Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Baptism 3 - Cost of Discipleship Pt 132


Chapter 28 - Baptism Continued

Bonhoeffer- 'Although for the candidate baptism is a passive event, it is never a mechanical process. This is made abundantly clear by the connection of baptism with the spirit (Matt 3:11, Acts 10:47, John 3:5, 1 Cor. 12:11-13)

Mat 3:11  I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire

Joh 3:5  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

1Co 12:11  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
1Co 12:12  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
1Co 12:13  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

The gift of baptism is the Holy Spirit. But the holy Spirit is Christ himself dwelling in the hearts of the faithful. (II Cor. 3:17, Rom. 8:9-11,14, Eph. 3:16)

2Co 3:17  Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Rom 8:9  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 8:10  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom 8:11  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Rom 8:12  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
Rom 8:13  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Rom 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Eph 3:16  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man

The baptized are the house where the Holy Spirit has made his dwelling. The Spirit is the pledge of the abiding presence of Jesus, and of our fellowship with him. He imparts true knowledge of Christ and of the gifts which God has given us in him. (I Cor. 2:12, Eph. 1:9)

1Co 2:12  Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Eph 1:9  Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself

The gift which the Holy Spirit creates in us is not uncertainty, but assurance and discernment. Thus we are enabled to walk in the Spirit. (Gal. 5:16,18,25,  Rom.8:2,4)

Gal 5:16  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Gal 5:18  But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Gal 5:25  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Rom 8:2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Rom 8:4  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit

….and to walk in assurance.  The certainty which the disciples enjoyed in their intercourse with Jesus was not lost after he left them. Through the sending of the Spirit into the hearts of the believers that certainty is not only perpetuated, but strengthened and increased, so intimate is the fellowship of the Spirit (Rom. 8:16, John 16:12)

Rom 8:16  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God

Joh 16:12  I have yet many things to say unto you…

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My thoughts- Today I am mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted. Hubby had an unexpected triple heart bypass. Praise GOD he is doing great and a full recovery is expected! Our God is GREAT, all GLORY and HONOR unto HIM ALWAYS!

As for my thoughts on the study, they'll have to be gathered at another time, by the grace of our LORD. For now, please study and pray, God's Holy WORD is everything, the greatest treasure on all the earth!

By HIS GRACE, HIS LOVE!

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