@Catholicdogma33@DrPoulose@TimResurrected@GED8Trinity@MyCup0verFlows@FancyABQ God bound salvation to the Sacraments, but He did not bind Himself to physical limitations. When water baptism is truly impossible, a perfect desire for the sacrament, animated by supernatural faith and charity, justifies the soul.
@DrPoulose@TimResurrected@GED8Trinity@MyCup0verFlows@FancyABQ@CdSnuts The claim that all Christian doctrine must be explicitly detailed in the Bible is unbiblical and ahistorical. Scripture itself attests that the Church is "the pillar and bulwark of the truth" (1 Tim 3:15) and that Christians must hold fast to the Traditions, whether taught by +
@DrPoulose@TimResurrected@GED8Trinity@MyCup0verFlows@FancyABQ 3. You cite 1 Peter 1:23 but ignore what St. Peter writes just two chapters later in 1 Peter 3:21: "Baptism... now saves you." He doesn't say it "symbolizes" that you are saved. Furthermore, Eph 5:26 confirms we are cleansed "by the washing of water with the word."
@DrPoulose@TimResurrected@GED8Trinity@MyCup0verFlows@FancyABQ@CdSnuts The claim that all Christian doctrine must be explicitly detailed in the Bible is unbiblical and ahistorical. Scripture itself attests that the Church is "the pillar and bulwark of the truth" (1 Tim 3:15) and that Christians must hold fast to the Traditions, whether taught by +