Spiritblade Disciple wrote: "Dake would likely conclude that you are most likely conflating verses about baptism by the Spirit into Christ with the ceremony of water baptism. For Dake, the two baptisms were different baptisms. Not the same baptism." I feel they are different baptisms; the...

Hill Top wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2026 2:45 pm Spiritblade Disciple wrote:
"Do you view the Lord Jesus Christ as God?"

I view the Lord Jesus Christ as the Word, and the Son of God.
It was the Word, pre-flesh, that was God.

Do you believe that the Word ceased being God when the Word became flesh?

Hmmm... One either has the gift [of the Holy Spirit], or they do not. Dake distinguished between the earnest of the Spirit or the Spirit by measure (received at salvation) and the fullness of the Spirit or the Spirit without measure (or the Spirit Baptism) which permits the one so baptized to do wh...

From prior posts, I seem to remember someone siting Rev. Dakes' views on baptism. From the scrips' I know, it seems senseless to diminish baptism's importance to salvation. Dake viewed water baptism as only a ceremonial washing away of sins, not an actual washing away of sins. Dake distinguished be...

I view the Holy Ghost as an appendage of God. A part of God that can be used to accomplish God's will in or for us. Interesting, but an odd term. According to Gemini, "An appendage is an external body part or natural prolongation that protrudes from an organism's main structure. The term gener...

Are you kidding me ? God need none of the things on your list. He is God ! It's actually your list. I already said that I didn't think God would need to do anything on that list by virtue of being God. Do you think that saints will still have to perform those functions once they receive their glori...

Hill Top wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 11:35 pm ... if the gift of the Holy Ghost is "given" it would be more than just "in union with".

I see... no "degree of union".
One either HAS the gift of the Holy Spirit, or they have none of it.

Please, explain.

Hill Top wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 11:35 pm Spiritblade Disciple wrote:
"I do not believe that Dake shared your views on water baptism,"

I'm not so sure of that.

Why do you think Dake shared your views on water baptism?
What evidence can you present to show that Dake shared your views concerning water baptism?

Hill Top wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 11:25 pm Spiritblade Disciple wrote:
"Do you view the Holy Spirit as a lesser being than God and the Word?"

I believe the Holy Ghost/Spirit is a manifestation of God.
Do you think one is less than the other ?

No. I view the Holy Ghost and God as two of the co-equal persons of the Trinity.

Hill Top wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 11:23 pm I do not believe that God or the Holy Ghost are men.

Many share your belief that God and the Holy Ghost are not men. Dake's position is in the minority.