John
3:10, KJV: 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of
Israel, and knowest not these things?
Today,
reply is on the “perfection” of water baptism. Full redemption
and salvation require believing in Jesus Christ, rather than
believing in water baptism alone. Arguments are being made that the
doctrine and rituals for water baptism introduced by John the Baptist
were imperfect, should be discontinued, and are to be replaced by the
practicing and teaching only fire baptism introduced by Jesus Christ.
The divine tool of miracles was not a substitute for the sacred
gifts later bestowed by the Holy Spirit. The ministry of Jesus was a
work of eternal transformation; and it should not be disturbing that
his doctrine and practice on the earth changed as he matured in his
priesthood. Baptism that was used to identify the Son of the Highest
to an agent of GOD from the Temple at Jerusalem is now used to
identify the members of his body to one another. It is written:
Acts: 18: 24-28, King James Version (KJV): 24 And a certain Jew
named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and
mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was
instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the
spirit, he spake and taught diligently the
things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he
began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and
Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them,
and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And when he
was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the
disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much
which had believed through grace: 28 For he mightily convinced the
Jews, and that
publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. The
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and
Spirituality using the ID “Norine” (Level 1 with 11 points)
posted the following:
Re:
Acts 18:25-26 Why would Jesus allegedly command disciples to "Go
baptize" with an IMPERFECT water baptism in Matt 28:19?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at
Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus:
and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received
the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not
so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto
them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s
baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of
repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him
which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they
heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost
came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And all
the men were about twelve. (Acts 19: 1-7, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: A Complete Divine Revelation (11/15/2019); Why Do
They Sing? (11/14/2019); Aspects of Full Righteousness (11/01/2019);
By Death and Resurrection (10/29/2019); The “History” Of Christ
(10/08/2019); Divinity Embodied In Flesh (12/30/2018); The Increase
of Christ? (12/07/2018)
“Norine”, water
baptism is like one of the most precious jewels appearing on the
crown of a monarch. The full majesty, meaning, and value for the
royal diadem goes beyond the brilliance, or the physical dimensions
of size and weight from a single gemstone. Similarly, the works of
John the Baptist stood out as departures from the covenant of Moses,
practice among the priests of the Temple community, and the
traditional doctrines of absolution, atonement, forgiveness, and
repentance. Water baptism was “perfect” in itself given that
baptism is a sacred tool that is not intended to provide the full
work of redemption, revelation, and salvation without the living
sacrifice, and the shed blood of divinity appearing on earth in human
flesh (i.e., the Incarnation; the crucifixion of Jesus Christ). In
fact, John explained that baptism was a device being used by the Holy
Spirit to make visible the anointing and virtue of the Prophet that
would come who had been proclaimed by Moses. Once Christ was
publicly ordained in the witness of John, everything could be clearly
seen as in transition: a new covenant law, a new kingdom, and a new
process imparting life through resurrection from the dead, rather
than by birth from the womb. Consider again the following that uses
language from the Bible, and a selection from the music ministry of
Sandi Patti:
(1.)
John 1: 32-34, King James Version (KJV): 32 And John bare record,
saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it
abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to
baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see
the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which
baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that
this is the Son of God.
(2.)
John 3: 1-7, KJV: 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night,
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from
God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be
with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is
old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s
womb, and be born? 5 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. 6 That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
(3.)
Mark 16: 14-16, KJV: 14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as
they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness
of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he
was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
(4.)
Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind
the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the
things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death;
but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the
carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are
not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of his.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcC2x0go5R8.)
Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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