Can / Should a Person Be Baptized if they Have a Live-in Girlfriend or Boyfriend? Also: What Does it Mean for a Christian to “Walk In the Light?” Also: Is the “Outer Darkness” like Protestant Purgatory?

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Can / Should a Person Be Baptized if they Have a Live-in Girlfriend or Boyfriend? Also: What Does it Mean for a Christian to “Walk In the Light?” Also: Is the “Outer Darkness” like Protestant Purgatory?

March 18, 2022 1 Jn 1:7, 9, Baptism, Fellowship with God, Immorality. Discipleship, outer darkness, Purgatory

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are currently answering questions from our listeners. Today, they will be answering questions regarding Christian baptism. Can a new believer be baptized if they are living in sin with their significance other? We will also hear the guys address issues related to the Chrisitan life, and what it means to walk in the light. Finally, we will hear the guys discuss the outer darkness and why we shouldn’t see this phrase as a reference to a form of purgatory.

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