BAPTISM SHOWS YOU ARE A BAPTIST
A CHRISTIAN, CORRECT?
ANSWER: YES
BAPTISM
SHOWS YOU ARE A BAPTIST
A
CHRISTIAN, CORRECT?
ANSWER:
YES
EXPLANATION:
In
the
Bible there are nine baptisms each representing different functions.
The word ‘baptism’
can refer to any of four
types - water, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost and fire
baptism.
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1. BAPTISM
UNTO MOSES |
Paul
draws the similarity of the
church of Israel in the desert and the Christian church under Paul’s
gospel.
Israel was
under the divine covenant of being under
the cloud that led them in the night and miraculously protected from
the
pursuing Egyptians.
The
Christian church also has the divine testament
of the pillar and cloud, being Jesus Christ our Saviour, while also
being
protected from Satan.
Just as
Israel was physically baptised unto Moses
through the sea, with all the laws, privileges, coverings and
protection, the
church also has been spiritually baptised in to Christ the Saviour.
Both
Israel and the church have great similarities
in the eating and drinking.
Paul draws
the parallel that both parties, Israel
and the Christian church … did all eat the same spiritual meat; And
did all
drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock
that
followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 1Co
10:3-4.
The manna
on which Israel fed was a type of Christ
come down from heaven, upon which they could feed and live. Their drink
was a
stream that came from the Rock which was Christ.
Christians, spiritually speaking, are in the Rock and we eat and drink
from his
words.
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2. JOHN TO
ISRAEL FOR REMISSION OF SINS This is
John the Baptist to ISRAEL with the baptism of repentance
for the remission of sins that were past of cold neglect to God
the Father. And he (John) came
into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; (Luke
3:3) … and
were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. (Matt
3:6) |
John
called Israel to repent of their PAST
sins of their cold indifferences to God, their going through
the motions
of blood sacrifices, if indeed they were still sacrificing, then get water
baptized as an outward show of being cleansed from these sins. This
turned
them back to God. He was also preparing them for their coming Messiah.
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3. JESUS’
WATER BAPTISM
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Of
course
this has nothing to do
with Christ being a sinner. This was a changing of the guard
from the
old priesthood of Aaron to the new priesthood of Christ the Messiah.
Aaron had
the water and the oil (Ex
30:19, Exo
30:29-30) while
Christ had the water and
the dove. This baptism is not our example to follow saying
“Well, if
Christ was baptised, then we must do likewise.”
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4.
PENTECOST AND ISRAEL’S BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY GHOST |
This
was a baptism not with fire
but AS OF fire
(Acts
2:3), but
nevertheless, indicating the wrath of God, that Israel was now
under
God’s judgment in that he was temporarily putting Israel aside with
their
exclusive access to God in the Hebrew language, and that God was now
speaking
to all nations in their own tongue. Salvation was open to all, Gentile
and Jew
alike, and not just the Jew.
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5. CHRIST
BAPTISM OF SUFFERING ON THE CROSS
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The
mother of James and John
Zebedee is having
pointed out to her, that in her wanting particular favours for her sons
sitting
next to Christ in heaven, there will be a price to pay. Christ tells
her of the
extreme suffering that he would undergo … and that they would too.
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6. CHRIST
SENDING HIS DISCIPLES INTO ALL THE WORLD And he
said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature. He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be
damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They
shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall
not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover. (Mark
16:15-18) |
Just
prior to this, Christ has
given the disciples a very severe upbraiding for their unbelief that he
was alive (Mk 16:11,13,14). Now for
the remedy for this
past sin he says to them that “If you believ-ETH that I am
resurrected,
that is continuously believe all the time from now on, without let up,
no gaps,
but with constant belief, and then you get water baptised, you shall be
saved
and not be damned.
Of course,
many of the disciples other than the
chosen twelve, walked away by not continuously believing in
Christ, and
were damned. Of course should they repent and change their minds about
this,
they would go to Abraham’s Bosom when they died. If not, they would go
to hell
upon death.
As the
Baptist Church hold this very near and dear
to their hearts as the Great Commission, they suddenly disappear and
can’t be
found when they read that if they are under the Great Commission, they
all will
be confirming their ministry with the signs following them of casting
out devils,
speaking with new tongues, taking serpents, drinking deadly
liquids, and last but not least, laying hands on the sick
for their
recovery. OUCH!!! Surely this is not the gospel of
Paul whereby
we have eternal security upon believing once.
