Would This Man be Welcome to Preach at Conference?

Originally Posted by Brother Price

I am not Daniel, but I would say that Bishop Haywood was a man when, he saw what was in the Bible about the correct mode of baptism, he obeyed it, and then brought his congregation into the same obedience. The fact remains that baptism is not salvational, because in order to do so would imply a man-made element outside the Cross to administer what the Cross gives biblically by faith.

If I believe the ceiling is about to fall and I do not move.. do I really believe?

How is the blood applied to our life? BY FAITH

How is faith expressed? Through Works

If Faith has not the work of baptism.. then it is not faith at all because faith without this work does not exist.. it is dead

I just wonder what Paul was talking about when he explains salvation to Agrippa... and he says these words


Acts 26:20 - But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

DO WHAT? REPENT and something else is required as well? Surely not? What does Paul mean DO WORKS... in conjunction with Repentance but not just any works.. works that are MEET FOR REPENTANCE

now,, we gotta find out what "MEET" means

AXIOS - weighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much

2) befitting, congruous, corresponding to a thing

Paul said that our WORKS in Repentance should be WORTH AS MUCH as the actual Repentance they should be BEFITTING of Repntance....

Now wait.. we need two witnesses on this to confirm this is water baptism... so follow me to Jesus Baptism.. when he is rebuking the Pharisees for their mocking his Baptism.. he tells them that they should also be baptized

Matt 3:8 - Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by StMark

some do though. I am dead serious when i tell you this,
there is a dist Supt. in one state that allowed his black men
to have facial hair but the whites could not. His feeling was
that we as whites had no business stripping the black man
any further of his culture and manhood.
I'm just telling ya'll what I was told when I asked.

What does that say about the white ministers when it comes to "manhood"?

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Why would he rebaptize them if it meant nothing?

No one said it meant nothing, but come on! Are you going to try and say anyone who has been re-baptized obviously does so because they want to get saved?

[StMark]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

What does that say about the white ministers when it comes to "manhood"?

I can only speculate - In the black and hispanic culture,
some believe that to be clean shaven is to be effeminate.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

Have you been considering growing a mustache or goatee?

Look, that's the only hair I can grow on this head!

I would never shave if it wasn't such an issue with others.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

I seriously doubt that. I think if it were put to a vote the majority would be OK with facial hair.

It's not in the manual.

It's one of those unwritten rules like ladies are supposed to wear dresses.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by StMark

some do though. I am dead serious when i tell you this,
there is a dist Supt. in one state that allowed his black men
to have facial hair but the whites could not. His feeling was
that we as whites had no business stripping the black man
any further of his culture and manhood.
I'm just telling ya'll what I was told when I asked.

Perfect setup for a lawsuit!

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

No one said it meant nothing, but come on! Are you going to try and say anyone who has been re-baptized obviously does so because they want to get saved?

Why else would you do it?

That would be really stupid.

I do believe baptism in Jesus Name is part of the New Birth experience.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by StMark

I can only speculate - In the black and hispanic culture,
some believe that to be clean shaven is to be effeminate.

Odd.

I've heard WWOD say that beards are a marker of homosexuality.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

It's not in the manual.

It's one of those unwritten rules like ladies are supposed to wear dresses.

The anti- beard thing is on it's way out though. There are many churches that have men with facial hair on the platforms.