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It's a simple command.
Be baptized.
If someone can't submit to that very simple command, I'd really encourage them to inspect whether the Holy Spirit is working in their life in the first place. I mean if they can't do somethin simple like find some water, how in the world are they going to submit to weightier things like crucifying the flesh and overcoming sin?
This whole statement "is water baptism essential for salvation?"
Is a question meant to smooth talk away what the Bible clearly says.
Of course we're saved by grace.
BUT.
That reality gets blended with this question "is water baptism essential for salvation?" - all as a way to smooth talk the importance of baptism away.
Because the obvious reaction to ...We are only saved by grace...Is to say...Well if it's only by grace...Then baptism doesn't matter.
See how smooth talky that whole line of reasoning/questioning/thinking is?
But in the end, the Bible says what it says.
You can't smooth talk it away with leading questions mixed with verses about salvation only by grace.
If one can't submit and find some water, then chances are they may not submit on even weightier issues. If they ain't submitting, then maybe just maybe they should see if God is really working in their life.
I'll clarify, if they're trying to smooth talk the commands of God away with leading questions, is that really the fruit of the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit leads us to submit to what Jesus commands. The Holy Spirit doesn't create a laundry list of evasive leading questions that make Jesus's commands null and void.
And obviously if someone is stuck on a cross or sick bed, then there is grace. I know someone is going to see what I said above and mention those extreme situations. Which in fact would be more smooth talk unless they didn't mean it to apply to those not stuck on crosses and sick beds.
Be baptized.
If someone can't submit to that very simple command, I'd really encourage them to inspect whether the Holy Spirit is working in their life in the first place. I mean if they can't do somethin simple like find some water, how in the world are they going to submit to weightier things like crucifying the flesh and overcoming sin?
This whole statement "is water baptism essential for salvation?"
Is a question meant to smooth talk away what the Bible clearly says.
Of course we're saved by grace.
BUT.
That reality gets blended with this question "is water baptism essential for salvation?" - all as a way to smooth talk the importance of baptism away.
Because the obvious reaction to ...We are only saved by grace...Is to say...Well if it's only by grace...Then baptism doesn't matter.
See how smooth talky that whole line of reasoning/questioning/thinking is?
But in the end, the Bible says what it says.
You can't smooth talk it away with leading questions mixed with verses about salvation only by grace.
If one can't submit and find some water, then chances are they may not submit on even weightier issues. If they ain't submitting, then maybe just maybe they should see if God is really working in their life.
I'll clarify, if they're trying to smooth talk the commands of God away with leading questions, is that really the fruit of the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit leads us to submit to what Jesus commands. The Holy Spirit doesn't create a laundry list of evasive leading questions that make Jesus's commands null and void.
And obviously if someone is stuck on a cross or sick bed, then there is grace. I know someone is going to see what I said above and mention those extreme situations. Which in fact would be more smooth talk unless they didn't mean it to apply to those not stuck on crosses and sick beds.
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So God can only be worshipped today Sister by
John 4:23But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him
John 4:24God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 14:17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
And no flesh in God's sight shall
Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh
Colossians 2:23These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
John 4:23But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him
John 4:24God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 14:17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
And no flesh in God's sight shall
Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh
Colossians 2:23These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
oh poor you. you're just like Jesus
the only problem is, you might want to be certain you are not running ahead of Him:
Matthew 5:19
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Jesus instructs to observe ALL THINGS he's COMMANDED. And just a few words earlier he COMMANDS baptism.
So what we have from some, are people actually leading people away from doing something Jesus commanded!
They do it through leading questions, or through applying extenuating situations to those outside of the extenuating circumstance.
Matt 28
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore[SUP][c][/SUP] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[SUP][d]
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So what we have from some, are people actually leading people away from doing something Jesus commanded!
They do it through leading questions, or through applying extenuating situations to those outside of the extenuating circumstance.
Matt 28
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore[SUP][c][/SUP] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[SUP][d]
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home, you can use you search feature and find every passage that has spirit in it.
are you 100% CERTAIN this is not water (wherein we are actually baptized BY the Spirit INTO Christ?)
Romans 6
Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God
1What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase?2May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?3Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?4Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.5For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,6knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;7for he who has died is freed from sin.
