Originally Posted by
uric3
As far as marriage and remarriage goes I do think in Matt 19 Christ does give that person the right to remarry if their spouse commits adultery. However I do believe that its encouraged to try and work it out but if their is no fixing it then that person does have the right to remarry within the context of Matt 19.
As for Baptism I think its a vital part of the plan of salvation. Why well because we learn via three ways in the Bible, one is direction command such as John 13:34 we are commanded to love one another. We learn via example Christ set for the example of the Lords Supper well how do we know that we can't have coke and a burger for the Lords Supper well because in every reference to it we see them partake of breaking of bread and the fruit of the vine... so we follow that example. And Necessary Inference which is when something is necessarily inferred such as in Matt 8:14 we read that Peter had a mother-in-law, that infers that Peter was married no doubt about it and I don't know of any passages that mentions Peter having a wife or anything of a sort but this one mentioning he had a mother-in-law so with this verse alone we can see Peter was married.
Well throughout the entire NT everyone that was under NT order was baptized for forgiveness of sins and as part of the plan of salvation. I don't know of any command, example, or where its inferred that no one was baptized. However I do see examples of it and commands of it and where its inferred, and there are passages that explain that its for washing away our sins, and that it saves us, not that its baptism itself that saves us but more so the fact that we are Obeying God.
Notice 1st Peter 3:20-21 which states "20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:"
We can tell thats talking about water baptism because it gives the example of eight souls being saved via water. The like unto figure even baptism doth now also save us. Its a parallel in that water saved Noah and his family and water is now part of what saves us. However as mentioned its not washing away dirt of filth but its just in the answer of a good conscience toward God.
I think an excellent example of how people think of baptism today is what we see in 2nd Kings 5:1-14 which states
" 1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 4And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean."
We can see clearly in verse 10 and 11 that Naaman was wroth because he was like shouldn't some great thing have happened and left mad however in 13-14 we can see his servant was like why not do it it something so simple.
So many people today want to hear God talk to them or some great feeling to let them know they are saved and think ahhh baptism is just getting wet... but its just like with Naaman don't question God just do what he says even though it may sound silly to us does mean we should ignore the wisdom of God.
Think of those in the wilderness who was bitten by vipers and was told to look at the brass snake and they wouldn't die in Numbers 21 if we were told to do that today most people would be like your nuts that doesn't make sense... just as they do with baptism.
Look at 1st Cor 1:21 it states "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." Look here it notes preaching as being foolishness its no different than Baptism its just showing God that you have faith in what he says to do so you do it without question...
I can go into more detail if you would like but I think I've made my point if you would like me to go into more detail just ask and I would be happy to. Sorry for the long delay in answering I mowed the yard yesterday afternoon and went to bed, anyway later.
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