Thursday May 27, 2021

1Pe 3:21-22 - water baptism as a type or picture of true salvation by faith.

1Pe 3:18-22

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

That a man must be fully cleansed to be in the presence of God is clear in the scripture.

Mat 5:8

"Blessed are the...

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Tuesday May 25, 2021

When Jesus began His ministry, He presented true cleansing to a Jewish world that concentrated only on ceremonial cleansing.

It's not what goes into a man that defiles him, but what comes out of his heart. Jesus condemned the religious...

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Sunday May 23,2021

Eph 4:1-6

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

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Ephesians 4:3-6; One baptism, part 6. Ceremonial vs. true cleansing.

All of us must come to know, love, and appreciate how clean clean needs to be to be in the presence of God as holy, and to then adore our Lord for making us just that clean through His own sacrifice.

Still, it is important and insightful to study the cleansing ritual of the past. Like so many things in the OT, it will help us form an accurate picture in our minds concerning baptism.

Baptism meaning: immersion, identification, abiding...

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Ephesians 4:3-6; One baptism, part 5. Cleansing by the blood of Christ makes us holy before God.

God's kingdom is not centered on marble and stone structures, or any other shows of financial and military strength as are found in the kingdoms of men. God's kingdom is centered on men; men of righteousness, made so by faith, who love God.

1Ki 8:14-16

Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 15 And he said, "Blessed be the Lord, the...

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Ephesians 4:3-6; One baptism, part 4. Cleansing by the blood of Christ makes us holy before God.

None of the offspring of fallen Adam and Eve are clean before a holy God.

Pro 20:9

Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart,

I am pure from my sin"?

Much later, through the contemporary prophets Jeremiah and...

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Thursday May 6, 2021

Baptism meaning: immersion, identification, abiding condition, and controlling influence.

Last time we looked into the Levitical washings that God prescribed for making the unclean clean. The section in Leviticus 11-15. Lev 1-7 is about the offerings and sacrifices. Lev 8-10 are about the...

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Wednesday May 5,2021

Baptism meaning: immersion, identification, abiding condition, and controlling influence.

Though a transliteration into English, the many uses of the word in Greek literature make the meaning clear. It is a perfect word to describe our baptism into Christ, having clothed ourselves with Him, Gal 3:27.

Water baptism is always a ritual, and must...

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Tuesday May 4, 2021

Eph 4:1-6

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you...

for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2427