Things to Come Vol 12-14 (EW Bullinger)

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faith apart from works of any kind. ^ Rev. xx. 6). It was for the nations in spirit, as though This teaching is fully opened up in the first four j they were already blessed with faithful Israel. chapters of his letter to the Romans, that to the j In connection with this ministry, baptism in water Galatians, and his first letter to Timothy. j still obtained (1 Cor. i. 14-16). But, like the case of Paul calls it (in contrast to the other apostles) “ my ” j Cornelius, the baptism of spirit preceded and ruled gospel. (Rom. ii. 16; xvi. 25. 1 Cor. iv. 15; xv. 1. : the fleshly rite. All were baptised in spirit. Only 2 Cor. xi. 4. 1 Thess. i. 5. 2 Tim. ii. 8.) such as had undergone spirit baptism were eligible to While it is not the fulfilment of the promises God water baptism (Acts xvi. 33 ; Acts xviii. S). had made, it is in perfect accordance with the prophetic In connection with the minist