And what does that mean to me? Well, it made me think of Acts 4:12 where the Lord says through the Apostle Peter regarding Jesus the Christ: "There is no other name under heaven whereby we must be saved." Jesus Himself said in Jn. 14:6 "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one can come to the Father but through Me." Looks pretty clear to me. It is only through Christ and His sufficient, substitutionary, satisfactory atonement and resurrection that people are saved. That leaves out good works and every other religion. Like Jesus said in Mt. 7:13-14 "Straight is the gate and narrow is the way the leads to life, and few there be that find it. But broad is the gate and wide is the way the leads to destruction, and many there be that find that." Yet those of us that have been chosen, called and regenerated have nothing to boast/brag about. Because if God had not done that none of us would be saved. "For by grace are you saved through faith, AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES, it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyome boast" (Eph. 2:8-9; see also Tit. 3:3-5). Soli Deo Gloria!
With all the discussion going on about whether Presbyterians are biblical churches because of infant baptism, I would like to ask if we believe that Arminian Baptist churches are legitimate churches? If a Baptist Church, regardless of their affiliation if any, believes in a universal, insufficient atonement by Christ, issuch Baptist Church really a biblical church? And if so, how can we say that it is when it involves the very heart of the gospel in the atonement. Further, how can we say that those Presbyterian churches that believe in a particular, sufficient atonement yet infant baptism are not biblical, yet those that believe in a universal, insufficient atonement yet believers baptism by immersion are biblical churches. Inquiring mind wants to know ;- ). Thanks..... P.S. Still Baptist and thank the Lord for it!
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