Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-27
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DIN, DuU says, Will Iusb answer
them by asking few" He seems to
realize his inability to answer them, so
he tries TO kick up a dust behind
which he hopes to hide the glaring in
consistencies of his position.
Following you will find his questions
and my answers
Question. When with reference to
baptism is the sinner born again
Answer-When was Christ born from
the dead? Was it before he went into
the grave, while in the grave or when
he was resurrected from the gravep
"Know ye not that as many of us as
were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death, therefore we
are buried with him by baptism into
bis death, that like as Christ was rails
ed from the dead by the glory of the
! Father, even SO we shall also walk in
newness of life for if we have been
planted together in the likeness of his
death, we shall also be in the likeness
of his resurrection. Rom. 6:2-5. A
birth terminates from one state of re-
| lationship to another, When a man is
born of water and the spirit (baptized
into water by the direction or authori
ty of the spirit he is translated out of
the kingdom of darkness into the king
dom of his dear Son. I'm whom we
have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins, Col I, 1914.
Question. Would you baptize a man
before he has faith in Christ?
Ans. No.
Question What effect has water on
the new birth.
4Io ,,,,ockin,, 80 stakaI
nothing in it. Perhaps my friend will
restate it,
Question. Which would you expect
first in the order of nature, the spirit
Its fruits2
Ans. The spirit, of course. The
fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace,
long suffering, kindness, meekness,
self-control Gal. 5, 1923 One must
have faith before he can do anything
acceptable to God There is a differ
enne between faith and faithfulness
Abram had faith when God told him
to go into the country which he would
show him but it took him several years
to prove his faithfulness to God Not
until he bad offered Isaac upon the al
tar did God say Now l know that
thou fearest God =
Question. If they that are in the
flesh cannot please God what can the
alien sinner do to be born again.
Ans. If you read Rom. s, 5-6-7 you
will see that Paul teaches that so long
that man minds the things of the
flesh, he is in the flesh, but when he
hears the gospel and believes it he be-
gins to desire the things of the spirit,
is begotten of God. ''Whosoeyer be-
lieves that Jesus is the Christ is begot-
ten of God. list Jno. 5, T. Also read
verse 1-S of same chapter. Also 1st
Peter, 1-23.
Question. If man must hear the
gospel preached, believe it and be bap.
tized TO be born again, then is not
spiritual life conveyed through me.
dium of the preached word and water
: baptism?
Ans. The terms ''born again anC
''saved from SIM express the same
state or condition of the man. Now,
let us hear Paul upon what my friend
; is pleased to call medium of the
preached word For seeing in the
: wisdom of God, the world through
I their wisdom knew not God It was
his good pleasure of the preaching tc
save them that believe list Cor. l.:
81. Here it is stated positively thai
people were saved through preaching
Again, 'For | am not ashamed of thC
gospel Of Christ, for it is the power o
God unto salvation to everyone tina
! believes it. to the Jews first, and alsC
= to the Greek. Rom. 1:tG. Now
!, !, make know to you, brethren, the gos
!, pei which ! preached unto you whicl
also ye received, wherein also y,
stand by which also ye are saved, i
We hold fast that which l preached ex
z cept ye have believed in vain. -
Cor 1912.
Que ton Must man be born o
God and then be born of water2
Ans. He must be begotten of Got
Y and born of water. 1 Peter, 1873. Johl
3:5.
Question. In the new birth, whicl
is of the most Importance, God or wa
4 ter?
Ans. God is the author of all thing
that pertain to mans salvation, bu
D the important thing for man to DO j
TO know what God has required at hi
hands and do it. God will take car
4 of his side of the business. ''Marvt
not that say unto thee We must b
born again. '-JnO. 81. "Nerily, vel
lily, | say unto thee except "a man b
4 born of water and of the spirit he can
not enter into the kingdom Of heaven
H-Jno. 3:5.
\ Question. When Il man is baptize
is he not willing TO be born again
Then explain 1:13. who were Dor
not of the will of man. nor Of the wi
of the flesh, hut Of God. -
\ Ans.-In the revised version, vers
13, the word born" is rendered "be
gotten in the margin. Read verse
11-12 in connection with the 18th an
all is plain. Here it is: He come
to his own and they that We're his ow
received him not, but to as many a
received him to them gave he til
right 10 become the children of Goo
even to them that believe ON his name
who We're born or (hegotten) not {
the will Of man nor of the will of tn
flesh but of God "Begotten" is tn
proper rendering in verse t3. becaus
verse II says they were not yet chilo
rem. Ii born again they would certain
ly be children. Then a. 10 mans wi
in the matter, man must he willing
submit 10 the will Of God The Pla
Of Redemption originated in the min
of God and is his will Thence not
man, nor of flesh hut of God bl