Looking for one to believe in him the only thing he never died for and those that do believe in christ are made to be righteous not of themselves ever but of God through Christ his only begotten Son. And this is not to be used as an excuse for the flesh or to be taken for granted. Thois amazing Gospel is meant for Appreciation nothing else. And when one gets too!!!!!!!!!!!! busy in praises and thanks giviiung where is there anytime for sin??????? And one surely while busy in this new life, sin has died because flesh is no longer in control, we are thus controlled by the Holy Ghost babtism with fire that has killed the sinful flesh behavior, pretty simple for me now, but was hard to see this amazing rest in God by belief in God at the cross
which is exactly why tribesman just flat out posted reject those who despise baptism (no matter how they slice it, that's what it is when the CLEAR teaching is be baptized).
that's what happens when people go mystic.
they could repent though.
what i want to know (just an ignrit island hilly-billy here - i need it spelled out) - HOW DARE anybody mislead people by being baptized in water when it is NOT what Jesus commanded.
that's what happens when people go mystic.
they could repent though.
what i want to know (just an ignrit island hilly-billy here - i need it spelled out) - HOW DARE anybody mislead people by being baptized in water when it is NOT what Jesus commanded.
No. he did not.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Father by means of the life-giving water that he has given us so that it flows from out of our belly, for it is ινto God's name that the righteous run and are given protection.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Son as no man can run into the name of the Father but through the Son.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Holy Spirit because it is only in the Holy Spirit that we have passage through the Son into the protection of the Father's name.
poreuqentej oun maqhteusate panta ta eqnh baptizontej autouj eij to onoma tou patroj kai tou uiou kai tou agiou pneumatoj
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Father by means of the life-giving water that he has given us so that it flows from out of our belly, for it is ινto God's name that the righteous run and are given protection.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Son as no man can run into the name of the Father but through the Son.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Holy Spirit because it is only in the Holy Spirit that we have passage through the Son into the protection of the Father's name.
poreuqentej oun maqhteusate panta ta eqnh baptizontej autouj eij to onoma tou patroj kai tou uiou kai tou agiou pneumatoj
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This happened to me I went and confessed and I fell into this water Babtism to be accepted by them and was instructed to keep from sin and I became aware of sin somuch that I beacme worse, just as the hypocrites of the day of Christ that Christ exposed
Matthew 23:15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
now I do not regret this experience at all for without it I would have never understood the diffeerance of Holy Ghost Babtism over water. I thank God for all things for this is where I learn, now if I did not then I would be a total wreck in regret, and am in a wreck today through my latest surgery that took place last Nov. 2012, and am holding on anyway, beacause I know it is well with my Soul, and yet the flesh is wreaking havoc regardless.
Matthew 23:15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
now I do not regret this experience at all for without it I would have never understood the diffeerance of Holy Ghost Babtism over water. I thank God for all things for this is where I learn, now if I did not then I would be a total wreck in regret, and am in a wreck today through my latest surgery that took place last Nov. 2012, and am holding on anyway, beacause I know it is well with my Soul, and yet the flesh is wreaking havoc regardless.
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Silly us, we've been reading from the wrong manuscript.
We think Jesus said this,
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore[SUP][c][/SUP] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[SUP][d][/SUP]
But he actually said...
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore[SUP][c][/SUP] and make disciples of all the nations, DON'T baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP]DON'T teach them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[SUP][d][/SUP]
I'm hoping everyone finds the second set of verses highly offensive.
Unfortunately certain leading questions, and applications of extenuating circumstances to all, have in effect, turned Jesus' original words, into my distorted words. Oddly enough folks aren't as offended.
*ponders*
We think Jesus said this,
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore[SUP][c][/SUP] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP]teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[SUP][d][/SUP]
But he actually said...
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Go therefore[SUP][c][/SUP] and make disciples of all the nations, DON'T baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20 [/SUP]DON'T teach them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.[SUP][d][/SUP]
I'm hoping everyone finds the second set of verses highly offensive.
Unfortunately certain leading questions, and applications of extenuating circumstances to all, have in effect, turned Jesus' original words, into my distorted words. Oddly enough folks aren't as offended.
*ponders*
do these passages mention baptism?
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
^ red letters ^
Acts 2:38
Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:16
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:5
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Galatians 3:27
for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
......
anti-baptism alternate version:
Anti-baptism 8:16
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Anti-baptism 19:5
On hearing this, they were NOT baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, as baptism was not part of the Plan. they didn't grasp the allegorical significance of baptism, and so the Apostles wrote letters commanding NOT to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
^ red letters ^
Acts 2:38
Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:16
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:5
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Galatians 3:27
for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
......
anti-baptism alternate version:
Anti-baptism 8:16
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Anti-baptism 19:5
On hearing this, they were NOT baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, as baptism was not part of the Plan. they didn't grasp the allegorical significance of baptism, and so the Apostles wrote letters commanding NOT to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Father by means of the life-giving water that he has given us so that it flows from out of our belly (teaching), for it is ινto God's name that the righteous run and are given protection.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Son as no man can run into the name of the Father but through the Son.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Holy Spirit because it is only in the Holy Spirit that we have passage through the Son into the protection of the Father's name.
