Thursday, April 10, 2014

HOSS vs HERB (Round 3) (Part 2)

Round 3, Part 2.


Seriously, how many more of these are you planning. You have not settled anything accept that you disagree with the proved and unrefutable MAD Baptist position. Aren't we wasting time? (The Bible says nothing good about debates or time wasting) I will keep going for a little longer so that you won't think I am chicken though.
-Brother Hoss


MAD REPRESENTATIVE HOSS CARTWRIGHT versus HERB EVANS, Part 3
MID ACTS DISPENSATIONALISM
Regarding their Invisible, Mystical, Universal Church of All Believers and their Mystical Baptism


 
Hoss: Yeah, "Dr." is irrelevant, I just wanted some mud to sling (carnality).
Evans: I’m glad that you admit it.
Hoss: If I was a Dr. from a big prestigious college I would not have said that as I would probable be really air headed about being a Dr.

Hoss: Anyway, Eph. 3:6 is a list of what the gospel does for us. Takeout the other two things from the list and maybe you will see it. 
 "That the Gentiles should be....of the same body.....by the gospel "
Evans: Only in your mind is it a list. And then you corrupt the KJB with your ellipsis to establish your claim. I never thought I’d see a KJB only do that. 
Hoss: I agree that "list" was not a good word. It is more of a compound phrase of what is the most distinct thing about this mystery  age (Bible says "dispensation)". 
With your Hyper-Baptist beliefs, this verse should be at the top of your Statement of Faith.
Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Hoss: Oh yeah, well your a anti dispensationalist that couldn't rightly divide a Kit Kat bar.
Evans: No, but I am a dispensationalist, and I am an anti-hyper dispensationalist that can rightly divide heretics.
Hoss: You divide the OT from the NT, what a dispensationalist.

Hoss: You have contradicted the "one body" teaching  of 1 Cor. 12:13, Eph. 4:5, etc. and you contradict the fact that when we believe the gospel we are put in the body of Christ 1 Cor. 10:17 and Eph. 3:6.
Evans: Do you really think that flinging scripture addresses without any rationale’ is an argument, Can’t you post what I am contradicting and SHOW the contradiction?
Hoss: I told you what you contradicted of certain passages. That is rational.

Hoss: Christ's NT blood does different things depending on what you are in.
Evans: Oh? Where did you learn that? I think a little more prodding will bring out some more heresy. I think you are starting to break down. Explain to us those different things in regard to Christ’s N.T blood from the scripture.
Hoss: Ok, Christ's blood is how we can freely have salvation (Col 1:14, Eph 1:7). But it is also how the tribulation and kingdom saints get there sins taken away. New Covenant type stuff. Would you like me to fling references? Isaiah 53, Ezekiel 36:24-38, Jeremiah 31:31-33, John 1:29, Revelation 1:5, 5:9 the blood of Christ is the basis for every NT ages remission of sins.

You know, Peter and the twelve never preached "now if you know that you are a sinner and that you are going to hell, but that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on the cross for your sins and was buried and rose again, just trust Christ and that finished work and you will be saved."

Paul is the one that taught that baptism wasn't needful to be saved. Paul is the one who taught that through Jesus Christ we are no more under the law. Paul is the one who said that we are under grace. Paul is the one who God started the new dispensation with. Paul is then one that got the gospel of the grace of God by revelation and Paul is the one that received the revelation of the mystery. Compare Ephesians 2-3 and Acts 13 with Acts 2-3, they are not the same messages.


Hoss: Accept [sic] for in this age, salvation requires a faith that works rather than a faith that "worketh not". The shed blood of Christ is a big part of Israel's New Covenant and the promised kingdom.
Evans: Here come the double talk which no one can possibly understand as to what Hoss said.
Hoss: It is obvious what I was saying. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" means different things depending on what age you are in. (gasp!)

For us, it means this.
Romans 3:
[22] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
[24] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
[25] Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

4:
[4] Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
[5] But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

11:
[6] And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

In this age, if we believe the gospel and trust Christ, the Son of God, then we are saved and sealed (Eph. 1:13).
For the kingdom believers, if you believed on Christ, Son of God and King of Israel, you repented, got baptized, sold all, and endured to the end to get saved.  

John 14:
[12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
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13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
[
14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
[
15] If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Matthew 12:50  For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

For more on your kingdom message, see Matt. 10:7-10,22 , 19:20-24, 24:13, Mark 13:13, Mark 16, Matt. 28, Acts 2,Acts 3, Acts 8. GOSPEL OF THE KIGDOM: Matt. 4:23, 9:35, 24:14, and Mark 1:14.

That is not what Paul preached brother Herb.

Hoss: You don't get it.
Evans: And you do not state it.
Hoss: When I state it, you say my message is to long.

