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Originally Posted by TK Burk
Please consider this:
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I was already aware that Jews understood proselyte conversion (via mikva) was a "new birth" or "born again" experience. Thus Nicodemus couldn't grasp what Jesus was saying about the necessity of being born again, as in Nicky's mind that couldn't apply to him, only heathen converts.
It also shed's light on the "ye must become as a little child" statements as well...
But, Aquila (and possibly votivesoul??) are or were arguing a self administered baptism is biblical, because rabbinic mikvas are self administered, and Christian baptism is simply a mikva. But the syllogism fails because Christian baptism is NOT "simply a Christianized mikva".
The biblical data shows Christians BAPTISING converts, just as John did. Therefore Christian baptism is not self administered.
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