I Does Baptism Cleanse An Adulterous Relationship?

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I Does Baptism Cleanse An Adulterous
Relationship?

• Adultery takes place when a person joins himself
  to one person while still bound to another,
  Ro.72-3
• Baptism does not change a sinful act (or
  relationship) into a holy one
• Homosexual obeys gospel
• May he continue his practice?
• Do his practices become holy? Rv.218

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After baptism he is
B
Before baptism he is
A thief
A
A thief
An idolater
P
An idolater
A liar
T
A liar
A homosexual
I
A homosexual
A fornicator
S
A fornicator
Because he does
M
Because he does
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What is sin?

• 1 Jn.34
• Does baptism change a sinful state into an
  acceptable one?
• Polygamy?

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Adultery is continuous action

• Mt.199
• If adultery were a one-time act, when would the
  sin occur?
• At completion of marriage ceremony? (No)
• At the first conjugal contact? (Yes)
• Q if their first contact is wrong, why not the
  second?

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If the second contact is not sinful

• What made it acceptable?
• Was it the first contact?
• Nothing else has changed
• Does committing a sin make further sins sinless?
  
• Would this principle hold true for the homosexual?

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Mt.196, God must do the joining

• If a marriage that God rejects becomes approved
  by baptism, then baptism becomes Gods means of
  approving two in marriage
• Where does NT teach this??
• Ro.72-3, adultery continues as long as the
  former spouse lives!
• Adulteress as long as she is married to another
  man while her first husband lives

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II Repentance Precedes Baptism

• Repentance demands that sinful acts and
  relationships cease
• Repentance To change ones mind for the
  better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of
  ones past sins Mt.32 ib. 8 and Lk.38,
  i.e., conduct worthy of a heart changed and
  abhorring sin (Th., 405)
• Fruit To exhibit deeds agreeing with a change
  of heart, Mt.38 Lk.38 (Th., 326)

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Acts 2

• Luke does not record everything Peter said (v.
  40)
• E.g. Avoid denominationalism quit
  homosexuality?
• No one passage (not even Ac.2) records
  everything, or else we would not need the rest of
  the NT
• Later writings record additional necessary
  information. 1 Jn.42-3

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True repentance

• Ezr.9 1010-11, true repentance required
  separation
• Lk.33, 8, 10-14, John gets specific
• If repentance is real, specific actions must
  follow

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1 Co.69-11, what does repentance require?

• A thief steals cars. After his baptism, may he
  (1) keep his stolen cars? (2) continue
  to steal?
• A homosexual obeys gospel. May he (1) keep . .
  . ? (2) continue his practice?
• An adulterer is baptized. May he (1)
  keep his adulterous partner? (2)
  continue to practice adultery?
• Mk.617-18
• 1 Co.611

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Shall we continue in sin? (Ro.61-2)

• May the idolater continue to worship false gods?
  
• May the thief continue to steal?
• May the adulterer continue in his adultery?
• No!! Baptism calls on us to repent, to change
  lives, not to remain as we were before

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Death notice

• Col.33, died 4, our life
• 5-8, once walked, lived in these sins (7)
• Now 5, put to death 8,
  put off all these
• How would one put to death
• polygamy?
• homosexuality?
• adultery?

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dead while she lives (1 Tim.56)

• Ro.623
• Is she not living in sin?
• Homer Hailey denies that one can live in
  adultery
• To demand that a remarried divorced couple break
  their marriage covenant on the basis of
  repentance rests on the assumption that their
  marriage is an adulterous marriage or that
  they are continuing to live in adultery. This
  has not been proved by scripture (p. 72)

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H.H. ignores Col.3 and 1 Tim.56

• He admits fornicators, idolaters,
  adulterers, etc. would not inherit the kingdom of
  God in that condition (p. 66)
• What is the difference between living in
  adultery and in that condition??
• He admits his position opens the door to the
  free practice of divorce at will (p. 74)

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Rv.920-21, did not repent

• God is concerned w. their past
• Those who continue in sins have not repented
• To repent, they must put these things away
  Jn.811
• Could she be forgiven if she kept on repeating
  the sin?

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III What About A Christians Wives?

• If an unbelievers wives are washed away at
  baptism, why not say the Christians wives are
  washed away when he repents ( sorrow w/o
  putting away the mate)?
• Both are forgiven by the same blood (Mt.2628
  Ac.238 1 Jn.17)
• What can baptism do for one that prayer cannot do
  for the other?

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1 Co.513

• put away the wicked
• Why? He has his fathers wife (51)
• 2 Co.26-7, the punishment was sufficient
• Why? Only one thing changed he no longer has
  his fathers wife
• 2 Co.1220-21, which they have practiced
• One who does not stop sinning has not repented

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Nineveh
Mt.1241, they repented. God saw their works
Jon.310, they turned from their evil way