Well some folk have taken to playing this game online…basically
poking fun at ourselves by coming up with a list about our own denominations.
So here goes my list. You know you’re a Plymouth Brethren when:
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Russ on the Sovereignty of God
In my last several posts, we began the process of looking at each of the components of TULIPS in order to see how well this model of salvation aligns with Scripture. In looking at Total Depravity, we agreed with much of the traditional position though we found no Scriptural evidence for: regeneration prior to faith; an understanding that death means spiritual inability to act; and that the non-believer is unable to exercise faith. Thus, we stated that a person will never seek God in their sinfulness. However, through the conviction of the Holy Spirit, God seeks each individual making them aware of their standing before Him. It is at this point that a person does or does not exercise their faith in Jesus. Once they believe, they are given life which is the presence of God through the Holy Spirit living in them. All the benefits of salvation are immediately bestowed upon them (though final fulfillment awaits our resurrection).
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Russ on Perseverance
Believe it or not, this post is near the 1,000 word maximum (woo hoo!!!). Since most of us will agree on this one (I haven’t seen too many Arminians involved in our discussions, so this should draw them out if they are out there), I’ll forego the beginning joke…just the fact that I’m staying in my word limit should make you smile :) .
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Baptismal Regeneration -tmp(Acts 2:38)
We came up against the apparent wall of {{Acts 2:38}} where
Peter is demanding that the crowd be baptized in order to receive
forgiveness of sin. Rory’s point which spurred the discussion seems to stand. Is
this proof of baptismal regeneration (with new meaning to {{Ephesians 4}})…even
though the rest of our study seemed to contradict this?
In our last post we touched on a few things. Namely, that
before Christianity there were ceremonial baptisms, or washings, of the Old
Testament and the baptism of John. We looked at John’s purpose in baptism and
we looked at what the people did as they went to get baptized. We also mentioned
some baptisms brought by Christ—one with the Holy Spirit and one with fire. Lastly,
we managed to begin to see what role water played in the giving of the Holy
Spirit in the book of Acts. Today, we start to encounter problems…