Answer?
The great Commission was for the disciples
for that time only and has now been replaced by Paul.
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7. PETER
BAPTISM TO ISRAEL FOR REMISSION OF SINS Then PETER
said unto them (ISRAEL),
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. Acts
2:38 Dear
Reader, can we see this is exactly the same when John preached to
Israel: And he (JOHN)
came into all the country about Jordan (ISRAEL),
preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; (Luke
3:3) … and were baptized of him in
Jordan, confessing their sins. (Matt
3:6) |
Just as
John the Baptist preaches to Israel preaching
the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins unto
God the
Father (Luke
3:3), we have
the same phrase and
words here, as Peter says to the men of Israel Repent, and be
baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins.
Dear
Reader, can you see how John’s and Peter’s
messages are the same? Both were for repentance + water
baptism +
for the forgiveness of past sins – with one in the name to God
the
Father and the other in the name to God the Son.
John was
saying “Israel, turn your hearts back to
God the Father.”
They were baptised in the name of God the Father.
Peter was
saying “Israel, turn your hearts back to
God the Son.”
They were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Indeed, Israel at the Red Sea, had their hearts turned to Moses.
They were baptised unto Moses, that is, in the name of Moses.)
As John was turning the hearts of Israel to God for the confession of
their
past sins to God, similarly, Peter is turning their hearts to Christ,
and to
confess their past sins toward him – that is their rejection of Christ
and
their putting him on the cross. They were pricked to the heart.
Now if the
men of Israel would do this they would
receive the Holy Ghost, and if they continued to follow Peter’s
instructions,
then to follow Paul’s gospel of believe with no water, they would go to
heaven
upon death.
Dear
Reader, can you see how God has slowly refined
his gospel message from John to Paul?
Could you
preach that today? Of course not. “Repent
of your sins towards Jesus Christ, come and get water baptised and you
will get
the Holy Ghost.” Water baptism, a work, to get saved? Ridiculous! It’s
not of
works, for by grace are ye saved not of works … (Eph
2:8-9). This
would simply send people
to hell.
However,
today, to get saved, you don’t need to
know much about Bible doctrine. People will have Peter’s gospel
preached to
them, and being fully persuaded that Christ can save them, they will be
saved.
However,
once saved, if they believe Acts
2:38 is the
gospel for today, then
their salvation will not be in jeopardy but their rewards will be in
jeopardy
in heaven. Furthermore, many will get weak and sickly and fall asleep (1Cor
11:30).
When Peter
speaks to the men of Israel, and they
are pricked to the heart, they know they must DO something.
Peter’s
gospel to Israel reminded them of John’s repentance needed and
confession of
past sins, with a water baptism signifying a symbolic washing away of
sins and
starting again.
That is
why the men of Israel said “What shall we DO?”
This was the jailer’s question as well.
He was
expecting to have to repent, get water
baptised. But no! God’s instructions had changed to a simple “Believe
on the
Lord Jesus Christ”.
Peter’s
gospel for the remission of past sins
with water baptism is poles apart, chalk and cheese, when
compared to
Paul’s gospel.
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8. THE
BAPTISM BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR THE REDEMPTION OF SINS THIS IS
THE ONLY BAPTISM NEEDED THERE IS NO WATER. 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 as
many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
Christ. Gal
3:27 “…many of
us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his
death? Rom
6:3 One Lord,
one faith, one baptism, Eph
4:5 Buried
with him in baptism … Col
2:12 |
This
is the baptism that happens
when a person believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, without water baptism,
and is
placed into the death of Christ with eternal security.
This is
Paul’s gospel, a dispensation of the gospel
given him (1Cor
9:17) that
negates all others. This
is the final, clean, pure, waterless gospel of the grace of God, for a
person
to enter heaven. We must not add water!
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9. THE
BAPTISM OF DAMNATION IN THE LAKE OF 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) And the
devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and ever. Rev
20:10 And death
and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second
death. Rev
20:14 And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into
the lake of fire. Rev
20:15 |
This
last one is the baptism of
fire for those who have died and
gone to hell (the rich man in Luke
16:19-22,23-26,27-30,31) and have
now had their
everlasting accommodation into pure literal fire.
IN SUMMARY:
The
three
cases in which Baptist churches are spiritually blinded are as
follows.
JOHN TO
ISRAEL FOR REMISSION OF SINS (Matt
3:6)
With John, this is Israel’s confession of the past sins,
with water
baptism, of having turned their hearts away from God the
Father.
