my list of reasons that baptism is "necessary".
My list of
Unnecessary water?:
1) God Only Has ONE Baptism (
Spiritual) for Today's Body Of Christ,
Under GRACE, Rightly Divided
* from the TWO He had Under The Law.
2) God Is Grieved (post
#1150) when
man changes That ONE into TWO,
Causing all of the following (Most, but not all,
claiming a
Bible
position) listed
Confusion:
a) believe AND be baptized {i.e. immersion to contact
their Christ's blood (baptismal regenerationists)}?
b) immersion with a symbolic interpretation? a "great"
testimony? (denominational tradition)
c) immersion ONCE in the "name of Jesus?
d) immersion THRICE in the "name of the Triune Godhead?
e) immersion {whether once or thrice} for "membership" in
their traditional assembly?
f) sprinkling water on babies inducting them into religion
washing away their original sin?
g) sprinkling water on babies inducting them into some
covenant?
h) sprinkling water on babies inducting them into their
parent's custody that they promise to raise them right?
{into Mass Confusion?}
i) sprinkling water on babies, admitting that their ritual is
UNscriptural, but "we do it anyway, because it is OUR tradition!"?
j) pouring water onto babies or adults for Whatever
traditional reason religion "can come up with"?
k) immersion of young and middle-aged women 'similar'
to worldly/ungodly 'wet t-shirt' contests?
another "great" testimony??
l) immersion Discriminates Against ALL "those who CANNOT
'obey' this ritual" ie: the hospitalized, the bedridden, the
homebound, the invalids, the traumatized, etc.
m) another water adherent claims there needs to be "speaking
in tongues," saying "in the name of jesus" is Incorrect = it needs
to be (greek) "ioesus" or is it: "isos or Ii̱soús"?
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*
Right Division for solving ALL of this
Confusion?:
(1) Prophecy/Law for
ISRAEL:
►►► The Twelve
Were Sent to {water} baptize! ◄◄◄
The TWO Main (of 12) baptismS =
A) water, For remission of sins/induction into
Israeli "priesthood!":
(Matthew_3:5-6; Mark_1:4; Luke_3:3; John_1:31;
Luke 7:29-30; Acts_10:37)
(Matthew_28:19; Mark_16:16; Acts_2:38, 22:16; Ezekiel_36:25)
+
B)
WITH The Holy Spirit, Poured Out By CHRIST, for
power, signs And wonders!
(Isaiah_44:3; Matthew_3:11; Mark_1:8, 16:17-18;
Luke_24:49; Acts_2:17-18, 38, 8:15-17, 11:16)
Prophecy/Law
Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That DIFFER!” {online}:
(2) Mystery/GRACE! =
our "apostle to the Gentiles" for
The Body Of CHRIST:
►►► Paul
Was Not Sent to {water} baptize! Why Not?: ◄◄◄
Today: Only
ONE Baptism = "BY" The ONE Spirit = God's OPERATION,
Spiritually Identifying members In (The
ONE Body Of)
CHRIST!!
(
Ephesians_4:5; Colossians_2:12; Galatians_3:27;
Romans_6:3-4; ►►►
1 Corinthians 12:13 KJB! ◄◄◄)
Thus, God's Word Of Truth, Rightly Divided,
Vanquishes Satan's
multiplied CONFUSION Into
Oblivion! Correct?
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Grace, Peace, And JOY In The LORD JESUS CHRIST,
And His Word Of Truth,
Rightly
Divided (+
I and
II).