Hoss: No, no, no, Mr. Evans.....Peter and John were commissioned to buptize, but when Paul got saved he was never commissioned to buptize.
Evans: Then why did Paul water baptize some. Still, Paul was not there when they were directly commissioned
Hoss: What a goofy way to respond. I am not referring to a single commission to any one person. Check this out.
When John was SENT out he was sent to baptize (John 1:33). When Peter was SENT out he was sent to baptize (Mark 16:15-16, Matt. 28:19), but when Paul was SENT (Acts 9, 26) he was not sent to baptize (1 Cor. 1:17). Peter and John preached water baptism as a requirement, Paul did not.

Hoss: I agree....and totally different from Paul and his ministry and teaching for this present age.
Evans: No, it is just HYPERS that claim it was totally different without ant scripture justification but merely rather suggestions and inference from scripture.
Hoss: Herb, I am starting to worry about you. I have showed you where Paul and Gospels/early Acts differ with many scripture references.

Hoss: Is that the best you got? "I don't know". You think I am grasping at straws? This is serious scriptural differences in the apostles commissions proving the distinction of Paul's teaching and ministry.
Evans: Asking why to anything while trying to infer one’s opinion is not an argument.
Hoss: When I just talk you say I have no scripture, when I give you scripture you say I have no rationale. You are impossible to please.

Hoss: There is more than one gospel brother, John's and Peter's gospel was the gospel of the kingdom that did require works (such as selling all, enduring to the end, water baptism). Paul's gospel clearly began with Paul according to Romans 16:25, Gal. 1, Eph. 3.
Evans: I hope you grow out of flinging scripture addresses thinking that you are helping your argument. By the way, Paul preached the kingdom of God at the end of the Book of Acts. Also, no one ever endured to the end in order to be saved or have eternal life.
Hoss: No one has had to endure to the end because the tribulation and kingdom were postponed for the mystery age that we live in. In the tribulation the Jews will have to endure to the end and not take the mark to be saved.

Hoss: I have never said that. I do point out that Peter's message about Christ's death is much different than Paul's in Acts 13.
Evans: Much different – how? Don’t be afraid to be specific enough to get caught. So, once more, did the finished work of Christ save folks before Paul? Are all the eternal life passages in the Book of John null and void? When Paul arrived, did folks have to get re-saved?
Hoss: Wow, you have not paid any attention to any of what I have told you. Every saved person in every age has had eternal life. I have never said that only people in this age could have it----lay off the bottle Herb. In the gospels no one knew bout Christ's death and when Christ told the twelve about it they thought He was crazy. (Matt. 16:21-23)
Christ's finished work was the last sacrifice needed, so all the believers between the cross and Paul did not have to have sacrifices anymore. A good book on that topic is Hebrews.

Hoss: 1 Cor. 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
Paul is our apostle that we are to follow. Paul is the apotle to the Gentiles and Christ was a minister of the circumcision (Rom. 11:13, 15:8. Paul did not countermand anybody....Christ was speaking through him. Get Mclean's book Jesus wasn't talking to you.
Evans: So, you are getting tongue tied and cannot handle the above and want to avoid the remission of sins. Then you equivocate and try to change the subject. Hoss, you are falling apart.
Hoss: I did none of that. You have avoided all the scripture I have given you and all you can tell me is that the body of Christ is local and not spiritual. It is getting old brother.

Hoss: So you think what the Bible calls the "gospel of the kingdom" is the same thing Paul preached? Please read my article http://av1611studyblog.blogspot.com/p/gospel-of-kingdom-requires-signs.html
Evans: The gospel started out as the gospel of the remission of sins, and various aspects of the kingdom were added to it. There is only one “glorious” gospel of the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world with many different aspects and additional revelation.
Hoss: The reward for best theology made up on the spur of the moment goes to......DR. HERB EVANS!!!! WOOOHOOOO

Matthew 6:[14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
[
15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

That is no change in "aspect" brother Herb.....


Hoss: I don't understand what you are saying....God obviously deals with people different ways through different ages.
Evans: As a dispensationalist, I would agree. The keyword is “deals with people different ways.”  This is not to say that He saves people different ways. It has always been by faith. Still the basis of all the Old Testament salvation is the death of the Testator.
 Heb 9:14. 15 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?  And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the FIRST TESTAMENT, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Hoss: Boloneyism.....God allowed the blood of bulls and goats to cover sins until the cross.... Your faith did save you, but your faith had to be a faith that works.

James 2:
[17] Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
[18] Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
[19] Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
[20] But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
[21] Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
[22] Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
[23] And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
[24] Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
[25] Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
[26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Also try Hebrews 11.....you know, by faith Noah built an ark. Doing works by faith. In this age it is different.
Romans 4:[4] Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
[
5] But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Hoss: Well, I have no idea what you are saying. This "local body" hullibeloo is a bunch of stuff. There are NOT many "local" bodies o Christ, there is only one body of Christ. You have the physical church of members congregating together confused with the body of Christ. Let me explain something about the number 1. The term "one" is always used to mean that there is not 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,.....but actually "one" as in "1".
Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. [4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; [5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism, [6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Evans: No, you do not understand nor have any idea that your proof text means ONE kind of bosy, One kind of Baptism, One kind of God, ONE kind of faith, One kind of hope although there be multiples of all them that exist.
Hoss: I once held the belief that Eph. 4 was a list of kinds of things and not a numerical list. Then I realized that there are not "kinds of God" (capital "G"). The context of Eph. 4 is keeping the "unity of the Spirit". There is one God, not one kind of God. There are gods with a lower case "g". I guess you could say there are many kinds of lower case "g" gods but not many kinds of upper case "G" gods. The Bible talks about many kinds of faith: faith in Christ, faith of the gospel, faith of Christ, and many more.  The Bible talks about many kinds of baptisms.