CHRIST
SENDING HIS JEWISH DISCIPLES INTO ALL THE WORLD (Mark
16: 15-18)
With Christ sending his Jewish disciples into the world to preach, this
is
their confession of the past sin of unbelief,
with water
baptism, about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
PETER'S
BAPTISM TO ISRAEL FOR REMISSION OF SINS (Acts
2:38)
With Peter to the men of Israel, this is their confession of
the past
sin, with water baptism, of crucifying Christ.
Now the
question is “Why” Oh why? Oh why? Oh why, do
Baptist Churches insist on
water baptism? Why add this impediment to Paul’s waterless gospel?
In asking
Baptists if they are Christians and
saved, their reply is inevitably “Oh yes, I’ve been water baptised.”
Can you
see what Baptists are trusting in the go to heaven.
The reason
they give is that other Christians may
know they are Christians. But this is no where to be found in scripture!
Surely
water baptism is not a fruit of the Spirit?
The scriptures say Ye shall know them by their fruits
not their
water baptism.
Could
someone please write in
and tell me the scripture that water baptism lets others know we are
Christians.
Why not just get people to just sign a document?
In their
insistence of water baptism, Baptists create a mixture in their
churches and
God hates mixtures. End result? A spiritual double mindedness which God
rewards
accordingly.
PAUL’S
GOSPEL IS WATERLESS, DRY AND CRISPY!
The book
of
Romans has no mention of water - before
or after salvation!
1&2
Corinthians have no water – before
or after salvation!
Galatians
has no water - before
or after salvation!
Ephesians
has no water - before
or after salvation!
Philippians
has no water - before
or after salvation!
Colossians
has no water - before
or after salvation!
1&2
Thessalonians have no water - before
or after salvation!
1&2
Timothy have no water - before
or after salvation!
Titus has
no water - before
or after salvation!
Philemon
has no water - before
or after salvation!
Hebrews
has
no water - before
or after salvation!
James has
no water - before
or after salvation!
1&2
Peter haver
no water - before or after salvation!
1, 2, 3
John have
no
water - before or after salvation!
Jude has
no water - before
or after salvation!
Revelation
has no water - before
or after salvation!
Why ADD
A STUMBLING BLOCK for people?
I scratch my head!
Why not
add physical circumcision as well? It makes
just as much sense! As stupid as it sounds, it just might go some way
to show
other Christians we really are a Christians too! And make it mandatory
as well!
Why not
have people rub their heads and tummys at
the same time and then have a secret handshake? It makes as much sense
doesn’t
it?
Why not
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem as the
requirement to show your Christianity?
How about
when you walk into the church you should
bow, not step on the door-line, cross yourself and say ‘Three hail
Marys”.
We see,
how The Baptist church has struggled to get
free of John’s baptism of where Israel had to confess their past sins
and get
water baptised to get right with God.
And right
here, we have the reason why Baptist tracts have the blasphemous
salvation
message of “Repent and turn from your sins that God may forgive you.”
Furthermore,
in asking Baptists if they are
Christians and saved, their reply is inevitably “Oh yes, I’ve been
water
baptised.”
Can you
see what Baptists are trusting in the go to
heaven.
Truly they bring to nought the word of God by their tradition.
John’s
commandment to Israel, Christ’s commandment
to his disciples, Peter’s commandment to Israel have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
to do
with the Christian church.
THEY ARE
SUPERSEDED, NEGATED AND PERISHED COMMANDMENTS AND DOCTRINES, ONLY
SUITABLE FOR
TIMES PAST.
YES! WATER
BAPTISM SHOWS YOU ARE A BAPTIST …
BUT NOT NECESSARILY A CHRISTIAN!
SURELY
CHRIST’S INJUNCTION NOT TO OFFEND
LITTLE CHILDREN SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO TEENAGERS AND ADULTS IN THE CHURCH?
DEAR
BAPTIST, KNOWING THE TERROR OF THE LORD
AT THE JUDGMENT SEAT, HOW WILL YOU PLEAD?
DO
YOU THINK YOU KNOW BETTER THAN PAUL?
YOU’LL ADD WATER WILL YOU?
“For
Christ sent me not to baptize, but to
preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ
should be
made of none effect.” (1Co
1:17)
SURELY
THIS
MUST RANK AS ONE OF SATAN’S
MASTER DECEPTIONS - TO GET WATER INTO CHURCHES.
Harley Hitchcock
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