scriptures). One man perverts the Scriptures with his hand, another their meaning by his exposition. For although Valentinus seems to use THE ENTIRE VOLUME, he has none the less laid violent hands on the truth only with a more cunning mind and skill than Marcion.- The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. III, "On Prscription againsst Heretics", Chapter XXXVIII, pp. 261-262
He claims that the "WHOLE VOLUME" had been with them from "the beginning" and they could neither subtract or add to it. The apostolic churches had copies of all the New Testament letters and circulated them (Col. 4:16). From the time of the death of Peter and Paul there was fifty years for the churches to compile copies and the apostle John was alive during that period and very capable of discerning and advising the churches as to all the gospels, Acts, Pauline Epistles, Peter's epistles, James and all other epistles written prior to his final epistles and revelation - all of which Tertullian mentions and includes. -
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Christ alone has a mediatorial office and is able to intercede for the saints on earth as he sits on the right hand of the Father. Read Hebrews 4:14-16. There is no other person in heaven or earth that has such a ministry.
Those in heaven have not "been resurrected." They are spirit beings. Christ has his body. There is no evidence that any of them can see anything happening on this earth. To assume such is just that, a great assumption by blind faith--no basis in fact. The degree of faith that it takes to believe that the saints of heaven see and intercede for believers on earth is the equivalent to the Muslims' faith who strap bombs on themselves "believing" that they will go to paradise. Both have blind faith. They have no basis for what they believe.
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Bunk! It is a marvelous well precisioned argument that asserts that the "whole volume" which was received "from the beginning" could NOT be ADDED or SUBTRACTED from by apostolic churches or heretics. That is a FINISHED canon of scriptures.
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He denies "we" should either take away or add to "the scriptures" which he later calls "the whole volume."
ARGUMENT TWO: What we are ourselves, that also the Scriptures are (and have been) from the beginning?
Here he denies the Roman Catholic contention that there was not a complete canon from the beginning. He asserts the scriptures have been solid "from the beginning" right up to his time period. He asserts it was the heretics that denied the book of Revelation (pp. 350-351) and Peter's epistles. He quotes from every book in the New Testament but second and third John and Jude but that is no proof he denied them or questioned them. Irenaeus before him quoted from first and second John and Jude. Hence, they must have been included in "the whole volume" which they possessed "from the beginning" as he denies "we" apostolic Christianity has ever subtracted or added from that volume they possessed since "the beginning."
ARGUMENT THREE: For although Valentinus seems to use THE ENTIRE VOLUME, he has none the less laid violent hands on the truth only with a more cunning mind and skill than Marcion
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God doesn't "screw up." Are you even saved? Why would you even suggest such a thing? We are not as divided as you think. If you dig a bit you will find a lot of factions both in the RCC and in the Lutheran churches. Baptists are evangelical and agree on the gospel, as do most evangelical churches. Their polity is the same. The things you point out are quite minor.
Origen, the father of Arianism, who the RCC declared as a heretic.
Ireneus, that believed Christ lived til the age of 80,
Tertullian who changed his views on baptism, and eventually joined the Montanists.
And many of the others, from whom most of the early errors of the church entered in.
We operate the same way. We expound the Scriptures, as Philip did.
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2 Peter 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
--We were eyewitnesses of power and coming and majesty of Jesus Christ. This is true. It is not something he is making up. It is not a cunningly devised fable. He is an eyewitness of this.
2 Peter 1:17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
--He saw that it was Christ that received the honor and glory from the Father. And he heard the voice from heaven from the Father, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.
2 Peter 1:18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
--And to make no mistake he tells which event he is referring to--the transfiguration of Christ in the holy mount.
--This is an experience that he would never forget, that James and John would never forget, that any man would have had the same privilege would never forget. It is the most wonderful amazing experience that anyone could ever have--to see Jesus glorified, and Moses and Elijah standing with him in some kind of celestial body, but not a resurrected body.
But then Peter makes the most amazing statement:
2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
--We have a more sure word of prophecy.
Greater than any experience then I have had, then you or I may ever have, is this book, the Bible. It is more certain. It is inspired of God. Its promises are sure and certain. He elevates the Word of God above his experience on the Mount.
God allowed these men to appear to others in special circumstances. It does not mean that they can see what is happening on earth. It does not say even there that they could see all what was happening on earth. In fact we would assume they could not. They appeared only before James, John and Peter, as the text says.
Revelation 5:8; 8:3,4.
In the first scene the 24 elders offer incense.
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
"bowls full of incenses" (Darby's translation)
--They did not offer prayer, they offered incense which is representative of prayer. Christ alone is the one who plays the part of mediator as the Bible specifically says. One cannot go against what the Bible says.
As the scene plays out, the 24 elders are primarily engaged in the worship of the Lamb. Read verse 9.
In the second scene, it is angels:
Revelation 8:3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
Revelation 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
--Again incense is offered, this time it is by angels. The incense is representative of prayers, but is not the prayers itself.
Luke 1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
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