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Brother Woods so plainly upheld the truth and exposed Baptist doctrine that the Baptists felt it very keenly. Judging from observation Mr. Nunnery felt it most. He has had many debates and is well up on Baptist arguments and dodges. Some interesting things occurred,
I. Rulers were saved: In bro. Woods first aff. he showed we are saved by faith, but not by faith alone. He referred to the chief ruler who believed on Jesus, but did not confess him for fear of the Pharisees John 12:42). He asked Mr. Nunnery if they were saved or not. Instead of overlooking the question, Mr. Nunnery made the very amazing statement that these rulers were saved , and he knew a lot of cases in which individuals were saved, but ashamed to confess their Lord. Bro. Woods simply read Matt. 10:3, 33 and I John 4:3 which says, "Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh I snot of God." Later Mr. Nunnery denied that he said the rulers were saved or not. Then bro. Woods called to his mind that he had said that he knew of cases today just like the rulers. Mr. Nunnery did not mention it again.
II. Eliminates faith from plan of salvation. Mr. Nunnery kept shouting that salvation was not of works. Bro. Woods pointed out that it was not of works of man nor of the law, but the works of God (Acts 10:35; etc.) and read John 6:29: "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." After pressing Nunnery pretty hard, he (Nunnery) took the position that the faith that saved a person was not a faith of work - that is, an act of the individual - but it was God who did the believing in the person; hence, he eliminated faith from the plan of salvation. Bor. Woods did no let him forget this either.
III. From what does baptism save? Bro. Woods kept this question before the audience throughout the debate. Mr. Nunnery would never even refer to it. He would say, "Woods asks us about I Pet. 3:21, then he would start preaching on a figure." Bro. Woods wrote out several questions including this one. Mr. Nunnery rad before he realized what the question was. He was caught and felt it very much. His face flushed, and he stammered a full 30 seconds before he could recover enough to shout, "Baptism is a figure!"
IV. Baptism a filthy rag. Mr. Nunnery concluded from Gal. 3:21 and Isa. 64:6 that baptism was a "filthy rag." Bro. Woods replied: "Baptism is a filthy rag, but it takes baptism to make a Baptist. Therefore Baptists are - well, I will let you draw your own conclusion."
V. Apostasy. Bro. Woods noted every single scripture that was given by Mr. Nunnery, and replied to them one by one. Of course Mr. Nunnery stuck with John 10:28,29. Bro. Woods pointed out that he Bible did not teach that sheep who followed the Lord would be lost, but the ones that quit following him.
VI. Body sins, but not the spirit. When Mr. Nunnery took the position that the body sins, but the spirit does not, and said that the body was not regenerated, bu the spirit was, bro. Woods asked him what part of the man Baptists baptized and what part took the Lord's supper. He then drew the conclusion that since it took baptism to make a Baptist and the Baptists baptized the body and the body was unregenerated, the Baptist church was made up of unregenerated beings.
VII. Nunnery said a man can be saved and go to heaven "rejecting he counsel of God, refusing to keep God's commandments." His own children disobeyed him, but he didn't kill them. Bro. Woods showed God could disinherit the disobedient (Num. 14:12). He also referred to John 14:15; I John 23; Rev. 22:14.
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Guy N. Woods vs A. U. Nunnery (Baptist)
August 1, 1946
(By Grover D. Stevens)
Guy N. Woods vs A. U. Nunnery (Baptist)
August 1, 1946
(By Grover D. Stevens)
Brother Woods so plainly upheld the truth and exposed Baptist doctrine that the Baptists felt it very keenly. Judging from observation Mr. Nunnery felt it most. He has had many debates and is well up on Baptist arguments and dodges. Some interesting things occurred,
I. Rulers were saved: In bro. Woods first aff. he showed we are saved by faith, but not by faith alone. He referred to the chief ruler who believed on Jesus, but did not confess him for fear of the Pharisees John 12:42). He asked Mr. Nunnery if they were saved or not. Instead of overlooking the question, Mr. Nunnery made the very amazing statement that these rulers were saved , and he knew a lot of cases in which individuals were saved, but ashamed to confess their Lord. Bro. Woods simply read Matt. 10:3, 33 and I John 4:3 which says, "Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh I snot of God." Later Mr. Nunnery denied that he said the rulers were saved or not. Then bro. Woods called to his mind that he had said that he knew of cases today just like the rulers. Mr. Nunnery did not mention it again.
II. Eliminates faith from plan of salvation. Mr. Nunnery kept shouting that salvation was not of works. Bro. Woods pointed out that it was not of works of man nor of the law, but the works of God (Acts 10:35; etc.) and read John 6:29: "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." After pressing Nunnery pretty hard, he (Nunnery) took the position that the faith that saved a person was not a faith of work - that is, an act of the individual - but it was God who did the believing in the person; hence, he eliminated faith from the plan of salvation. Bor. Woods did no let him forget this either.
III. From what does baptism save? Bro. Woods kept this question before the audience throughout the debate. Mr. Nunnery would never even refer to it. He would say, "Woods asks us about I Pet. 3:21, then he would start preaching on a figure." Bro. Woods wrote out several questions including this one. Mr. Nunnery rad before he realized what the question was. He was caught and felt it very much. His face flushed, and he stammered a full 30 seconds before he could recover enough to shout, "Baptism is a figure!"
IV. Baptism a filthy rag. Mr. Nunnery concluded from Gal. 3:21 and Isa. 64:6 that baptism was a "filthy rag." Bro. Woods replied: "Baptism is a filthy rag, but it takes baptism to make a Baptist. Therefore Baptists are - well, I will let you draw your own conclusion."
V. Apostasy. Bro. Woods noted every single scripture that was given by Mr. Nunnery, and replied to them one by one. Of course Mr. Nunnery stuck with John 10:28,29. Bro. Woods pointed out that he Bible did not teach that sheep who followed the Lord would be lost, but the ones that quit following him.
VI. Body sins, but not the spirit. When Mr. Nunnery took the position that the body sins, but the spirit does not, and said that the body was not regenerated, bu the spirit was, bro. Woods asked him what part of the man Baptists baptized and what part took the Lord's supper. He then drew the conclusion that since it took baptism to make a Baptist and the Baptists baptized the body and the body was unregenerated, the Baptist church was made up of unregenerated beings.
VII. Nunnery said a man can be saved and go to heaven "rejecting he counsel of God, refusing to keep God's commandments." His own children disobeyed him, but he didn't kill them. Bro. Woods showed God could disinherit the disobedient (Num. 14:12). He also referred to John 14:15; I John 23; Rev. 22:14.
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