A word of Wisdom on the act of Christian Baptism

 Mar 7, 2020

A word of Wisdom

on the act of Christian Baptism:

Baptism is not merely an act of obedience but the purpose is the induction into Full Salvation in Jesus Christ.

The command given directly by our LORD Jesus:

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, 

All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.   

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, BAPTIZING them IN THE NAME of the Father, AND of the Son, AND of the Holy Ghost:   

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: 

and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 

Amen.

Matthew 28:18‭-‬20 KJV

1) Baptism into the Father

(Spirit)

This is the induction into the Life of the Father for us to receive the same perfect Nature, Character and Heart (love) of the Father as the sons of God.

A new incorruptible and eternal spirit.

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Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.  

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.  

And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Ezekiel 36:25‭-‬27 KJV

Jesus answered, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.   

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.   

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.   

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:5‭-‬8 KJV

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2) Baptism into the Son

(Soul)

This is the induction into the Life of the Son to receive Jesus' cross-death, resurrection and ascension to the Throne. 

Death to our self and pride; self-will, self-confidence and self-exaltation.

Life in Christ according to His Authority as King and in His work as His royal priesthood, according to the order of Melchizedek whom He is the High Priest.

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And he said to them all, 

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.   

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Luke 9:23‭-‬24 KJV

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.   

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Matthew 11:28‭-‬30 KJV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.   

And whatsoever ye shall ask IN MY NAME, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.   

If ye shall ask any thing IN MY NAME, I will do it.   

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:12‭-‬15 KJV

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.  

For he testifieth, 

Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 7:16‭-‬17 KJV

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.  

For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Hebrews 7:25‭-‬26 KJV

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3) Baptism into the Holy Spirit 

(Body)

This is the induction into the Life of the Holy Spirit to receive the Holy Spirit and power to dwell in us.

The power of the Holy Spirit works in us to teach us all things and to perfect us, renewing our mind to His Word as well as to manifest outwardly in good works to testify Jesus and the Kingdom of God to the nations.

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For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Acts 1:5 KJV

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:8 KJV

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 14:26 KJV

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Jesus has clearly told us to teach all nations, FIRSTLY on BAPTISM and then teaching them to OBSERVE all things He have commanded us.

Unlike the early churches before the 4th century, what we have done presently in the modern churches is FIRSTLY, to attempt to TEACH and disciple all things in an elaborate length of time (weeks or even months) in order to get them ready for Baptism , the direct opposite of what He has commanded us. 

To "teaching them to observe all things" is not the same as to "teaching them all things".

To observe is to watch, to hold fast, to keep, to guard all things whatsoever Jesus has commanded us.

We have failed to submit our will, our trust and our intellect to God that the teaching of all things is by the Holy Spirit and impossible by the pride and arrogance of carnal efforts of man by his scholastic, academic head knowledge's way of education.

Is it any wonder that the modern established churches is not expanding the Kingdom of God anywhere near like the early churches?

Is it any wonder that we have to rely on Revival meetings for huge masses to be converted in the power of the Holy Spirit?

Is it any wonder that we are now left with "having a form of godliness, denying its power thereof", a powerless church so far away the early churches of the Apostles?

The reason is simply we have chosen to blindly walk in the flesh now, what we have begun in the Spirit.

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Galatians 3:3 KJV

Let us pray for a restoration to the Way, the Truth and the Life of Christ, what God has intended for us, strictly in accordance to His every Word written for us to obey and to follow.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Revelation 2:29 KJV