:According to 1 Timothy 4:4 and 5 water can be blessed and made consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
:According to 1 Timothy 4:4 and 5 water can be blessed and made consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
::For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving: for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer
::For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving: for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer
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Is an extrapolation and changes both context and meaning. Given the controversy over water baptism, this passage should be either revised or removed, since it on its face is in error. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 11:43, 3 February 2020 (EST)
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It is an extrapolation and changes both context and meaning. Given the controversy over water baptism, this passage should be either revised or removed, since it on its face is in error. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 11:43, 3 February 2020 (EST)