tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564951954654634549.post219823565889312106..comments2023-06-07T03:31:22.342-07:00Comments on Pondering the Scriptures: Matthew 3 Baptism by FireMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891965643398782280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564951954654634549.post-76616155598102865652011-02-09T12:10:40.886-08:002011-02-09T12:10:40.886-08:00Michelle, you're right about it happening grad...Michelle, you're right about it happening gradually and people not being aware of it. 3 Nephi 9:20 "The Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and the HOly Ghost, and they knew it not."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564951954654634549.post-11566915548614414882011-02-07T12:56:44.703-08:002011-02-07T12:56:44.703-08:00Giggles, I like that idea. I'm going to talk...Giggles, I like that idea. I'm going to talk about this in my next SS lesson. I'll have to incorporate the silver refining.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891965643398782280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564951954654634549.post-68195391883875252542011-02-07T12:56:06.997-08:002011-02-07T12:56:06.997-08:00Brett, Martin and I were talking about that very ...Brett, Martin and I were talking about that very thing. he posed the question that perhaps part of the baptism of fire is the burning of the wicked when the Savior comes again.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891965643398782280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564951954654634549.post-64751297359585007812011-02-07T09:26:16.625-08:002011-02-07T09:26:16.625-08:00Not that you want to go this far in Sunday School,...Not that you want to go this far in Sunday School, but I think the Protestants have a point. "we shall have a perfect knowledge of our guilt ... and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge of their righteousness" (2 Nephi 9:14). The knowledge that sanctifies the righteous also appears to condemn the wicked. This knowledge is compared to the lake of fire and brimstone (Mosiah 2:38) and also seems to have a connection to the cherubim and flaming sword that only becomes effective through a "knowledge of good and evil" (1 Nephi 15:30). Until now I haven't really connected it to the baptism by fire, but it is something to think about.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307760805285941294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564951954654634549.post-50172895107799101072011-02-06T10:07:25.401-08:002011-02-06T10:07:25.401-08:00I've thought of the baptism by fire as it woul...I've thought of the baptism by fire as it would relate to the scriptures of the refiner of silver (Malachi 3:3).<br /><br />The refining fire purges out all the impurities of the silver until it is completely pure and the refiner can see his reflection in the silver. When someone is refining silver they do have to sit next to it and watch it constantly.<br /><br />The scripture indicates that God is sitting next to us and watching us constantly as the baptism of fire removes all of our impurities and makes us a perfect reflection of His countenance.Giggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650933140736435170noreply@blogger.com