Hebrews 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Matthew 3:11 mentions 3 different baptisms (as we all know).

If each church has its own kind of "one body", do you also have your own kind of God? What baptism is the kind of baptism in the list?

Hoss: Does each "local body" have its own "one Spirit"? Does each "local body" have its own hope, Lord, faith, or God? Eh?
Evans: Now, you really have gone out into left field to frame a question around something that does not exist. From where did you get the term “its own?” It is not in Eph. 4:4, 5.  Hoss, you are stretching and straining. See what happens, when this stuff is not covered in the books that you parrot?
Hoss: The only book I parrot is the KJB. I have never read any Stam, Bullinger, Belch, Larkin, etc. just a little Mclean, Reese, and  Ruckman.

Hoss: Boloney? Pastrami? Pulled pork? Spam? Can of sardines? Makes no difference to me.....
Evans: Nothing makes any difference to you if it does not line up with your preconceived notions. You are the butcher who chops up the scriptures into dispensational compartments.
Hoss: Nothing makes any difference to you if is does not line up with your Baptist history and tradition. You think the only divisions in the Bible are OT and NT.


Hoss: Ah! Could this be? Brother Herb, did you say what I think you said? "context "!!! You get a
smiley face!
Evans: Ah, yes,  Hypers pay no attention to context.
Hoss: You got it backwards......

Hoss: Take the Bible literally Mr. Evans,
Evans: Okay. Jesus Christ is a literal loaf of bread. Satisfied?
Hoss: You know that is not what I meant. I mean don't create your own metaphors in the Bible.

Hoss: Paul gives allegories and he tells you when he does it (Gal. 4:24).
Evans: I have no problem with that. Your point? 
Hoss: That is my point.

Hoss: The Lord's Supper is a memorial of the body and blood of Christ on the cross i.e. His death.
Evans: Yes!
Hoss: Yes!

Hoss: Paul says that the Corinthians were "one body" for they "partook" of that death.
Evans: No! One body because the Corinthian Church was because they were one local church
Hoss: No! I already went over this.

Hoss: That would be talking about us believing the gospel, "the preaching of the cross".
Evans: It is useless to get me to agree to your commentary. I do agree with the verse, however.
Hoss: I would never want you to agree to my commentary nor have you agree with Baptist traditions rather than scripture.

Hoss: Let's go through it again brother!
Evans: Okay, let’s!
Hoss: Great!

Hoss: Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. [14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; [15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; [16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Evans: Well at least you are now posting the scripture. Yet without any rationale’. This is very interesting in that now you place your mystical body at the cross, proving that we don’t need Paul
Hoss: You don't think we need Paul? You do not realize where you would be without what Christ gave him to deliver to us. "BY the blood of Christ" and "BY cross" are answering the questions "HOW" not "WHEN". It does not say "AT the cross".

Hoss: 1 Corinthians 1:[18] For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
[23] But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
Evans: More of the same. What has this to do with your mystical body?
Hoss: That is me defining the gospel as the preaching of the cross.

Hoss: 1 Corinthians 2:
[2] For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Evans: More of the same. What has this to do with your mystical body?
Hoss: Again...that is me defining the gospel as the preaching of the cross.

Ephesians 3:[6] That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Evans: Pete and RePete were on the fence; Pet fell off; who was left?
1 Corinthians 10:[16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? [17] For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Hoss: RePete?

Hoss: Getting in the body of Christ is never mentioned with water baptism, it is always BY the gospel that Paul preached. (which was a mystery, which was also a revelation given to Paul)
Evans: Well, finally some rationale’, You never get in the body of Christ automatically. You don’t really get into Bible emblems and metaphors by anything.
Hoss: Ah! Herb the Baptist finally admits it. You believe in thousands of one bodies of Christ and now you finally admit that you think the "body of Christ" is just some metaphor and not even real. What a load of it  !

Here is your creed....which you will probably say is not though. http://av1611studyblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-creed-of-brider-cult.html

Galatians 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.[12] For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 2:[2] And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

Romans 16:25  Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

1 Timothy 1:
[11] According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

[16] Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Evans: No rationale’ to any of these rationale’ less passages, and I am tired of commenting on them.
Hoss: BOK! BOK! KOKKLE DOODLE DOO! (Chicken noises) You have yet to comment on 1 Timothy 1 and what you think Paul means by "..in me first....for a pattern...."

