Not Just The "Other" Pentecostals

"Robert J. Brown" (rj@eli.elilabs.com)
Sun, 24 May 1998 18:12:31 -0500


>>>>> "Harrell" == Harrell 01 <Harrell01@aol.com> writes:

    >> ...in the other case, you are baptizing by *SOLVING* the
    >> formula.  The quote presents a puzzle -- an well formed
    >> formula, or WFF, that must be resolved with the set of support,
    >> or SOS, of the rest of the body of scripture.

    Harrell> I refuse to believe that God has made salvation a game or
    Harrell> a joke. There is nothing that needs to be solved in order
    Harrell> to gain salvation...no mystery that needs to be revealed.

He spake in parables, but then he revealed the meaning of the parables 
to his followers.  Likewise, we do not need to solve this problem, but 
only look in the book of Acts to see how it was solved (obviously
successfully) by the apostles.  The "puzzle" was just to introduce the 
problem.  Pentecost solved it!

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