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1 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | mbooker | 56695 | ||
boy oh boy!! this is some subject!! I know a man who visited our church and he was upset because the pastor did not immediately water baptize those that came forward to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. At our church, baptism is done on the 3rd Sunday. I make the distinction of 'water' baptism because so far in scripture I have seen 3 different agents used in baptism. water: John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; John 1:26 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: Matt 3:11 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Luke 3:16 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. John 1:33 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Acts 1:5 Holy Ghost/fire: 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: Matt 3:11 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Luke 3:16 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. John 1:33 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Acts 1:5 the body of Christ: 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. 1 Cor 12:13 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Gal 3:27 Having said all that :) My question(s)/comment(s) are these: I will not use a hypothetical. I am going to use myself. I came forward and accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour but I was not immediately baptized. It was a couple of weeks later (that 3rd Sunday evening at 6 pm :) ). Now, given my case, since I was not water baptized immediately after making my confession, was I being disobedient to God? If God commands that after we believe, we get baptized immediately, was my getting water baptized weeks later done in vain? btw, I am ASSURED of my salvation and KNOW without a doubt that I am born from above, so my post is simply to get feed back on the questions that popped in my head after reading through this thread. I also hope that 'we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ' Abba Father bless each and every one of you... |
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2 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Reformer Joe | 56715 | ||
"this is some subject!!" No kidding. This was the same center of attention when I began my two-week vacation from the forum. Nice to see that the massive size of this beaten-to-death subject is still causing my computer to overheat every time I load this thread. You wrote: " Now, given my case, since I was not water baptized immediately after making my confession, was I being disobedient to God?" While I do not believe baptism is an action that must precede salvation, I do think that too many churches make light of it. The biblical model does seem to be getting baptized upon profession of faith (at least in the "believer's baptism" model). I, unfortunately, waited much longer than you did between my profession of faith and my baptism, due in part to the fact that I grew up in such an environment of "easy-believism" that no one once approached me and encouraged me to get baptized. Was I justified before God in the interim period? Yes. Was I being disobedient? I would have to answer "yes" to that as well. "If God commands that after we believe, we get baptized immediately, was my getting water baptized weeks later done in vain? " Of course not. But I personally have a problem with the frequent temporal lag between profession and baptism, as if it were simply a nice "extra." It is important, it is commanded, and it is a means of grace; it just isn't a means of grace that JUSTIFIES us before God. --Joe! |
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