Meaning of Baptism

Baptism in faith is our meeting point with the saving death of Jesus Christ without which there is no forgiveness of sins and therefore no hope.

Jesus accepted baptism because his Father desired it of him. His baptism was an example for others (note Acts 2:38). He pointed the way for the rest of humanity, linking himself, in his sinlessness, with the sins of those, of like nature, whom he came to redeem. “All flesh is grass”, including the flesh of the Son of God.

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Author: George Booker

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Bible reference(s): Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:5, Mark 1:8, Mark 1:9, Mark 10:38, Mark 10:39, Mark 16:16, Luke 3:7, Luke 3:12, Luke 3:21, Luke 7:29, Luke 7:30, Luke 12:50, John 3:22, John 3:23, John 10:40, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:41, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:16, Acts 8:36, Acts 8:38, Acts 9:18, Acts 10:48, Acts 11:16, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, Acts 18:8, Acts 19:5, Acts 22:16, Romans 6:3, 1 Corinthians 1:13, 1 Corinthians 1:14, 1 Corinthians 1:15, 1 Corinthians 1:16, 1 Corinthians 10:2, 1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 Corinthians 15:29, Galatians 3:27, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 21:25, Mark 1:4, Mark 11:30, Luke 3:3, Luke 20:4, Acts 1:22, Acts 10:37, Acts 13:24, Acts 18:25, Acts 19:3, Acts 19:4, Romans 6:4, Ephesians 4:5, Colossians 2:12, 1 Peter 3:21, Matthew 28:19, John 1:25, John 1:28, John 1:31, John 3:26, John 4:1, Acts 10:47

Source: “Meaning of Baptism,” The Agora.

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