Why Baptism? In this episode of the Holy WIT Podcast we discuss what is the mark of salvation and how baptism in the discipleship journey of a follower of Jesus is the true mark of salvation.
“Most of all, perhaps, we need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that the basic assumptions have been quite different in different periods and that much which seems certain to the uneducated is merely temporary fashion. A man who has lived in many places is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village; the scholar has lived in many times and is therefore in some degree immune from the great cataract of nonsense that pours from the press and the microphone of his own age.” (Learning in Wartime, 1939)“. C.S. Lewis used the term “a great cataract of nonsense” to describe how people use a modern idea to construe Bible theology. One such example, perhaps the best example, is a conversion method called the Sinner’s Prayer. It is more popularly known as the Four Spiritual Laws.
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The first time we see baptism in the New Testament is with John the Baptist out in the desert baptizing people telling them to repent and be baptized. Jesus exampled our need for baptism by having John baptize Him even though He didn’t need to be baptized. It was from there that Jesus received the Holy Spirit through a dove landing on Him. From there he went into the desert and through a time of solitude, fasting and engaging with the Father Jesus then battled with Satan and defeated him.
The great news is that as we believe, change the way we think and are baptized like Jesus we then also receive Holy Spirit and are given the same authority Jesus has. It is through this authority from Jesus that we then do what He commanded us “Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood. Tell them that the kingdom is here. Bring health to the sick. Raise the dead. Touch the untouchables. Kick out the demons. You have been treated generously, so live generously.”
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