Hoss: You think John the Buptist and Peter preached the same thing Paul did? Find me where they preached "ye are not under the law but under grace". Find me where they preached that though just believing on the gospel and trusting Christ alone, no baptism, circumcision, works of law, selling all, and enduring to the end---none of that just plain faith that "worketh not"
Evans: Find me where they preached “love your enemies.” Different dispensation? You guys are just like the post-tribulationists and their tactic to try to destroy your opponents’ position without establishing one of your own. It ain’t working.
Hoss: What are you talking about? MAD is the proven and unrefutable position that the KJB clearly teaches. It s the Mark 7:13 coming out in you again.

Hoss: Don't try and pull that anti right divisional non sense where you fumble around John 3 with these verses.
Evans: Okay!
Hoss: Actually you already have.

Hoss: John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.[17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.[18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God . . . [36] He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Evans: You don’t believe these verses? Oh you do not believe that these verses are for today. That is your problem. I would rather believe Jesus.
Hoss: It is not what I believe, it is what Christ later told Paul and what Christ says later in John 14.

Hoss: I know all the tricks brother...all the tricks.
Evans: I know; I have watching you pull them.
Hoss: Actually that is referring to your anti right division stunts.

Hoss: You try and pull that one on me and I will give you John 14:12.
John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Evans: Well, I don’t get the point unless it is Jesus going to the Father changed the dispensations rather than Paul or Acts 9.
Hoss: Your comment does not make since.

Hoss: Don't give me that stuff man....Mid-Acts hyperdispensationalism is unrefutable because it is Bible fact. In the gospels and Hebrews-Revelation salvation is by a faith that works. READ James 2, you will find faith that works. READ Hebrews 11, you will find faith that works. READ the gospels, you will find faith that works. (selling all, baptism, law,)
           
But you know what Paul says?

Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Galatians 3:
[1] O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
[2] This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
[3] Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Ephesians 2:
[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Who else talks like that brother? Don't try and give me that about James 2 being justification before men.....I know all the tricks. You are never to seek to be justified before men (Luke 16:15)! James is aimed at tribulation saints and if the tribulation saint tries to be justified before men he WILL TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST.

Mid-Acts is UNREFUTABLE sir. You create contradiction in scripture if you chose otherwise.

Contradiction
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Colossians 3:
[1] If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
[2] Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Contradiction
Matthew 6:
[14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
[15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Contradiction
Matthew 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. [11] For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. [12] Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. Chew on that Herby!

Evans: Do you think that you should be heard for your much speaking, or are you on a propaganda tour for MAD. I will not be answering naked passage or naked addresses any longer. So chew on them yourself. You complain about the length of this discussion and then do something like this.
Hoss: What happened to "Is all you have to do is charge a contradiction without specifying what the contradiction is". You started a MAD Baptist vs Hyper-Bapist debate and then you chicken out when you can't handle my points? Herb the Baptist but off more than he could chew.

Hoss: I have already refuted that.
Evans: I have already refuted your refutation. Yawn!
Hoss: Sir, that is impossible. MAD is proven and unrefutable. So wake up!

Hoss: That is my website.
Evans: So what? Did I refer you to my website for answers?
Hoss: No you didn't. So now we have emails that are running 10,000 words on the short end.

Hoss: Look old man, I don't have to have arguments. Mid-Acts is unrefutable and you just can't grasp any right division aside from OT and NT.
Evans: Look Sonny, how do you refute something that no one has ever proved?
Hoss: Look you old goat, MAD is proven and unrefutable. How is anything else proven other than Most Baptists are wrong on this issue.

Hoss: Is "hyper dispy" the best you got? Some ol, same ol brother!
Evans: The best that I can to answer nonsense and sarcasm.
Hoss: I am cool with that.
Hoss: Old guy, I don't care if you read the funnies or not. But, reading the funnies is a mark of spirituality.
Evans: Well, you certainly have demonstrated that!
"Still, I understand that you are still trying to grow up to be somebody" what does that mean?
Evans: Go ye and learn what that meaneth.
Hoss: Ok.

Hoss: II Timothy 2:15  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Evans: I note that this passage says to “RIGHTLY DIVIDE” the word of truth. I have not seen you do any of that. You still think that Jesus is a loaf of bread and that believers are actual sheep.
Hoss: I was going to say the same about you...accept for the bread part.


Hoss: Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Evans: Pro 26:4  Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Hoss: DRAT! I was hoping you didn't know that verse!

Hoss: Well then you are disobedient to your precious kingdom gospel!
Evans: Only according to you.
Hoss: No, according to you. You admit that you have not sold all that you have.

Hoss: I can't think of any good comebacks on that....I'll get back with you.
Evans: Make it easy on yourself.
Hoss: Sure.

HOSS vs HERB (Round 3) (Part 1)

Note: The debate with Brother Herb is so long that the page will not load to blogger posts. I have to break it up in two parts. His latest comments in purple, mine in orange.
 
