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you simply do not understand Paul's writing and continue to make the same mistake....was Paul baptised?...yes... did he baptise anyone...yes...you conclude that the preaching of the cross does not include baptism....does he teach that one must not be baptised...no ...
1 Corinthians 1:10-18King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]10 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
[SUP]14 [/SUP]I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
[SUP]15 [/SUP]Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:10-18King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]10 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
[SUP]14 [/SUP]I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
[SUP]15 [/SUP]Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]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.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
We should be careful not to neglect baptism’s importance.
Baptism is the sign or the symbol
for what takes place when one is born again.
Baptism’s importance should not be
downplayed or minimized.
However, baptism does not save us.
What saves us is the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit,
when we are born again
and regenerated by the Holy Spirit
(Titus 3:5).
5 he saved us,
not because of works done (like "water baptism")
by us in righteousness,
but according to his own mercy,
by the washing of regeneration
and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
newbirth'
Just how much Power is in that water that comes from your local water supply
Travels to your church baptistry
Heated for Convenience
Is It Holy Water ??
Where do the Sins go After the water is Drained ??
DO you have to Believe with ALL your HEART
That Jesus Christ Died on the Cross
For ALL your Sins BEFORE
You are "water baptized"
If so; just What Sins does this "water baptism" wash away ???????????