“DID JESUS TELL CHRISTIANS
TO BE WATER BAPTISED?”
“DID
JESUS TELL CHRISTIANS
TO BE WATER BAPTISED?”
A:
“NO”. HE WAS TALKING TO HIS DISCIPLES ”
Q:
“But hang on … aren’t Christians the disciples of Jesus?”
A:
“Of
course not.”
Q:
“Who are they then?”
A:
“Christians are to follow Paul as he follows Christ.”
Q:
“Are Christians disciples of Paul then?”
A:
“Nowhere
does Paul say that we are to be disciples of him … simply to be followers
of him as he follows Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1).
Q:
“But that goes against everything that I believe … I always thought
that I
followed Jesus as his disciple?”
A:
“Well think again … you see, if you were a disciple of Jesus, you would
be a Saturday
worshipping, temple attending, pork abstaining Jew … and still sacrificing
animals for the remission of sin.”
Q:
“This
is outrageous … and it goes against everything that I was brought up to
believe.”
A:
“Yes
I’m sure it’s very upsetting for you … but I put it this way … let’s
all be
guided what the scriptures say … not what we believe … or what our
churches
teach us.”
Q:
“But aren’t we under the Great Commission?”
A:
“No. Christians simply have the ministry of reconciliation as follows …
“And
all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
Christ, and
hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;” (2 Corinthians 5:18).
Q:
“Then are all the churches wrong to teach we are under?”
A:
Of
course, because if you were, you would be able to …
“…
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 16:17-18) …
…
that is … AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN WATER BAPTIZED!
“Dear
Reader, if you think you are under the Great Commission, have read
below (Mark
16:16) and see that if you have believed the Christ has risen from the
dead, and
have gotten water baptised, then you will be able to all sorts of
amazing
miracles. Go on have read.”
Silence
…. …..
….. (crickets chirping in the background)
“Well
have you been able to do all these wonderful things? No of course you
haven’t.”
Q:
“But didn’t Jesus say to go and preach the gospel?”
A:
“Of
course he did … but it was the gospel of the kingdom of heaven to his
unbelieving disciples … NOT the gospel of the kingdom of God to
believers
today.
The
Mark 16:9-12,13-16,17-20 dispensation has now passed.”
More
silence
… …. … … … … (still more crickets chirping)
Dear
Reader, the Mark passage is presented in full below … do have a STUDY
… and see that Christ was talking to his unbelieving disciples
under the
kingdom of heaven dispensation … not present day Christians
under the
kingdom of God.
Mark 16:9-12,13-16,17-20
9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week,
he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
10 And she went and told them (THE
DISCIPLES) that
had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
11 And they, when they (THE
DISCIPLES)
had
heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them (THE
DISCIPLES),
as they walked, and went into the country.
13 And they went and told it unto the residue (THE
DISCIPLES):
neither believed they them (DISCIPLES).
14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven (THE
DISCIPLES) as
they sat at meat, and upbraided them
with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they (THE
DISCIPLES) believed not them
which had seen him after he
was risen.
15 And he said unto them (THE
DISCIPLES),
Go
ye into all the world, and preach the gospel (of
the kingdom of heaven) to every creature.
16 He (THE DISCIPLES) that believeth
and is BAPTIZED
shall be saved; but he (THE DISCIPLES) that believeth
not shall
be damned.
17 And THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM (THE
DISCIPLES) THAT BELIEVE; In my name shall they (THE
DISCIPLES) cast out devils; they shall speak with new
tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink
any
deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they (THE DISCIPLES) shall
lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them (THE
DISCIPLES), he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right
hand of
God.
20 And they (THE DISCIPLES) went forth, and
preached
every where, the Lord working with them (THE DISCIPLES),
and confirming
the word with signs following. Amen.
CONCLUSION:
Yes
Dear
Reader, if you still think you are under the Great Commission, go ahead
and
knock yourself out … start drinking poison, handling snakes and casting
out
devils …
OR
…
you
can sober up … screw your head back on … give yourself an uppercut …
have a Bex
and a nice hot cup of tea … have a good lie down … then get up and
begin to discern
the dispensations by rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy
2:15)
Harley
Hitchcock
October
2025
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