Chapter 28 - Baptism
"Baptism is not an offer made by man to God, but an offer made by Christ to man. It is grounded solely on the will of Jesus Christ, as expressed in his gracious call. Baptism is essentially passive -- being baptized, suffering the call of Christ . In baptism man becomes Christ's own possession. When the name of Christ is spoken over the candidate, he becomes a partaker in this Name, and is baptized "into Jesus Christ" (Ro. 6:3, Gal 3:27, Matt 28:19)…"
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
"..from that moment he belongs to Jesus Christ. He is wrested from the dominion of the world, and passes into the ownership of Christ."
My thoughts-
Amazing!
We are baptized INTO Christ's death.
We are baptized into Christ- we PUT ON CHRIST.
We become Christ's own possession.
We are Christ's.
We make the choice to give ourselves to Christ. What does it mean to give ourselves to Christ? We literally, yes, I said literally, give ourselves to Christ! We belong to HIM, we CHOOSE HIM. We ACCEPT Christ's offer.
Have you been baptized in Christ? Was it by your own freewill, was it by your CHOICE? Did you accept Him? We have to be baptized by CHOICE. If you haven't been baptized by choice, then you need to do so. It must be by choice, a free will offering of ourselves in accepting Christ's life, His sacrifice. Willingly giving ourselves to Christ, willingly becoming His possession. Willingly choosing.
Baptism.
Symbolically killing our old self, our old life being put away in hopes of a NEW life in CHRIST. A rebirth in CHRIST, our spiritual lives reborn into CHRIST.
More tomorrow by the GRACE of GOD!
In HIS LOVE!
"Baptism is not an offer made by man to God, but an offer made by Christ to man. It is grounded solely on the will of Jesus Christ, as expressed in his gracious call. Baptism is essentially passive -- being baptized, suffering the call of Christ . In baptism man becomes Christ's own possession. When the name of Christ is spoken over the candidate, he becomes a partaker in this Name, and is baptized "into Jesus Christ" (Ro. 6:3, Gal 3:27, Matt 28:19)…"
Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
"..from that moment he belongs to Jesus Christ. He is wrested from the dominion of the world, and passes into the ownership of Christ."
My thoughts-
Amazing!
We are baptized INTO Christ's death.
We are baptized into Christ- we PUT ON CHRIST.
We become Christ's own possession.
We are Christ's.
We make the choice to give ourselves to Christ. What does it mean to give ourselves to Christ? We literally, yes, I said literally, give ourselves to Christ! We belong to HIM, we CHOOSE HIM. We ACCEPT Christ's offer.
Have you been baptized in Christ? Was it by your own freewill, was it by your CHOICE? Did you accept Him? We have to be baptized by CHOICE. If you haven't been baptized by choice, then you need to do so. It must be by choice, a free will offering of ourselves in accepting Christ's life, His sacrifice. Willingly giving ourselves to Christ, willingly becoming His possession. Willingly choosing.
Baptism.
Symbolically killing our old self, our old life being put away in hopes of a NEW life in CHRIST. A rebirth in CHRIST, our spiritual lives reborn into CHRIST.
More tomorrow by the GRACE of GOD!
In HIS LOVE!
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