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Ephesians 2: 4-9. "For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works
lest any man should boast" (no baptism)
Titus 3:5. "Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us..." (no baptism)
Col. 2: 10, "And ye are complete in him, which is the
head of all principality and power" (no baptism)
Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles (you and I). He states
in 1 Cor. 1:17, “for Christ sent me not to baptize, but
to preach the gospel..." (no baptism) And a direct order
from the Lord Jesus Christ. It also doesn’t mean that
Paul is saying that the Lord sent him not (primarily) to baptize.
If you start changing words in the Bible, you get the madness
we have in the denominational system of today. It is utter confusion
brought about the master of it and is causing millions to wake
up in hell.
If you will also notice all four of these statements were from
the Apostle Paul.
Ok, now let’s see where people are getting this baptism
from out of the Bible.
Christ’s ministry was revealed through water baptism:
John 1:31-32, John the Baptist said, "...that he should
made manifest to Israel, therefore I am come baptizing with
water” Note (the Bible says He should be made manifest
to Israel...) YOU are not the House of Israel, never have been
and never will be.
Matt. 15:24. Jesus said, "...I am not sent but unto the
lost sheep of the house of Israel" (ok, I will let you
get your breath after this one) . Folks if you do not see the
truth the Lord himself is saying here, then it is because you
don’t want to see it. Jesus said "I am not sent but
unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel". Beloved ....That
is not you.
Christ’s ministry was that of the circumcision.
The Lord commissioned the twelve apostles, who were Jews.
Matt: 28:19, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Holy Ghost" (no Gentiles
mentioned)
Mark 16:15-16, "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." (no Gentiles
Mentioned)
The 8,000 of Acts 2:41 and 4;4 identified with Christ through
water baptism, as in Acts 2:38 (..."Repent, and be baptized
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins..."). Note that is REMISSION of sins. It is NOT
forgiveness of sins.
Before you say the Lord sent the apostles to preach unto every
creature as if that means all people, then think of what he
Just told the apostles, " I am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the House of Israel". Are you and I to believe
that Jesus changed his mind when he sent out the apostles. No,
of course not. Jesus trained the twelve and sent them unto the
nation of Israel.(only)
I would like for you to compare a few more things if you will.
Paul Said, Gal. 2:7, "But contrarywise, when they saw
that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me,
as the gospel of the circumcision unto Peter..."
2Tim. 2:15 Paul said , "Study to show thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth,"
Folks, the Lord wasn’t wasting ink when he had these
men write the Bible. If you search the scriptures and rightly
divide the word, it will set you free.
Peter’s Gospel
Mark 16:15, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature"
Acts 2:38, "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized...for the remission of sins..."
Acts 3:19, " Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall
come from the Lord" (folks, that’s at the second
coming of the Lord after the tribulation when they get their
sins blotted out)
Acts 10:35, "But in every nation he that feareth him and
worketh righteousness, is accepted with him". (We have
been reconciled to God by Christ, we have no need to work for
it.)
Paul’s Gospel:
Rom. 11:13, "For I speak to you gentiles, inasmuch as
I am the apostle of the Gentiles..."
1Cor. 1:17, "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to
preach the gospel..."
Rom. 1:16, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:
for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth..."
(What is the gospel of Christ?), It is the gospel that was committed
unto the apostle Paul,. Was that Jesus died, was buried and
rose again the third day according to the scriptures. That he
was made sin for us. That he died that we might have life, etc.
Titus 3:5, "Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us..." PRAISE
GOD!!!!
I hope that you will have seen the light in these scriptures
today. I would ask that you pray about them and ask God to show
you how to see this and how to tell someone else about it. It
is important. If your preacher is teaching you have to be baptized
to be saved today, then read your Bible until the Lord shows
you the way out. You will see it if you want to.
In closing I would like to say your blood is on my hands today.
I will have to stand before God and give a TOTAL account of
the words I have told you today. I do not intend to lead you
astray. You are worth more than the entire world to God. My
only wish is that you will be saved. There is not much time
left, spend it doing the work of an evangelist. We might have
to face some of our loved ones someday and when they are sent
into hell they will ask us why, why didn’t we tell them
the truth. Please don’t let your answer be..."because
I didn’t Know"
God Bless you all......
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
Michael
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