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Some Reasons Baptists Do Not Baptize Infants: 1. In every New Testament command and instance of baptism the requirement of faith precedes baptism. So infants incapable of faith are not to be baptized. 2. There are no explicit instances of infant baptism in all the Bible. In the three “household baptisms” mentioned (household of Lydia, Acts 16:15; household of the Philippian jailer, Acts 16:30–33; household of Stephanus, 1 Corinthians 1:16) no mention is made of infants, and in the case of the Philippian jailer, Luke says explicitly, “They spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house” (Acts 16:32), implying that the household who were baptized could understand the Word. 3. Paul (in Colossians 2:12) explicitly defined baptism as an act done through faith: “…having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God.” In baptism you were raised up with Christ through faith – your own faith, not your parents’ faith. If it is not “through faith” – if it is not an outward expression of inward faith – it is not baptism. 4. The apostle Peter, in his first letter, defined baptism this way, “…not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 3:21). Baptism is “an appeal to God for a good conscience.” It is an outward act and expression of inner confession and prayer to God for cleansing, that the one being baptized does, not his parents. 5. When the New Testament church debated in Acts 15 whether circumcision should still be required of believers as part of becoming a Christian, it is astonishing that not once in that entire debate did anyone say anything about baptism standing in the place of circumcision. If baptism is the simple replacement of circumcision as a sign of the new covenant, and thus valid for children as well as for adults, as circumcision was, surely this would have been the time to develop the argument and so show that circumcision was no longer necessary. But it is not even mentioned.
John Piper

Without holiness on earth we shall never be prepared to enjoy heaven. Heaven is a holy place. The Lord of heaven is a holy Being. The angels are holy creatures. Holiness is written on everything in heaven …How shall we ever be at home and happy in heaven if we die unholy?
J.C. Ryle

    • Hot and Cold Tequila

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    INGREDIENTS

    1 750-millliter bottle of best quality silver tequila
    2 Fresh jalapenos; (1 red and 1 green, if available), stemmed and quartered
    1 Green onion; trimmed to fit the tequila bottle
    1 Fresh serrano; stemmed and quartered
    1 Chile de arbol; stemmed, split and seeded
    1 md Garlic clove; peeled and halved
    1 Lime or 1/2 orange; removed in a long, thin strip , zest of

    INSTRUCTIONS

    This comes from the El Paso Chile Company's book "Chiles" by W. Park Kerr
(which I mentioned in a previous posting to this list):
I keep a bottle of this incredible concoction in the freezer, poised to
pour into chilled martini glass, just in case I have an emergency situation
that calls for an attitude adjustment. Try it poured into tomato juice for
a breathtaking eye-opener, or drink shots to accompany a platter of chilled
shellfish.
Pour off about 1/2 cup of the tequila and reserve for another use.
Drop the jalapenos, green onion, serrano, chile de arbol, garlic clove
halves, and lime zest into the bottle. Cover and let stand at room
temperature for
48    hours.
Store the bottle in the freezer. The tequila will become think and syrupy.
Serve directly from the freezer.
Makes about 3 cups.
The recipe in the book is accompanied by an appealing photo of the chilled
bottle with the red, green and orange forms of the submerged fruit
appearing hazily through the frost on the glass. Truly a beautiful sight.
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST by The Old Bear <oldbear@arctos.com> on Sep
27, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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