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43421 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 73.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… not refer to infants, and in this and kindred texts does not refer to them, as may easily be shown.
43422 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 73.2 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… off” refers to the Gentiles. The first statement is proved by such texts as Genesis 45:21; “the children of Israel” referred only to the adult sons of Jacob who …
43423 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 74.6 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
4. The requirement to repent refers only to sinners, and that to be baptized is for the remission of sin. But infants have no sins of which to repent, or to have remitted. The last two propositions call for more extended notice.
43424 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 88.2 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… in reference to lower animals, signifying to goad or to direct them. In reference to men it is translated used (used to), accustomed, the learned (plural), taught …
43425 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 90.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
It remains to notice one more line of argument on this subject. It is that of the baptism of households. The texts referring to such instances are few in number, and require but little time or space in this examination.
43426 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 96.3 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
13. The term “children” does not necessarily refer to infants, nor even to young people; and never refers to infants where duty is enjoined, as in Acts 2:38, 39, and Ephesians 6:1 .
43427 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 101.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… this reference, “Death reigned from Adam to Moses.” Romans 5:13, 14. It has no reference to the origin of the law at that time, as some assume, for he adds, “But sin is not …
43428 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 103.2 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… there referred was not a new law; not one which was yet to be introduced. It was a law then in existence; which was known to his hearers, and which was connected …
43429 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 104.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… here refer to the law of types; to those shadows which find their antitype in Christ. We know that these were nailed to his cross, and done away in him. We are speaking …
43430 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 108.2 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… law refers to that part of his life wherein he thought he was doing God service in persecuting the church of Christ. John 16:2. His conscience was not awakened …
43431 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 122.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… has reference to the decisions of the Judgment,—“Judgment to come.”
43432 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 136.4 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… to refer all their corruptions to primitive times, and to represent those times as exhibiting the models of all excellence. But every representation of …
43433 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 139.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… , we refer to the fact that the historical testimony in favor of infant baptism makes it to have been both early and general. The evidence in its favor is far …
43434 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 139.3 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… above referred to, now held by the Greek Church, trine immersion has the least plausible argument in its favor.
43435 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 141.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… shall refer to this statement ascribed to Theodoret again.
43436 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 143.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… every reference to single and trine immersion was put into this extract, not by Sozomen, but by the man who quoted it in favor of trine immersion. They may indeed …
43437 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 144.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… historical reference to sprinkling in the church about two and a half centuries before Sozomen wrote. Now inasmuch as Sozomen spoke disparagingly of immersion …
43438 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 145.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… historical references. He says he has traced it directly to the apostles. The three writers nearest to the apostles given by him are Tertullian, a. d. 160-220 …
43439 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 146.2 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
… passage refers to trine immersion.”
43440 Thoughts on Baptism, p. 147.1 (Joseph Harvey Waggoner)
3. Mr. Reeves’ opinion is offered as a fair argument in favor of the fact that the passage refers to trine immersion.