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NASB | Matthew 7:13 ¶ "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:13 ¶ "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it. |
Subject: How do we remit |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, Faith, repentance, water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are all included in the plan of salvation. Then we are to walk in the new life that God has given us. Christian water baptism is an ordinance instituted by Jesus Christ. IF it is not important in the plan of God, why did Jesus command it in Matt. 28:19? And why did Peter follow up by saying, "Be baptized everyone of you," and by commanding the Gentiles to be baptized (Acts 2:38; 10:48)? We must remember two points about the importance of water baptism. First, whatever Christ definitely established and ordained cannot be unimportant, whether we understand its significance or not. Second, Christ and the apostles showed the importance of this ordinance by observing it. Jesus walked many miles to be baptized, though He was eithout sin, saying,:For thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness." It is true that water itself does not contain any saving virtue, but God has chosen to include it in His plan of salvation. Peter explained, "Baptism doth now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 3:21). According to Luke 3:30, the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized." Since Jesus birth, (you must be born again) to give some light to so we could begin to understand His plan, it would be wise to study the birth process. There is water the child comes forth from, breath taken at birth (spirit-Strong,s from 4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze;). In our natural birth there is effort on the infants part (pushing ect.), we do not earn life at birth nor do we decide how we want to go about it, we just follow the process. Sharp |