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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

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

All-purpose Barbecue Rub

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Paprika
2	T	Ground cumin
2	T	Chile powder, mild
2	T	Ground black pepper
1	t	Cayenne pepper powder
1/2	t	Ground cloves

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all ingredients in small bowl.  Makes 1 cup.  This rub, adapted
from Big Flavors of the Hot Sun (Morrow, 1994), is a  little sweet, a
little hot, with just a hint of clove. It can be used  on  just about
anything that you plan to barbecue, that is, to cook over  low,
indirect heat for a long period of time. For large red-meat  roasts,
such  as leg of lamb or standing rib, increase the cayenne pepper from
one  teaspoon to one tablespoon and substitute one teaspoon cinnamon
for  the ground cloves.  Cook's Illustrated, July/Aug. 1995, Page 21.
Credit: Chris  Schlesinger and John Willoughby.  Nationality: USA
Season:any Method: combined  Start to Finish 5 minutes Preparation 5
minutes Attention a minute or  less Finishing a minute or less
Converted from Mangia!, Cook's Illustrated 1993-1995 Cookbook  Recipe
by: Cook's Illustrated, July/Aug. 1995, Page 21.  Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest by "Hobbs, D B                 USO"
<hobbs@lbcapo1.uso.unisys.com> on Mar 10, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 396 Calories From Fat: 150 Total Fat: 17.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 353.3mg Potassium: 2896.6mg Carbohydrates: 74g Fiber: 43.9g Sugar: 11.5g Protein: 19.3g