Rom 6:2 Of course not! How can we who died as far as sin is concerned go on living in it?
Rom 6:3 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into union with the Messiah Jesus were baptized into his death?
Rom 6:4 Therefore, through baptism we were buried with him into his death so that, just as the Messiah was raised from the dead by the Father's glory, we too may live an entirely new life.
Rom 6:5 For if we have become united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Rom 6:6 We know that our old natures were crucified with him so that our sin-laden bodies might be rendered powerless and we might no longer be slaves to sin.
Rom 6:7 For the person who has died has been freed from sin.
Rom 6:8 Now if we have died with the Messiah, we believe that we will also live with him,
Rom 6:9 for we know that the Messiah, who was raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has mastery over him.
Rom 6:10 For when he died, he died once and for all as far as sin is concerned. But now that he is alive, he lives for God.
Rom 6:11 In the same way, you too must continually consider yourselves dead as far as sin is concerned, but living for God through the Messiah Jesus.
I think I might understand what you are saying. It’s true that the blood of Jesus, atonement for our sin yet not just ours but the sin of all the world, was shed, the scripture says, and has the action of crucifying our sin nature, and rising in resurrection life. This occurs at our new birth.
But, EG, the scripture doesn’t call this a baptism. But, in truth....we definitely are whelmed by Jesus. This occurs before we are water baptized.
IMO, water baptism is what we can look back to when we are assaulted by doubt, for it does come to try our faith. So it’s important to understand what has happened to us.
This may be the reason why the church of my childhood teaches blood baptism. Am I right though about what you are teaching here, or wrong?
I still don’t agree.
For this reason...
This is from bible search.com. I agree with this part, but not the whole article.
As Paul was praying in Damascus, a disciple came and told him what he must do to be saved.
Acts 22:16 ‘And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’
What washed away his sins? Certainly, it was the blood of Jesus! But, without Paul’s responding by faith in being baptized, he would not have received the benefits of His blood. Rev. 1:5, Col. 2:11-14.
After we become Christians, the blood of Jesus continues to cleanse us as we continue to respond in obedient faith as God directs.
1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I don’t agree with the part that says baptism is what gives us the benefits of His blood washing us. But, Paul is a Jew and some baptize daily.
I don’t know if this is true, but I’ve read that Jesus wasn’t just from Nazareth, that He was called a Nazarene, but was of the sect, Nazarenes. And was their way to be “washed” daily before the day began.
Not teaching this. I don’t know, but it would be beneficial for our unity to know. IMO.
