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with water was only a symbol of baptism with the Holy Spirit and
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with fire, and after the establishment of Islam as the official
kingdom of God all the three previous baptisms vanished and were
abolished.
(d) From the meager and scant account in the Gospels we cannot
get a positive definition of the true nature of the baptism
practiced by Prophets John and Jesus. The claim that the Church
is the depository of the Divine Revelation and its true interpreter
is as absurd as it is ridiculous the claim that the baptized
infant or adult receives the Holy Spirit and becomes a child of God.
If the Greek word "baptismos" is the exact word for the Aramaic
"Sab'utha" or "Sbhu'tha," which I am sure it is, then the Arabic
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with fire, and after the establishment of Islam as the official
kingdom of God all the three previous baptisms vanished and were
abolished.
(d) From the meager and scant account in the Gospels we cannot
get a positive definition of the true nature of the baptism
practiced by Prophets John and Jesus. The claim that the Church
is the depository of the Divine Revelation and its true interpreter
is as absurd as it is ridiculous the claim that the baptized
infant or adult receives the Holy Spirit and becomes a child of God.
If the Greek word "baptismos" is the exact word for the Aramaic
"Sab'utha" or "Sbhu'tha," which I am sure it is, then the Arabic