 
Seriously, how many more of these are you planning. You have not settled anything accept that you disagree with the proved and unrefutable MAD Baptist position. Aren't we wasting time? (The Bible says nothing good about debates or time wasting) I will keep going for a little longer so that you won't think I am chicken though.
-Brother Hoss


MAD REPRESENTATIVE HOSS CARTWRIGHT versus HERB EVANS, Part 3
MID ACTS DISPENSATIONALISM
Regarding their Invisible, Mystical, Universal Church of All Believers and their Mystical Baptism


     
Hoss: Separate bodies of Christ.....sure. "One body" can only mean that there is "one body" period.
Evans: Well, now, look who is making the rules. Neither quantity nor multiplicity are in view in Eph 4:4, 5. Exclusiveness is in view for there be gods many, and though there are many fathers, there is only one God and Father, our heavenly father.
Hoss: I would agree to that to a certain degree.

Hoss: But you take it to mean that every Baptist church is "one body".....so you believe that there are thousands of one bodies?
Evans: Well, I would say that every New Testament church is “one body.”  So, yes, there are thousands of the same kind of body.
Hoss: Ain't that nice! The kind of body we are talking about is a "body of Christ". You just admitted that there are thousands of one bodies of Christ, HA! Quack....quack....koo-koo...koo-koo....plop!

Hoss: The Bible talks about many members being in the body of Christ....but never many bodies being in Christ. You cannot count the number of bodies in/of Christ, there is only one. That body is a spiritual one composed of all saved people.
Evans: Still, the Bible talks about many churches and defines the church as the body in Col 1:18, 24.
Hoss: Hey Herb! You have it backwards buddy! The "body" is defined as a church, not the church defined as the body.

Colossians 1:
[18] And he is the head of the body, the church....
[24]......the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church

Here are the other references to the body of Christ in Colossians. 

2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

3:
[10] And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
[11] Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

[15] And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Also notice that this epistle was not just for one church.
4:[16] And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

The body of Christ is spiritual......it is also a church......you will find verses that call the spiritual body of Christ the church and you will find verses that the church is the body of Christ. You will not find  any verses that say that church always equals body of Christ and body of Christ always equals church.



  Hoss: You seem to have the word "church" misunderstood. You have to look at a verses context to see what kind of church it is. "Church" and "body" do not mean the same thing. (though the "one body" is a church)
1 Cor. 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: SO ALSO IS CHRIST. [13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.[14] For the body is not one member, but many. [15] If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? [16] And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? [17] If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?[ 18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. [19] And if they were all one member, where were the body? [20] But now are they many members, yet but one body.
Still, there are two different bodies that have many members, the actual physical of Christ in heaven and the local representative body of Christ on earth. 1 Corinthians twelve is all about the local representative body and nothing about any other kind. You care little about context.  Your propensity to gravitate to the mystical body that drives you to a bunch of mystical noses, eyes, and ears in heaven. Tell, me since you like to count bodies, how many spiritual noses are there in heaven? Or do you know what metaphors are? Do you know what “SO ALSO IS CHRIST” means in your proof text.

Hoss: Why do you always say "the local representative body"?
Shouldn't you say "all the local representative bodies"? You like to keep your "bodies of Christ" teaching in the closet.
You are the one that does not understand 1 Cor. 12.
[12] For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
Ok, just as the human body has many members but is still just one body, so also is Christ. Christ's body = one body with many members. You hyper-Baptist have "one" trouble.

[13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
We got in the body of Christ, not by water baptism, but by a baptism by the Spirit. By does not mean with brother. The Holy Spirit baptizes people into Christ. Christ does not baptize people into himself with the Spirit. Why is that so hard? Because it is against Baptist tradition?
Paul says "we"....not "ye" or "yall". Paul was not a member of this local church.

[14] For the body is not one member, but many.
Now we are getting back to the metaphor of the human body....below you will see that in the body of Christ there are different members with different abilities and gifts that allow it to function---just like the human body.

[15] If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
[16] And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
[17] If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Below you will leave the metaphor.

[18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
[19] And if they were all one member, where were the body?
[20] But now are they many members, yet but one body.
There you saw that God put the members in the body. Not the Baptist voting them into the "local body" or the Baptist preacher water buptizing them into it.

Below you will get back to the metaphor....

[21] And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
[22] Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
[23] And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
[24] For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
[25] That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
[26] And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
There you saw that all the members of the body of Christ should work together and comfort each other.....you will saw that Paul was teaching that there is no Jew, Gentile, bond, free, male, female but that they are all in the body of Christ. This can only be a metaphor for a spiritual body, friend. There are males and females in your local assembly.

Let's finish the chapter..,.
[27] Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
This "local church" is the body of Christ. All the members are assumibly saved and so they are the body of Christ----but they are members in particular....not the entire body.

[28] And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
[29] Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
[30] Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
[31] But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Again, you saw that God is the one putting people in the body of Christ....not the Buptizer or the voters.

