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Baptism & Local Church Membership

Most Christians on the Earth are accustomed to the idea that, in order to be a member of a local church, baptism is an absolute requirement. Is this true when the Bible is correctly understood, or an ecclesiastical tradition? It is our belief @ Philadelphia Apostolic Presbyterian in WSNC that this is an ecclesiastical tradition that has been passed down through the ages & that the requirement that males be circumcised in the Old Testament qualifies as case law not a rigid command that rules over Abraham & his offspring in a manner that is inelastic.  And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27)l To illustrate, let’s look at 7th Day Sabbatarianism again.  7th Day Sabbath worship has never been abolished. It has been expanded, just as circumcision had never been repealed.  Rather, it has been expanded via baptism.   In fact, baptism came before circumcision according to 1 Pet. 3:21.     T...
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The Law Of Legalism

This is how legalism operates:   Legality , when asked to render an opinion on whether or not someone should eat food sacrificed to idols, do Halloween,    celebrate    Christmas, “I pray and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to the correct conviction because I can formulate an argument for both and since I’m conflicted, I don’t participate so I don’t violate my conscious. Bible :    The text of 1 Corinthians says that you shouldn’t participate for sake of the conscience of **others.** not yourself.  Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. 25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 26 For “the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” 27 If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,...
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