God's ONE Baptism For His Body!

Pilgrimshope · Oct 14, 2023

yeah amen i think brother over time looking back seven decades my own experience has been a lifetime of slow revelation a true walk through the world with Jesus

Im old now , but my mind still works well. I can remember what I believed about the Bible at age 20 and then I can remember what I believed at 30 and then 40 ect what was mean to say is what I knew at 20 doesn’t sound the same as what it knew at 30 and then 40 then 50

as I persevered through life keeping just basic belief and faith in Christ himself I failed a thousand times but I’ve never at any point not believed in Jesus

about at 20 I didn’t know what baptism meant , what it was done for , why Jesus did it , why his disciples did it before and after the cross

at 30 I noticed the Bible keeps saying “ baptism for repentance and remission of sins “ repetitively then at 40 I became pretty sure baptism is never exolained by other way I’ve ever found in scriptire other than what’s established clearly “baptism for repentance and remission of sins “

but every subject has been this way I didn’t use to think what I think now but I’ve always been a believer even when I didn’t know much about what’s written in the Bible

aim not sure that makes sense but we are all who believe at dofferent points of the understanding and revelation part . At 20 even though I was quite ignorant of what scriptire said in depth I still belonged tonjesus the same as now even before I grasped some things better as time passed

there are infants in Christ they haven’t heard what baptism is actually about and for according to scripture not someone’s wild Interpretstions with no founding but the basic truths plainly set before us inviting us to believe not to completely understand but to believe what we hear

at 20 I would argue this with people

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

because that’s all I really understood at the time it was enough and when I discussed with older chrortoans they would explain to me about deeper things repentance ect baptism ……of bc rise I didn’t understand so I’d wuote a verse like this

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

it wasnt that I believed wrong or dofferent but I simply hadn’t heard those other things yet in order to believe them I think we’re all at different stages of this we all who believe belong to God

and in time we’re going to grow and change as we hear and learn from the lord . A forum like this should be a real benefit to growing together rather than standing apart but too many believe they thenealeves have the answers if we could look to the gospel we’d find the same answers

Pilgrimshope · Oct 14, 2023

DJT_47 said:

before the cross

“John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭1:4-5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

after the cross when the apostles received the Holy Ghost peters very first sermon

“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.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:38-39‬ ‭

Baptism is something you choose when you believe this

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:3-4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

That’s how sin is remitted you believe Jesus died for my sins as the scripture says

and then you get baptized in his name who died for your sins because you believe he died for my sins and commanded baptism for remission of those sins

Its a simple act of faith based on what God said when you are buried beneath the water in his name it is this

“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: ( he died formoir sins ) that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, ( we are buried with him in baptism into death this remits sin dead people have paid for thier sins ) we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:3-6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

If you need a second witness

“in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:11-13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

it also comes again as a new north as you are raised up from the water in his name it makes you a child of Abraham born again into the inheritance of Abraham’s seed the holy spirit

“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:27-29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

baptism is really well explained in scripture it is done because we believe the gospel and inownjesus does for our sins our response to that is meant to be getting baptized for remission of sins in his name taking what he did upon ourselves agreeing in an action by faith believing what we heard in the gospel

DJT_47 · Oct 14, 2023

GRACE_ambassador said:

Thanks for sharing your understanding of the Immediate 'short' context:

"Now I beseech you, brethren, by The Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that

ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you;

but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same

judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them

which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos;

and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for

you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also

the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any

other." (1 Corinthians 1:10-16)

"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel:

not with wisdom of words, lest The Cross Of Christ should be

made of none effect."

Is there a 'longer' Context, From God, that would further
explain why water baptism {law} is Being De-Emphasized and
The Preaching Of The Cross (Grace) is Being More emphasized During:

God's 'Transition' From Law To Grace?

Amen.

Baptism is not "law". Where did you get that idea?

turbosixx · Oct 14, 2023