Baptism; The Doctrine Set Forth in Holy Scripture and Taught in the Evangelical Lutheran Church - Tapa blanda
Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866. Excerpt: ...-emphasis is not on the word "can" alone, as if he meant td express a doubt of the truth of our Saviour's proposition; the emphasis rests alsfl on the word "now." He meant to say: A man cannot be born again in tlie natural sense and ordinary way. How" then, in what sense, and by what means, Can he be born again? It is impossible that one interested in grace itself should not be alive to its means; For our Saviour not to have made an allusion to any of the divine modes as well as to the Divine Agent of the change, would seem to make the reply a very imperfect one. But if any one of the means of grace is alluded to, the allusion ia certainly in the word "water;" and admitting this, the inference will hardly be resisted that "Baptism" is meant. 7. The entire chapter, after the discourse with Nicodemusj is occupied with baptisms, baptismal questions, and baptismal discourses. a. In verse 23, the word "water" occurs: "John was baptizing in Mnoa, because there was much water there. b. It is not unworthy of notice, that immediately following the conversation of our blessed Lord with Nicodemusj come these words "After these things came Jesus and his disciples unto the land of Judea, and there he tarried with them and baptized." c. John's disciples and the Jews came to him and said: "Rabbi, he to whom thou bearest witness, behold the samt baptizeth, and all men come to him." Then John replies: "Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him." The authority for John's Baptism was secondary, derived from Christ. Christ now takes it into his own hands, and prepares to endow it with the fulness of the gifts of his Spirit TJie Text. The context of these words demonstrate that by "water" our Saviour meant Baptism. The evide...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866. Excerpt: ...-emphasis is not on the word "can" alone, as if he meant td express a doubt of the truth of our Saviour's proposition; the emphasis rests alsfl on the word "now." He meant to say: A man cannot be born again in tlie natural sense and ordinary way. How" then, in what sense, and by what means, Can he be born again? It is impossible that one interested in grace itself should not be alive to its means; For our Saviour not to have made an allusion to any of the divine modes as well as to the Divine Agent of the change, would seem to make the reply a very imperfect one. But if any one of the means of grace is alluded to, the allusion ia certainly in the word "water;" and admitting this, the inference will hardly be resisted that "Baptism" is meant. 7. The entire chapter, after the discourse with Nicodemusj is occupied with baptisms, baptismal questions, and baptismal discourses. a. In verse 23, the word "water" occurs: "John was baptizing in Mnoa, because there was much water there. b. It is not unworthy of notice, that immediately following the conversation of our blessed Lord with Nicodemusj come these words "After these things came Jesus and his disciples unto the land of Judea, and there he tarried with them and baptized." c. John's disciples and the Jews came to him and said: "Rabbi, he to whom thou bearest witness, behold the samt baptizeth, and all men come to him." Then John replies: "Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him." The authority for John's Baptism was secondary, derived from Christ. Christ now takes it into his own hands, and prepares to endow it with the fulness of the gifts of his Spirit TJie Text. The context of these words demonstrate that by "water" our Saviour meant Baptism. The evide...
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