All this by means of that life-giving water he has given us to flow out of our belly, which is teaching them to observe all that he has commanded.
Matthew 28:19 poreuqentej oun maqhteusate panta ta eqnh baptizontej autouj eij to onoma tou patroj kai tou uiou kai tou agiou pneumatoj
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Son as no man can run into the name of the Father but through the Son.
He commanded that we go forward into all the world baptizing them into<(eis) the name of the Holy Spirit because it is only in the Holy Spirit that we have passage through the Son into the protection of the Father's name.
All this by means of that life-giving water he has given us to flow out of our belly, which is teaching them to observe all that he has commanded.
Matthew 28:19 poreuqentej oun maqhteusate panta ta eqnh baptizontej autouj eij to onoma tou patroj kai tou uiou kai tou agiou pneumatoj
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Yes I must agree.
This is where I am confused with these responses. It has become a spiritual phenomenon for me. This is an all-important subject because many of the innocent observers want an honest answer. “What is salvation?” let them answer it.
I can't find in scripture where I need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. If it is written, I am obeying and why should I or anyone that loves the Lord fight or resist.
"You must be" is a commandment. When a secular judge makes a ruling and says "You must pay a fine" does any smart person say, will you take a "verbal check your honor? My word is all you need". LOL "Must” pay is a commandment to action—write that check or money order; cash will work—just pay the clerk and if you do not guess what buddy, call the Bailiff...jail time.
Well Sis, keep your head down and your powder dry, it is time for the howitzers. lol
This is where I am confused with these responses. It has become a spiritual phenomenon for me. This is an all-important subject because many of the innocent observers want an honest answer. “What is salvation?” let them answer it.
I can't find in scripture where I need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. If it is written, I am obeying and why should I or anyone that loves the Lord fight or resist.
"You must be" is a commandment. When a secular judge makes a ruling and says "You must pay a fine" does any smart person say, will you take a "verbal check your honor? My word is all you need". LOL
"Must” pay is a commandment to action—write that check or money order; cash will work—just pay the clerk and if you do not guess what buddy, call the Bailiff...jail time. Well Sis, keep your head down and your powder dry, it is time for the howitzers. lol
[SUP]5 [/SUP]for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
the day of Pentecost came and today when one believes God does the rest and restores one soul by the operation of God the Father as he did forchrist in the resurrection. This is a done deal from and many are kept today from knowing this truth
[h=3]Romans 6:4[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
whethe one believes this to be water Babtism or not is not an issue with God it is an issue with man though!!!!! What a shame
May be we could read the rest and see what God through Christ has done for us
[h=3]Romans 6:4[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
First our death becomes our death with Christ on the cross and then we are rasied back to life as Christ was and is HMMM!!!!!! so powerfulness from the cross yes?
Read all of romans 6, 7,and 8 and ask god to revealtruth to you personally and be free in Christ as Christ is free forever as our high Priest forever in the order of Melchisadek, us being in the Law of liberty, a new covenant where we are not beiing condemned by God any longer only people, and ever since one might see that they arefully accepted in the beloved, then one sees God has accepted them
Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
Best to read the whole Chapter, no water Babtism involved
Acts 8:36
As they traveled along the road,
they came to some water
and the eunuch said,
Look, here is water.
What can stand in the way of my being baptized?"
...
did Philip say: "oh. silly eunuch....The Spirit didn't instruct me to allow you baptism
in water?
let's see what happened:
38And he commanded the chariot to stop, and
they both went down into the water
Philip and the eunuch,
and he baptized him.
39And when they came up out of
the water,
the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
....
hmmm....looks like the Spirit of the Lord was involved in BAPTISM IN
WATER
am i missing something?
As they traveled along the road,
they came to some water
and the eunuch said,
Look, here is water.
What can stand in the way of my being baptized?"
...
did Philip say: "oh. silly eunuch....The Spirit didn't instruct me to allow you baptism
in water?
let's see what happened:
38And he commanded the chariot to stop, and
they both went down into the water
Philip and the eunuch,
and he baptized him.
39And when they came up out of
the water,
the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
....
hmmm....looks like the Spirit of the Lord was involved in BAPTISM IN
WATER
am i missing something?
