Show THE ehe TRUTH IS SPREADING THE montreal canada wit Vit tenets nets ha hab recently centa contained ined somo some correspond once onee disca discussing saing the subject of ismal regeneration or holy baptism ismil P and the orthodox views are put forth with a great deal of blindness to plain scriptural instructions one writer laying down as a principle the notion that wo we must to be born of the spirit before baptism care xian have kha any moaning meaning for us ua this is ia clearly opposed to the teachings of the savior and his apostles he wast first born bom of water being baptized of john in the river riverT ordan and then bom of the spirit the ajoy lioy holy ghost descending upon him from heaven he bald sald except a man be born bob of the water and of the spirit ho he cannot enter into the kingdom of god the promise made by peter on the day of pentecost was waa cl repent and bo be baptized every one of you in the tho name of jesus christ for the remission of bine hins and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost ll 11 in the account given of the acts of the apostles it will be seen that baptism came first then the laying on en of hands for the gift of the holy ghost an apparent exception was in the case of cornelius and hia hla hous hout household upon whom god caused the holy ghost to descend before baptism but it Is explained in iri their case ohp that t it was am done va aa a sign sien to convince vete vote ritho apostle that gentiles jews were nit fit subjects fora fortu forth as yta ordinances of tho gospel lt we are pleased to notice ca 14 discussion of this thia subject tf of the participants hate have haves ler ber fag lug lessons from I 1 for instance E C E thus hf the argument in the dear air Your n ottee notice in days witness of E 0 ve lets pa the subject of baptism jn ir to hope you yon will give giva this WD I 1 cation a place in a S it being brief to tha the S 04 freo free from what is c pott by the term tile ifie holy baptism was waa ordained y 0 d for the remission of sins sias itt p end john the baptist adabel it Markli mark 1 iv vv v pete day of pentecost exhorts who cried out do to repent and be bce remission of sins anwat anaam special revelation f from rom newly converted saul of him to ailse arise and be ban bal ba wash away his sins sinh calija calfi q name of the lord by s eie epe A lation also peter was waa sent bj 41 lius and aith nith although gugh cugh ho be wan wat was I 1 nood rood man whose ja ai came up for a memorial ta lord and was wab privileged ti gelio visitation yet he iq banded by peter t to b bak bek e the great import importance aul anc 0 olt f nance in our salvation la in the immediate baptise who believed the gos goa 1 ni by the apostles note urn 1 day of pentecost rente Pente cost coat and th ty arin arla al 2 ibo niso the and andic lydia and her ethiopian eunuch holy baptism to the ark ki hi noah andela family wen now suppose any of noahs were to reason thus well we the tho arh ark Is ia a good thing si as commanded it to be built b not think it absolute absolutely y jeaa go I 1 into 11 to it that wo we may ba bil bli I 1 god will bavo bave us without it a as with it yet this is the wall talk about baptism saint balat fd clares that as many as were I 1 ed ad were in christ and put ono the oame nama apostle teaches thit sized believers are ate burlei buried christ our lord himself el a that except a man be born J water and ot ol the adith lie lle cam cau the kingdom of god and tit tir beil bell believe belleve eveth fh and andis andia Is be saved when aoda gods ord ort on are duly administered and the blessings blae blee sings bings associated wb will be bb rew lew ieca jato la followed sue a b by I 1 A L W V L 0 o in tac sir bir seeing bebing in the wifel of week over the signature of E C his shig scriptural allusion to 9 1 I baptism and wishing we i a often see such articles on to similar topics I 1 wish to add i to what he hat has written Is luu to your discretion whether for your columns or not 0 prescribes a new birth and i to be experienced and urd i theologians theol eglau a beem seem to agree in idl it a matter of the do not ond end water an image ment went A birth is a bringa and what la ia simpler thad than brought forth of water nob noi although the work of the I 1 like liko that of the wind seen ft fluence flaonce yet theo theodot pow dow the tha spirit is no less neal real cd ful when men are theresi thereby vf mo do what they had else eise nestr nessi byi byl ed cd in short shorts believers tyl ance and baptism imme amne immo received into the hou hog faith falth 14 these lettera letters contain 3 sat 2 15 mow mon 1 doctrine and shw sha ficq Is ia spreading indeed q highly convinced theop thit that I 1 sion bion of important theology eions now la in d many of the old dogmas of the chief remi reilo I 1 are being overturned is hai V fi caslo casio ned by the disse nuo nuH the principles revealed atoo through the prophet jau jan joseph 91 1 9 and rind the faithful labors or of of tho the church of jebus jesus jes jel latter day saints all the leading qu que obo oto agitated by min meg mcg bf th 0 8 ous denominations to the w ance of the channels or of v to that were once thought tow to 19 ever settled hav han have 8 been a authoritatively and malo majo 80 0 as to remove all doubt or qu 31 corning them by direct rev le to this ch church U re h and the arie arle who toll toil in the tib gaea race 0 gfa ofa ing jug world and the thi cotenie to tenia tenie of the abroad a knowledge of these great truths without fee or hope of earthly reward 1 should take comfort and enco anco encouragement za from the tho fact that not U only are a tew few honest soui boul shere shero and there receiving and obeying the gospel but the effects of thell thein teach nga ingmand and testimony aye are perceptible n the whole religious world stirring it up to unwonted thought and to the discussion of principles that h have been unchallenged for centuries Y and the result cannot fail tali to be advantageous vant ageous to the truth mormonism la Is of necessity noCeS sIty a disturbing element in religious so SD claty and there Is ia no wonder that it itis is opposed by tho the orthodox and those who preach for hire and divine for money it will accomplish its work spread the light of tho the true gospel dissipate tho the fogs and MIS ta of theological error overturn the creeds of men and fill the earth with the knowledge and worship of the true and living god |