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Originally posted by Freak
Water did nothing for Christ for He is God. I pity your poor knowledge of Jesus.
Btw, who perfects your faith Christ or water?
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. (John 1:31 AV)
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: (Matthew 3:16 AV)
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:5 AV)
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:15-16 AV)
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matthew 28:18-20 AV)
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and BE BAPTIZED every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call...And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. (Acts 2:38-47 AV)
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. (Acts 8:12 AV)
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. (Acts 8:35-39 AV)
You say that water did nothing for Jesus. In all these verses water is mentioned and is directly or indirectly related to the teaching and actions of Jesus. Water is God’s chosen medium for contact with the blood of Christ (Romans 6:3-5). You feel there is no need to go down into the water for baptism, but Philip was not willing to leave the eunuch with going into the pool a baptizing him. Peter was not willing to leave the question asked by those on Pentecost without telling them they must be baptized. Jesus did not add anyone to His church who had not first been baptized. He made baptism a part of the new birth. We don’t become a part of God’s family, the church, with obeying the command to be baptized for the remission of sins. Why you don’t see and accept the simple and important of baptism can only be because you are afraid of the Bible and what it actually says. You must repent of your attitude and believe the gospel.
JustAChristian
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The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also NOW SAVE US(not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 3:21 AV)
