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Category Archives: Soteriology
Salvation 2.0: Part 6.7: Marriage as Analogy; Infant Baptism
An arranged marriage One more story. A couple is married at the age of 8 days. They are from a province in India where the parents arrange and make marriages for their children. Many years later, when the children are … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.6: Why Water Baptism?
Why does God want believers to be baptized? Well, actions matters, just as words matter. * The requirement to be baptized forces another requirement — confession. I can have something like faith and keep it a secret. But when I … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.5: Why Faith Must be Confessed
Sixth point: For some reason, God wants his converts baptized in water. There’s not the least hint of water baptism in the OT. It was introduced by John the Baptist as a sign associated with the coming Kingdom and adopted by … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.4: Saved by Faith, Just Like Abraham
Fifth point: The faith that saves is the faith of Abraham. Paul says so in Rom 4 and Gal 3. The one wrinkle is that, after the resurrection, Abraham’s faith in God becomes faith in God the Father and the … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.3: Baptism: Martin Luther and James
Third point: I’m not arguing that there’s a missing verse that says “faith alone,” and I’m not under the influence of Martin Luther’s German translation. Rather, verses that say things like “everyone who believes” will be saved should be read as … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.2: Baptismal proof texts
Second point: I know each and every Church of Christ proof text on baptism. So do the other readers. Please don’t insult me or the other readers by filling the comments with quotations of the very familiar baptism texts. (I’ve … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.1: Justification: Baptism, a Third Option
Justification Baptism I’ve written so much and so long on baptism that I really just want to hit the high points. Of course, when it comes to baptism, there are a lot of high points. First point: It is my view … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Calling upon the name of the LORD
Chris asked this question in the comments: Jay, what exactly does it mean to “call upon the Lord.” What Greek word is used here to denote this action? Is it a prayer? A plea? An appeal? Is it an outward … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 5.8: The end of Exile
Now, there’s more to it. Paul begins the discussion with – (Rom 10:5-8 ESV) For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6 But the … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 5.7: Romans 10
Inevitably, we have to cover the other text on which Walter Scott built his Plan of Salvation, Rom 10:9-10 — (Rom 10:9-10 ESV) 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart … Continue reading
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