We've had a very easy summer in northeast Illinois so far but today it took a turn for scorching with one to follow tomorrow. I've enjoyed the nice spring weather. Been spending a lot of time sitting on my porch swing reading and enjoying life. I know there are some who crave the heat and humidity but I'm not one. The humidity drains me of all my strength. For now I'm staying inside my air conditioned home and waiting for it to cool off again.
I must say thanks for a cool weather birthday this year. I can't remember when it was 59 degrees at 10 am on my birthday. Nice getting ready to go out and not needing a shower after shower.
We've been staying close to home, husband has a new hobby, mowing the lawn. He's mowed it 24 times since we got back. Tells you I don't have a life either, keeping track of his mowing.
I wanted to do some traveling, see the new great grand son in New Jersey but can't be gone that long, got to mow the lawn twice a week between rain showers.
I see Tucson is getting their Monsoons and that's great. They always need the rain. Looks like I'm stuck where I am, hot and humid in both places.
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We are back in the Gillespie area and it's hot and humid down here also. We left Macomb, IL yesterday morning and we sweated so much it felt like we had taken a hot shower and not dried off. We were drenched.
ReplyDeleteLots of water was consumed and hopefully we are rehydrated enough to keep going.
Enjoy your summer, send a picture of the grass. LOL
WILL A NONBELIEVERS BAPTISM WASH AWAY SINS? BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteDo nonbelievers receive forgiveness from sins when they are baptized in water?
If atheists and other nonbelievers are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit do they receive forgiveness from sins? Of course not.
John 8:24 Therefore, I said to you, Your will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.(TBVOTNT)
Water baptism alone does not wash away sins. Nonbelievers will die in their sins.
Mark 16:16 He who has believed, and has been immersed, will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.(TBVOTNT)
Nonbelievers will be condemned.
Acts 3:19 Repent, therefore, and turn again, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come seasons of refreshment from the presence of the Lord; (TBVOTNT)
Water baptism that is not preceded by repentance is meaningless. There is no forgiveness without repentance. Repentance means to change from unbelief to belief. Repentance means to make a commitment to turn from sin and turn toward God.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, Let each one of you repent and be immersed, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(TBVOTNT)
Atheists and other nonbelievers do not have their sins washed away by being immersed in water.
Newborn babies and small children do not have their sins washed away by being immersed in water. Why? First they have not committed any sins and they are not guilty of sin. Second, if they were guilty of sin they are incapable of believing in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Jesus did not know good from evil as a small child and neither do newborn children know right from wrong. Babies are not sinners, nor are they guilty of sin.
Isaiah 7:14-16"Therefore the Lord Himself will give a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. 15 "Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 "For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings.(NKJV)
There is an age of accountability.
THERE WERE NO UNBELIEVERS BAPTIZED ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST NOR DID THE APOSTLES EVER BAPTIZE UNBELIEVERS.
NOTE: (TBVOTNT-The Better Version of The New Testament by Chester Estes)
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