A Letter On Christian Baptism With The History Of Water Baptism

Author : John Flavel Bliss
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ISBN 13 : 9781330846940
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book Letters on Christian Baptism written by John Flavel Bliss and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters on Christian Baptism: As the Initiating Ordinance Into the Real Kingdom of Christ On Christian Baptism, as the initiating ordinance into the real Kingdom of Christ: On the alteration of it, by Despotic Powers, in principle and in form, and the misapplication of Baptism, and the substitute, to improper subjects, enforced by the same powers, for sectarian purposes, and the delusions accompanying: On the Real Kingdom of Christ, exclusively under his own jurisdiction, into which Christian Baptism introduces the Convert: On the extent to which that Kingdom has been broken down, by the formation of rival folds, under rival rulers, accomplishing their ends by stratagem, and substitute for Baptism: On the Contrast between that Kingdom, so organized, by Christ himself, and the present scatterd state of the sheep, into folds the devices of men, and under rival and competing Rulers: On the Origin and Illegitimacy of those folds contrived by men, and confining the Sheep away from the rightful Shepherd's jurisdiction, and under the jurisdiction of those who have no right to control them; and the treasonable position of such folds, as rivals against the Fold of Christ, and as obstacles in the way of its prevalence: On the Cruelty of that use of the substitute for Baptism which makes unconscious and helpless babes, Church members, in such folds as are the inventions of men, and ruled by men, and at antipodes against the One Fold of Christ; thus hindering them, when converted, from Christian Baptism, and from going into the Fold of Christ, under his exclusive jurisdiction, and thus inclining the babe, through delusion, deception, and stratagem, to remain in a treasonable state of rivalship against the Fold of Christ during all his life, breeding and perpetuating divisions, "not knowing what he does: " And on the Divisions in the Zion of God, traced to their true origin; and the true scriptural basis of Christian Union, to which Christians must necessarilly come, before they can ever be one again, as they were during the first and second centuries of the Christian era. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.