The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-11-10
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g REMISSION OF SINS"
Acts II. SO.

position OF Peters reply TO the
convicted Jews on the first Pen
tecost after the gloriication of
Jesus Christ. We hope that
our generous hearted contem-
porary will understand that this
review is written in manifesto
ton Of the spirit Of our below
ed Master, with a desire to
know and do his will and not
an inclination to useless contrO-
versy. If he had been a little
more elaborate and sCRIPTURAL
in his arguments he might have
accomplished something better
than calling forth a reply; but
as it is we very respectfully
dissent from his position, He
seems to KNOW that Peter did
not mean to teach that baptism
is FOR the remission of sins.
We invite especial attention
to his first argument I" There
are no other passages in the
New Testament whose meaning
is clear, that SO teaches. " What
saith the scriptures 2 He that
believeth and is baptized shall
be saved. Mark xvi. Is. And
now why Earliest thou? Arise
and be baptized and wash away
thy sins, calling on the name of
the Lord. Acts xxi. Is. Go
We therefore teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of
the Father, Of the Son and the
Holy Spirit. Matt. xviii. 10.
And he commanded them to be
baptized in the name of the
Lord. Acts x. 48. Know ye
not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death. Rom.
vi. 3. Except a man be born
of water and of the Spirit he
cannot enterinto the kingdom of
God. John iii. 5. That he might
sanctify and cleanse it with the
WASHING OF WATER by the word.
Eph. V. 26.
Not by works Of righteous
ness which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saw
ed us by the washing of regen-
Grafton and the renewing of the
Holy Spirit. Titus iii. 5, The
like whereunto even baptism
doth now save us mot the put
ting away Of the filth of the
flesh, but the answer Of a good |
conscience toward God,) by the |
resurrection Of Jesus Christ. |
Pet. iii. 81.
AS to the essentially Of this
of gospel we leave
the reader to decidefor himself.
The above quotations are suf-
icient to convince any unpre5
JUDGED mind that there is more
Importance attached to the
obedience of faith" than the
article under considerationeven
ntimates.
We have neither space nor
Inclination to transcribe all the
assertions comprehended in
his curious specimen of theol-
ICY. He ssserts that the whole
enor of the christian scriptures
5 one continued argument that
Baptism is not essential. This
We most emphatically deny;
nd we demand the proof of
lis assumption. He refers to
he experience of many who
ave been made christians 7
Without it. If such is the case
is remarkably strange that :
esus commanded IT in the
reat commission. Stranger
ill that the apostles taught it
hen proclaiming the gospel
, the world by the authority
{ the great Head of the Church. :
nd stranger still that the !
aptist church will not receive
member without it. They
ach that a person is a chris
an fit for heaven without hap
SIN, yet they refuse to receive
m until he is baptized. " o
nsistency thou art a jewel. a. e.
We will now present a few 8 :.
oughts to the consideration W
the reader, based upon Acts
80. Repent and be baptized &C. 60
cry one of you in the name
Jesus Christ for the remis- G,
N &c cinr nnd 10 rhnll 70 Jos