REFORMATION BIBLES (CONCLUSION)
The Fellowship starts by discussing John 3:16 and the phrase "only begotten son," with particular emphasis on the word "begotten."
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The imagery is vivid. What is your interpretation?
other than the experience of the dream itself, of which i was an observer. it was one of the few dreams where the weather, sun/moon or conditions wasn't prominent. it was a small group of people. 1 Peter 5:8 , Job 40:19 , Isaiah 27:1 , Ephesians 2:2 John 4:14 , Hebrews 13:13-14 , Matthew 5:4
(unrelated) . i had a dream there were people around quite a deep pond, which also had a waterfall and a rock. they were at the edges of civilization. the people around the pond/pool, were mourning. a dragon (a seamonster with wings) had been watching and was going to ambush them, in plain sight, like a tiger or lion does. it was driven back from them by some unknown force, although nobody there was apparently able to see the dragon iself or what happened to it. i think it intended to eat them ... but it recoiled backwards, as if it had been sliced at the neck. i saw a spring rise up from the water (a jet? dont know what called)... then they the people also saw the spring/jet, which bubbled up, and their crying was about to be stopped, and i woke up.
i heard a voice in my head which said, for [this] purpose i have raised thee up and then, the mists of darkness [for them] reserved forever :(
These meetings are such a blessed time with wonderful Brothers and Sisters 💕
Another great teaching. Thank You. "Their purification" . . is just an impossible translation. The fact that this was in the pre-1611 Bibles speaks to just how dark those times must have been for men as inspired as Tyndale/Coverdale to slip up so badly on our Lord's sinless nature. I assume they would be embarrassed if this was pointed out to them. Also, thank you for the reminder on the wording of Acts 2:38 on baptism. The ritual of baptism . . .especially infant baptism . . has always bothered me. I am amazed how this simple act has been so twisted to divide the flock. I accept that baptism as a public demonstration of faith has a place in the body of Christ because it was practiced by the Apostles at Jesus' direction and by John the Baptist. Like Jesus' use of parables, i think baptism has a place as a physical demonstration to help believers understand that they are spiritually cleansed/saved by the Living Water that is Jesus Christ. Is it a requirement? No. Is it a way to help people come to a more complete understanding of the Word? Yes. Is it a celebration of entering a community of believers? Yes, if not coerced. Can an infant understand it? No. Personally, I believe these studies are the equivalent of "baptisms" . . immersing ourselves in the Living Water of the Word which cleanses us with better understanding.
Many Christians don't understand that they first come to Christ to receive. After salvation, they give. As an unregenerate sinner, we have nothing to offer God. If we approach him, as a sinner, thinking we have something to give, we cannot be saved, because the scripture teaches that salvation comes only when a sinner recognizes their hopeless state, puts self aside and asks to receive the free gift. Baptism, as you've said, is a statement of faith which comes after receiving Christ.