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Old 03-25-2008, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Pergamum View Post

Okay,

Then what happens when there is no church to baptize into?

Like this ethiopian?

Or in new foreign works?

It appears that we would then have extra-church baptisms, even before a local body is incorporated (or this baptism being part of the process of forming the initial body).

What is your point? I just referred you to Paul and Barnabas. Are you saying the Gospel operates in a an empty environment? Is it going somewhere from nowhere?

I liked and appreciated Sam Waldron's blogs. He makes some good points.
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