Hoss: So even though there is only "one body" I can still point at churches as I drive down the road and say "there is a body...there's another....oh I see another one....oh wait that one doesn't count since they aren't Baptist".
Evans: Not unless you think the building is the church or the body.
Hoss: But I could say it meaning the people inside the church building?
  
Hoss: Yes...but I don't think you understand.
Evans: Dittos!

Hoss: So if someone start a church, it is not arrogant to say "look, I started a body of Christ....I let me water baptize you and let me put you in this body of Christ that I created". Yep....plain loony.
Evans: It is looney to frame and color my doctrine that way in order to mock it.
Hoss: That is your doctrine....it's just so very mockable.

Hoss: Loony...again.
Evans: Looney objections require looney responses. 
Hoss: In general that is true. Amen brother! 

Hoss: Yes, "difficult" it is. Paul says "we" when he is talking about being in the body of Christ. Did Paul leave the Corinthians church and join the Romans? How exactly did that work?
1 Cor. 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Romans 12:[4] For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
[5] So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Evans: Are you denying that Paul was a member of a local church?  The fact that Paul used an editorial “we” in many of his comments does not mean that he was in any mystical body. What it does do is demonstrate that Paul shared a common experience with the Corinthians and the Romans.  
Hoss: "Editorial we" is not mentioned in the Bible and you cannot prove your statement.

Hoss: Interesting, so if I got buptized but then left my church I got out of the body of Christ? 
I do agree that "in Christ" does not mean being in the body of Christ. I dealt with that in my Ephesians PDF notes. Look at your words "suppose you were a member of some body of Christ  " some body of Christ.  Go ahead and confess...how many bodies of Christ do you estimate there are? Again, "one body" mean "one body". There are many physical churches, but not every church is the body of Christ. The body of Christ is spiritual, but it is called a church as it fits the definition.
Evans: Your Campbellite imitation notwithstanding, the quantity in Eph 4:4, 5 is not in view nor is the multiplicity of things in the verse. The ONE body, ONE baptism, ONE God, and ONE Father refer to the exclusiveness of the ONE to the exclusion of all others.
Hoss: Questions: Which baptism is the one used in the passage and which are excluded? What faith is mentioned and which are excluded?

Hoss: You contradicted 1 Cor. 10:17 and Eph. 3:6.
Evans: Is all you have to do is charge a contradiction without specifying what the contradiction is and  give only scriptural addresses with any rationale’?
Hoss: I get the feeling that if I listed the contradictions and how you created them you would not answer due to its long length.

Hoss: The members (who are in the body of Christ) assemble together, but there is only one body of Christ. Not many one bodies of Christ as you suggest.
Evans: So, you are saying that your Mystical body of Christ ASSEMBLE TOGETHER. where?
Hoss: The members of the spiritual body of Christ (which is a type of church) assemble together all the time to study, preach, and teach God's word. Some do it in houses, tents, shacks, or big fancy buildings with stain glass. Usually it fits the definition of "church".

Hoss: 1 Cor. 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
In the physical church there are men and women, blacks and whites, etc. but in the body of Christ there is no difference, no distinction, all are one in Christ's body. Again, the "local church" is not the body of Christ but it contains members who are in the body of Christ.
You do not believe in one spiritual body of Christ that all saved people are in. You believe in many one bodies that you call "local churches". Which is why you are so confused.....
Evans: Well, you correctly have said that in the physical church body that there are certain distinctions but then the proof text that you have used (1 Cor. 12:13) has those distinctions. Do you have a verse, like Gal 3:28, that mandates that those in the body of Christ do not have those distinctions, EXCEPT IN CHRIST?
Gal 3:28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Hoss: I am not sure what you are saying....but here is scripture clearly talking about our standing in the body of Christ, which is spiritual.
Col. 3:
[10] And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
[11] Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Hoss: Those are the same ol Ruckman type arguments against Paul being the first one in the body of Christ.
Evans: Which means that you do not have to answer each of these points? So, know all you have to do is equivocate with muddy water?
Hoss: It means that your aguements are the same ol stuff that has already been dealt with. Send me an email if you have specific questions on when the body of Christ started.

Hoss: "In Christ" does not mean being in the body of Christ.
Evans: True, but I thought that I already said that.
Hoss: I said it first in my Ephesians notes PDF I sent which you should read...it is much more in depth on when the body of Christ started.

Hoss: Not every "Church" is the body of Christ. God has had many churches throughout different ages.
Evans: True. That is why there is only ONE body, the local New Testament church. 
Hoss: Now that is a pile of it.   We have both gone back and forth about if the one body of Christ is spiritual or if it is actually thousands of individual groups who gather together. There are many NT churches...the kingdom gospel believers had  church.....the "mystery age" believers meet together as well. NT right division is beyond your intellect.

Hoss: Acts 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
Evans: Of course, this was not the body of Christ but it was a literal assembly and not some intangible thingie.
Hoss: YES! This church is a called out assembly on earth. The one body of Christ is a spiritual assembly of all believers. Again, something we have agreed to disagree on apparently.

