“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth…He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” Here is the situation. The Last Discourse presents us with the Beloved Disciple’s account of Jesus’ last evening with his disciples. John continues putting [...]
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THE ACCUSER OF THE WORLD
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HAVE YOU BEEN BORN AGAIN?
“Jesus answered, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born [...]
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HOW GOD MAKES CHRISTIANS II.2
A THEOLOGY OF HORTICULTURE II Therefore the only question remaining is “How do we get ourselves attached to this new Vine of Christ?” The answer is that we have to be grafted in. That means that we have to be broken off the old Vine of Adam and grafted into the New Vine of Christ, [...]
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HOW GOD MAKES CHRISTIANS II.0
THE CURE II.0 – BAPTISMAL REGENERATION The Administration of Holy Baptism begins on page 273 of the Book of Common Prayer. After prayers petitioning God’s promises are said, the minister questions the sponsors. Sponsorship has been an important office in the rite of baptism in the Church at least back to the third century and [...]
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