tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post5390011625875201981..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Must We Be Baptized?Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-9246340717228257652012-09-15T20:25:32.374-07:002012-09-15T20:25:32.374-07:00Thanks so much, Kelly, for your comment & for ...Thanks so much, Kelly, for your comment & for following! Yes, baptism is a beautiful symbol of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, and of our dying to sins and rising to walk in new life with Him. Thanks for hosting NOBH, & God bless you & your ministry!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-51187981680004602032012-09-15T14:20:12.393-07:002012-09-15T14:20:12.393-07:00Excellent teaching on baptism. I've always won...Excellent teaching on baptism. I've always wondered how anabaptists get out of baptism. Strange isn't it because it is such a beautiful symbol. As one who grow up with immersion but now is a minister's wife at a sprinkling church, I still love the dying with Christ symbolism that immersion holds. However, now that I'm in a church that practices infant baptism as well, I don't think immersion would go over well withe babies! Thanks for linking with us at No Ordinary Blog Hop. Every blessing, KellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898243528939762403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-54418327414291817152012-09-15T11:03:07.763-07:002012-09-15T11:03:07.763-07:00Thanks so much, mail4rosey! I really appreciate yo...Thanks so much, mail4rosey! I really appreciate your encouragement!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-86520691310104917762012-09-14T02:55:31.720-07:002012-09-14T02:55:31.720-07:00This was a wonderful write-up about a subject that...This was a wonderful write-up about a subject that probably more than one person wonders about. It was a great answer to the question, and then some. Your writing is clear, informative, and compelling. mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-90127095661322428982012-09-12T11:57:46.001-07:002012-09-12T11:57:46.001-07:00Thanks, Mary Beth, for your kind comment & for...Thanks, Mary Beth, for your kind comment & for hosting WIP!<br />Blessings,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-41731986451356369652012-09-12T11:55:33.403-07:002012-09-12T11:55:33.403-07:00Thanks so much, Jessica, for your comment & fo...Thanks so much, Jessica, for your comment & for following! (I'm following you back!)<br /><br />You are so right not to be pressured into baptizing your daughter -- this needs to be a freely made, informed choice after salvation. Many who are baptized are not even saved, yet are trusting in their baptism to get to Heaven.<br /><br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-21371082356658430282012-09-12T10:01:35.370-07:002012-09-12T10:01:35.370-07:00Great explanation here with excellent Biblical sup...Great explanation here with excellent Biblical support. Thank you for sharing with WIP!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890681417567978498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-51936181429073200542012-09-12T07:45:25.034-07:002012-09-12T07:45:25.034-07:00Excellent post. I really like what your pastor sai...Excellent post. I really like what your pastor said about being baptized, and I strongly agree. I did not get baptized until it was my choice to do so, because I felt I was ready and I was on a new spiritual path so it made sense. People sometimes ask me why I have not had my daughter baptized yet, and I tell them that that's the reason why- because I want it to be her choice. How can baptism truly mean anything if we do not even know why we are doing it? Thanks so much for linking this up at Sweet Saturday :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784734079146964518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-24462879808209375372012-09-09T18:03:17.230-07:002012-09-09T18:03:17.230-07:00Thanks, Emily -- you are a blessing! I appreciate ...Thanks, Emily -- you are a blessing! I appreciate your kind words and your lovely writing.<br />May you have a wonderful week in Him,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-15477862744545950182012-09-09T17:43:40.008-07:002012-09-09T17:43:40.008-07:00Thanks so much for your encouragement, Katherine, ...Thanks so much for your encouragement, Katherine, & for hosting Thursday Favorite Things! <br />Love in Him,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-20966796882096276362012-09-09T17:42:00.887-07:002012-09-09T17:42:00.887-07:00Thanks for your comment, bettyl! Walking with God ...Thanks for your comment, bettyl! Walking with God demands dying to our sin nature & submitting to His perfect will, symbolized by baptism.<br />May you have a blessed week in Him!