Hoss: Hebrews 2:12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
Evans: Curiously this was a prophecy of the New Testament church singing after the Lord’s Supper and the declaration of His name in the midst of the congregation per Psalms 22:22. Again, a tangible church or congregation. Nevertheless, the body metaphor was not used until the epistles, but the flock metaphor was used by Jesus and also in Acts.
Psa 22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Hoss: You just made that up. This mystery  age and the Lord's supper ordinance was a mystery kept secret from the prophets.

Hoss: There is the kingdom believers who believed and preached the kingdom gospel in the kingdom church (Matt.-Acts). John and Peter's message was a prophesied kingdom, prophesied king, etc. but Paul's message was not revealed, it was a mystery that h received by revelation.
Evans: Tell us a little more about these kingdom believers and kingdom gospel. Did it have anything to do with the kingdom that could not be seem or entered unless a person was born again? How many kinds of new births are there?
John 3:3 - 6 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  4  Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Hoss: "Born again" is not a term for just individual salvation. If you want to learn more of what I am saying you can read my article. (this would be twice as long of a message if I typed it here.


Hoss: There are several gospels, several churches, but one body of Christ.
Evans: I ditched that idea with Scofied.
Hoss: You might as well ditch the Bible as you are denying such clear teaching. Send me an email saying what the gospel was in the gospels and early Acts and how it is exactly what Paul preached.

Hoss: 1 Tim. 1:11 - 16 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.[12] And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;[13] Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.[14] And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.[15] This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.[16] Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Paul's gospel was a mystery, it was a revelation given to Paul, by believing that gospel is how we get in that body. We partake of that "one bread", we believe the "preaching of the cross". This is what we are debating about http://av1611studyblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/when-body-of-christ-began-unrefutable.html
Evans: Obviously, there is only one GLORIOUS GOSPEL. All I see here is that this gospel was committed to Paul rather than Paul getting a new gospel. The gospel of Eternal life was a fact and a possession in the 4 gospels. Their names were even written in heaven then. Do you get IN CHRIST differently than the way that you get in the body?
Hoss: You did not address verse 16 about the "in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.". The only way t have eternal life is through Christ, you came through Christ in different ways though.
Depends on which gospel Christ gave you in your age. I have already dealt with this. Do what Jesus said and keep the law and sell all that you have if you want. Or go with the gospel Christ gave Paul by revelation.

Hoss: You did not pay attention. Look at your words ''assemble as a body of Christ locally". There is never a body of Christ in the Bible, there is THE body of Christ which there is only one of.
Evans: While you are correct about the definite article and indefinite article. The Corinthian Local Church was told that “YE ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST and members IN PARTICULAR.”  The same can be said for the other local churches separately, to be THE body of Christ, so you cannot say that that they collectively that they were the body of Christ, therefore when explaining each one, I us the rem a body of Christ. You can explore this further in Ephesians where you have THE husband and THE wife and also a husband and a wife, as you go from the generic to the particular. Thank you Jesus! Praise de Lawd! Does I have a witness?
Hoss: I have no idea what you just said. Perhaps a little Bible reading will set me straight. Have a good one!

Hoss: There is one body of Christ that is spiritual, all a local church is is a bunch of people getting together who are members of the spiritual body of Christ trying to teach the word and serve God.  
Evans: So, here we have Hoss showing his low regard for the local church that Christ died for as he sees it not being spiritual like his mystical church in the sky. Of course, if we would explore this further, we would find that water baptism is not spiritual either or Hoss would not remain unbaptized because Hoss got the big one.
Hoss: I never said I would never get buptized.  Anyway, the local church has fights, splits, division, and can fail in every way imaginable. I have very low regard for people and there assemblies. I do admire a congregation that still believes the Bible and is trying to follow God'S word rightly divided the best they know how.

Hoss: Yeah...pastrami would have been more witty at that point.

Evans: Actually, the real butchers are those that chop up the scriptures in the name of rightly dividing.
Hoss: We must divide and cut so that we don't get choked on false doctrine.

Hoss: I already did...
Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs (HOW?), and of the same body (HOW?), and partakers of his promise in Christ (HOW?) by the gospel. Yep...that's what I thought it said, BY THE GOSPEL! NOT YOUR WATER BUPTISM.
Also see 1 Cor. 10:16-17.
Evans: No! All you did is ask questions, Show me the phrase where they got into the same body BY THE GOSPEL. It is not there although partakers of the same promises is there. Pleasw TRY to be honest! I would appreciate if you would not post naked addresses without a rationale’. 1 Cor 10:16 -18 says nothing about being put in the body BY THE GOSPEL. That is a figment of your imagination. You better do a study on metaphors. The next thing you will be doing is talking about the one, invisible, mystical, universal bread.
1Co 10:16 - 18  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.  18  Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 
Hoss:  For the 1000th time.....let's do it again.

