DaveH wrote: > It seems obvious (to me) that whoever baptized them > did not have the proper authority. If faith were the > pivotal factor, why would they need to be rebaptized?
Because their faith was not in Jesus Christ when they were baptized. The problem was not authority. The problem was that their covenant was with the Father through the baptism of repentance. Now they were hearing the gospel to which their previous covenant had pointed them. Once they heard about Jesus Christ and the promise of the Holy Spirit, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now faith could operate. Before, faith could not operate because they had never heard of Jesus Christ or of the Holy Spirit. Notice that nowhere in the passage does Paul say, "who baptized you." The question was, "have you received the Holy Ghost." The fact that they had not even heard of the Holy Ghost told Paul that something was wrong here. He knew already that they had been baptized, and apparently he had assumed that they had been baptized in the name of Jesus. Then he baptized them in the name of the Lord Jesus, because they had never received that kind of baptism. Their faith previously was in what John preached. Now their faith was in the person of Jesus Christ. DaveH wrote: > These 12 had the faith, but not the > proper baptism, IMO. They did not have faith in Jesus Christ. They had faith that God was bringing the kingdom of God to them and so they were baptized unto repentance. DaveH wrote: > After their proper baptism, then Paul laid his > hands upon them and conferred the Holy Ghost. > FWIW.....Jesus was baptized by John, and did > not need rebaptism. I'm not sure what this rebaptism statement is suppose to mean. What's the point? David Miller ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