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-45222876745472284052012-09-08T19:40:52.484-07:002012-09-08T19:40:52.484-07:00i agree with you. thank you for being so aligned w...i agree with you. thank you for being so aligned with scripture. bless you friend.Mommy Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989213786947802537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-78117882581556222562012-09-08T18:41:10.304-07:002012-09-08T18:41:10.304-07:00another beautiful post! Thank you for sharing your...another beautiful post! Thank you for sharing your lovely blog at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. xoKatherines Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490354550754091626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-3767739222944705702012-09-08T16:46:38.339-07:002012-09-08T16:46:38.339-07:00I think that the humility that is shown in baptism...I think that the humility that is shown in baptism is essential to a successful walk with God. Great post.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-91344982103422421702012-09-08T09:48:25.853-07:002012-09-08T09:48:25.853-07:00Amen, Kathryn! What a clear & beautiful explan...Amen, Kathryn! What a clear & beautiful explanation! Thanks so much for your visit & thoughtful comment.<br />Blessings to you,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-80644069880759937782012-09-08T09:36:01.772-07:002012-09-08T09:36:01.772-07:00Thanks so much, Elle, for your comment & for f...Thanks so much, Elle, for your comment & for following! I'm following you back!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-48567263479445464922012-09-08T09:27:30.708-07:002012-09-08T09:27:30.708-07:00Thanks, Alecia! I appreciate the referral! :-)
Ble...Thanks, Alecia! I appreciate the referral! :-)<br />Blessings,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-1931206945125553202012-09-07T20:13:08.117-07:002012-09-07T20:13:08.117-07:00Very well put! I like the "wedding ring"...Very well put! I like the "wedding ring" analogy as well, when explaining baptism to a new believer. To me, the fact that Jesus was baptized PROVES that baptism is not part of salvation, because he was perfect-- he certainly did not need to be saved! :) Baptism was also certainly not part of the law, since it is found neither in the Old Testament nor in Jewish culture/tradition. Baptism was and is a part of the New Covenant, not for salvation, but as identifying ourself (like the wedding ring) with our Beloved Savior. :)<br />God bless!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363755602663258395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-74307372119853003832012-09-07T15:32:52.189-07:002012-09-07T15:32:52.189-07:00Thank you! That was an excellent explanation. I h...Thank you! That was an excellent explanation. I had wondered if it was really necessary. Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565706433237340784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-80915992900447542902012-09-07T15:25:08.331-07:002012-09-07T15:25:08.331-07:00You explained it very well! Now when someone asks ...You explained it very well! Now when someone asks me, I'll just send them to your blog:) Alecia Simerskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930051713213737724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-62376514760424566002012-09-07T11:55:29.218-07:002012-09-07T11:55:29.218-07:00Thanks so much, When He Whispers, for your visit a...Thanks so much, When He Whispers, for your visit and thought provoking comment. Jesus was the perfect fulfillment of the law. No one but Him can perfectly follow the law, so praise God for His saving grace! Once we are saved, it is a blessing and privilege to do good works, including being baptized, for His glory, to express our love for and gratitude to Him!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-55953370422176951472012-09-06T18:03:27.341-07:002012-09-06T18:03:27.341-07:00Do you remember in the Old Testament how the proph...Do you remember in the Old Testament how the prophet, priest, and king were to be baptized? Jesus came to be all three of these. In the Gospels the law was still in effect for the Jews...Jesus included. He obeyed the law and was baptized. Today we are saved under Grace...no law, no works, which I believe means baptism has nothing to do in this age of grace. When He Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175775252584633117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-20720384544596702692012-09-06T16:21:39.410-07:002012-09-06T16:21:39.410-07:00Thank you, Cara, for sharing this. I'm so glad...Thank you, Cara, for sharing this. I'm so glad you found this post helpful.<br />Blessings to you,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-87561257000662666982012-09-06T16:15:44.947-07:002012-09-06T16:15:44.947-07:00Thanks so much for your encouragement, Cathy! &quo...Thanks so much for your encouragement, Cathy! "...the life, death and resurrection of Jesus is all we need to be saved" -- Amen and Amen!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-87082778443870851232012-09-06T16:13:03.909-07:002012-09-06T16:13:03.909-07:00Thanks, Laura! It is awesome to see a loved one co...Thanks, Laura! It is awesome to see a loved one come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and follow in a profession of faith and believer's baptism.<br />Love in Him,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.com