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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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This scripture has led many to believe that water baptism is a part of salvation and that the born-again experience cannot be a reality without it.
I AM WRITING THIS TO BENEFIT A GOOD FRIEND IN HOPES THAT IT WILL HELP HER IN HER WALK WITH THE LORD. SHE KNOWS WHO I AM TALKING ABOUT AND NO ONE ELSE KNOWS OR HAS TO KNOW. THIS WILL BE BETWEEN HER AND JESUS AND SHE WILL NEED HIS HELP ALL THE WAY. I AM PUTTING THIS OUT IN MY MORNING MESSAGE JUST IN CASE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THIS IS FOR ALL OF YOU.
In the same way that this commission is to every believer, not just to ministers, the command to baptize is also for every believer. It is proper for any believer to administer the ordinance of water baptism.
Every detail of every man's life, who has ever walked on the earth, has not impacted the world as much as the few recorded details of Jesus' life. Jesus was...
Jesus had just told Peter to follow Him. However, Peter wanted to know what the Lord had planned for John. Instead of Jesus answering Peter's question, the Lord told him that what He had in store for John was none of his business.
Water baptism is a command of Jesus and is the initial action taken upon believing. Mark's statement could be rendered, "He who believes with saving faith (i.e. faith that produces actions) will be saved." In this sense, water baptism is very important. It is...