Baptism is like the reception AFTER the wedding.
Baptism does not save anybody, but it is a sign of acceptance of salvation.
Actually, baptism is when the believer receives their priesthood.
I like that metaphor. I am going to use that.
Thanks.
Baptism does not save anybody, but it is a sign of acceptance of salvation.
Baptism is a "sign of the parousia of the spirit in judgment". Chew on that for a while. :-)
**Baptism does not save anybody, but it is a sign of acceptance of salvation.**
Really? Jesus commanded water baptism: “Verily, verily, I ay unto thee, Except a MAN be born of water (no comma) and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of flesh is flesh; and that which is born of Spirit is spirit.” John 3:5,6 Notice that the Lord did NOT say: “that which is born of water is flesh”.
Those that think that the ‘water’ means natural birth are insulting the intellingence of the Lord and Nicodemas. Jesus certainly didn’t have to explain that someone has to be naturally born first, that’s obvious. If you haven’t been naturally born, you don’t exist. (If someone still believes that the ‘water’ means natural birth, I certainly don’t think I could drink that ‘solution’.)
Jesus commanded his disciples to baptise in Matt. 28:19, Mark 16:16, and alluded to it by commanding them in Luke 24:47 “that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his NAME among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem”. So, starting in Jerusalem, the disciples followed his orders, beginning with Peter in Acts 2:38, who commanded: “Repent, and be baptized EVERY ONE of you in the NAME of Jesus Christ for the REMISSION of SINS, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
There are several accounts in Acts of converts being baptized. The apostles were very strict about it.
Peter says hi! I Peter 3:21