Water Baptism - A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven By - Scripture And History Confirmed By The Lives Of Saints Who - Were Never Baptized With Water by James H. Moon
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which Jesus promised him. He experienced repentance, forgiveness and
remission of sin.[127] Simon the Sorcerer was baptized presumably with water; was he born again? We are told that he remained in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity and that his heart was not right in the sight of God.[128] Altho' apostles baptized Simon with water he was evidently not born again. Altho' admittedly not baptized with water the repentant thief was born again.[129] Paul said, as many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.[130] Had Simon put on Christ, his heart would have been right in the sight of God, not in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity. According to Paul's teaching, Simon was not baptized into Christ; but the repentant thief was baptized into Christ and put on Christ. The bond of iniquity in which water baptism left Simon bound is a poor recommendation to the rite. Has it improved since that early day, or is the gall of bitterness less pungent, or has the sight of God become dimmed?[131] The New Testament makes no connection between new birth and water baptism. Baptism, not of water, but of the Holy Spirit, makes the heart right. By resisting this baptism we fail to be baptized into Christ.[132] By |
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