Ephesians 2:
[13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
We're "nigh" but we aren't all the way there till we get baptized and join a church right?
[14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
[15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

So you are telling me that Christ "abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances" only create more ordinances and commandments to achieve full spiritual standing? (i.e. water buptism and church membership)

True the body of Christ does have ordinances and commandments (Rom. 13, 1 Cor.11), but not to move up in the hierarchy of spiritual standing.

[16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

"By" does not mean "at", "by" answers the question "how?" How did God "reconcile both unto God in one body"? BY the cross. It does not say "at" the cross.

Paul's gospel that he received by revelation is called the "preaching of the cross". (1 Cor. 1:17-18)

[17] And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
[18] For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
[19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
WHOA! We are "no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God"......and not one verse in chapters 1-2 even indicate that we got this through water buptism or church membership.
[20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
[21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
[22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Does that sound like a a few believers assembling together locally to you?

Anyway, that was free. Back to my point. We are in one body how? BY THE CROSS. (the Christ's death on the cross is the center piece of our gospel---it is even called "the preaching of the cross".

Eph. 3:
[1] For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
[2] If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to youward:
[3] How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
[4] Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
[5] Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
As you can see, a new dispensation was given through Paul which was a mystery/secret that no one else knew about. What is this mystery?
[6] That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
[7] Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

There is where you get stuck (verse 6). There is a parenthetical-type statement in commas (forget what it is called in grammar) and then there is the rest of the sentence. Let's read it without the part in commas.

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Both items are "by the gospel".
Now with the parenthetical-type statement in commas back in.

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

All three items are by the gospel. You are right, "list" is not the right word.

Anyway...let's checkout 1 Cor. 10 now.

[16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
[17] For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

Herby, communion is the body of Christ celebrating that which is mentioned in Ephesians 2:11-22 by having the memorial. Verse 17 says why we have communion. Verse 17 is not saying how we do communion but WHY we do it. Note the word "for"!

Why we do communion.....
"FOR we being many are one bread, and one body"

Why we are one body.....
"FOR we are all partakers of that one bread."

That "one bread" is referring to Christ's body on the cross (His death), we are one body because we PARTOOK of that. How did we partake of that? By you water buptism? By your church membership? Any other good works? Nope......

Rom. 3:
[21] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
[22] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
[24] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
[25] Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
[26] To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
[27] Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

We partake of Christ's death by believing the gospel and trusting Christ.
The gospel is found in Rom. 3-4, 1 Cor. 1,2, and 15, Col . 1:14, Eph. 1:7, 2:8-9, Titus 3:5.

After Paul established what communion is and why we do it, he finishes by saying that both the Jews and Gentiles have the wrong sacrifice and that we cannot partake of both the Lord's table and that of devils.

 [18] Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the alter?
[19] What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
[20] But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
[21] Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Is that enough for you? To much Bible perhaps? Is it to much against Baptist tradition?


The Creed of the Brider Cult.

This is the creed of every Brider, Hyper-Baptist, and Herbite. 

1.) The final authority on how the scripture should be interpreted is what we can find in Baptist history. If any interpretation is against our Baptist fathers then it is a cult and we must reject it. Our Baptist fathers were right about everything and they are my authority.

2.) The word church means "body of Christ" in the New Testament. Unless the New Testament is referring to a church in the Old Testament (Acts 7:38), in that case the meaning of the word "church" changes.

3.) The entire New Testament is written directly to me and it is all talking about me. No scripture has been provided for Tribulation saints. 

4.) There is only one gospel in the entire New Testament.

5.) "Rightly dividing" (II Timothy 2:15) only means to divide the New Testament from the Old Testament.

6.)There are thousands of bodies of Christ in existent because local Baptist churches are the body of Christ.

7.) Each Baptist church is its own body of Christ. 

8.) Only the local Baptist churches are in the body of Christ; each local Baptist church is one body of Christ. 

9.) When I start a church I am actually starting a body of Christ. 

10.) When I water baptize someone by immersion I am putting someone in the body of Christ that I started myself. 

11.) No one is complete in Christ at the moment of salvation.

12.) There are two classes of Christians, a hierarchy. 

13.) When someone believes the gospel and gets saved, they must do good works to achieve the full standing in Christ....that standing which I have already obtained by joining a church and getting baptized.

14.) I am one of the elite Christians because I have done the good works and I am a Baptist, a lot of Christians are below me in rank.

15.) Christ's death on the cross "abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances" only to create new ordinances....water baptism and church membership.  Without doing the good works you still do not get in the body of Christ and you are at the bottom of the hierarchy. 

16.) If I start a body of Christ, which is a local Baptist church, I can then water baptize people and vote them in to allow them to come into my body of Christ. I am in control, I can always kick them out of the assembly "for the destruction of the flesh" (1 Cor. 5:5) in which I am cutting off a member of the body of Christ. Only my fellow Baptists and I have this power, we have no equals in spirituality or standing in Christ.