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From: hall@vice.ico.tek.com (Hal Lillywhite)
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Subject: Belief before baptism (was Infant Baptism)
Message-ID: <Nov.9.00.50.31.1990.29102@athos.rutgers.edu>
Date: 9 Nov 90 05:50:33 GMT
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In article <Nov.7.22.34.10.1990.17431@athos.rutgers.edu> wagner@karazm.math.uh.edu (David Wagner) writes:

>Now, to try to answer your question more directly, in Matthew 28:18-20
>(The Great Commision) Jesus mentions baptism, together with teaching,
>as a means of making disciples.  It is interesting to note that he 
>mentions baptism before teaching.

Well, it's true he mentions teaching after baptism.  However he also
mentions teaching before baptism, teaching is mentioned twice:
...Teach all nations, baptizing them...teaching them...

It seems to me this means teach people enough that they believe,
baptize them, then teach them the rest of what they should know.