Guest Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, other one said: I don't believe any of these are/were offered salvation, even if they needed it.... No Baptism's from me. No baptisms from me. What does that even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted July 30, 2021 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,148 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,863 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted July 30, 2021 Just now, Saved.One.by.Grace said: No baptisms from me. What does that even mean? It means that I will not Baptize any ET's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, other one said: It means that I will not Baptize any ET's. Okay. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Von Posted July 30, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 1,265 Topics Per Day: 0.44 Content Count: 2,637 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 760 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/06/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/04/1972 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said: Angels, demons and all manner of heavenly creatures exist and are mentioned in the Bible. They are not of this Earth, therefore extraterrestrial creatures exist. But you don't expect to baptize some of them, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 We do know from reading both the old and new testaments that members of the Divine Council are judged, as are others. Baptism does not apply to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Leonardo Von said: But you don't expect to baptize some of them, do you? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LearningToLetGo Posted July 30, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 717 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 660 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/21/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted July 30, 2021 Aliens are to humans as gentiles are to Jews. If you are sentient and accept God then who am I tell you otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David1701 Posted July 31, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,731 Content Per Day: 3.55 Reputation: 3,522 Days Won: 12 Joined: 11/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 5:38 AM, LearningToLetGo said: Aliens are to humans as gentiles are to Jews. If you are sentient and accept God then who am I tell you otherwise? Even if there were sentient aliens, and we met them, baptism is for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, to identify with his death, burial and resurrection for them. Jesus did not die for aliens, so baptism would be completely inappropriate. The whole question is ridiculous and pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LearningToLetGo Posted July 31, 2021 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 717 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 660 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/21/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, David1701 said: Even if there were sentient aliens, and we met them, baptism is for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, to identify with his death, burial and resurrection for them. Jesus did not die for aliens, so baptism would be completely inappropriate. Were not people baptized even before Jesus died? Wasn't Jesus himself baptized? It seems to me baptism is a symbolic public gesture taken to show love of, faith in and fidelity towards God. I see no reason why a hypothetical extra terrestrial could not partake if desired. After all, God is for all beings who desire him. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David1701 Posted July 31, 2021 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,731 Content Per Day: 3.55 Reputation: 3,522 Days Won: 12 Joined: 11/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, LearningToLetGo said: Were not people baptized even before Jesus died? Wasn't Jesus himself baptized? John's baptism was a baptism unto repentance, which baptism has been superseded by Christian baptism. The baptism of John was the baptism that Jesus had. Jesus did not need to repent himself, of course; but, he did that to identify with the repentant people of God and to pre-figure his death, burial and resurrection. Quote It seems to me baptism is a symbolic public gesture taken to show love of, faith in and fidelity towards God. It is symbolic of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a public testimony of our identification with him, in his death, burial and resurrection, and of our repentance/faith in him. Acts 8:36-38 (Webster) 36 And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. The Lord Jesus came as a man, to die for men. A profession of faith in Jesus is required, in order to be baptised. Quote I see no reason why a hypothetical extra terrestrial could not partake if desired. After all, God is for all beings who desire him. No? There are many angels who desire God; but they are not baptised. Baptism is for humans (I can hardly believe that I'm having to write this!). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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