07-06-2005, 03:00 AM
Quote:3. The Test of Doctrine
Is any doctrine or concept of scripture based on an understanding of a threefold name, or of baptism in the threefold name? None whatsoever. Is any statement in scripture based on the fact of baptism in the name of Jesus? Yes! This is clarified in 1 Corinthians 1:13:"Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?" These words, when carefully analyzed, suggest that believers should to be baptized in the name of the One who was crucified for them. The Father, in His unfathomable love, gave us His only Son to die in our stead, He being later raised to incorruptibility by the Spirit of God. But it is the Lord Jesus Himself who was crucified, and therefore in His name believers must be baptized in water.
Dave, your refusing to use scripture in this regard and your falling back on this implication theory of yours.
Everything I posted uses scripture, everything, read that again Dave:
Is Christ divided?
You keep saying so and The Apostle Paul says different. Start using scripture here if your going to refute what I have posted as nothing.
All ten of those examples uses scripture, not conjecture or implication. And yes, that would make all of these manuscripts wrong, wether greek or syriac or whatnot. That is why everything has to be validated.
Also, Eusebius has been found to claim this earlier scripture saying 21 times, not once or twice, 21 times buddy.
Do I find it hard to understand that he had a copy that was earlier, prior to individuals playing around with these things? Not at all, it would not surprise me at all. Do I find it hard to believe that the church corrupted this as much as possible? Oh, quite so. Is my faith at stake here? Heh, hardly, maybe yours is, but I can adamantly speak for myself to you, not in the least bit. I know who bought me, and the blood that was spilt for me to receive.
Either start quoting scripture or just give up Dave. Conjecturing, postering, shoot,...plain old lying is not part of the picture here. I found a great wealth of scripture, not opinions.