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What Baptism? In which Christ? Mark 16:16 “The one having believed and having been baptized will be saved, but the one having disbelieved will be condemned.” - Berean Literal Bible What else is Baptism other than an open declaration of our faith in Christ in the first place? The next question immediately to follow MUST BE: “WHICH CHRIST, the Christ, having saved ALL humanity already with His Blood on the cross, or the false christ who’s atonement was limited to only those who ‘chose’ Him?”. The verse above clearly states that we have to BOTH believe in Christ and be baptized into HIM, in order to be saved , not only the one or the other. Notice how baptism is omitted in the second part of the verse. The baptism of the unbeliever becomes null and void, as the unbeliever alone is already to be condemned in any case. “Condemn” (#2632– Katakrinó ) means to judge worthy of punishment . It’s also clear in several Biblical passages that baptism follows immediately-, or at least shortly after one’s conversion and what better example is there than the lovely testimony of Paul in Acts 22:10-16 ? Acts 22:10-16 10  Then I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Having risen up, go to Damascus, and there it will be told you concerning all things that it has been appointed you to do.' 11  And while I could not see from the brightness of that light, I came to Damascus, being led by the hand by those being with me. 12  And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, borne witness to by all the Jews dwelling there, 13  having come to me and having stood by me, said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And the same hour I looked up at him. 14  Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice out of His mouth. 15  For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16   And now why do you delay ? Having arisen, be baptized , and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'” - Berean Literal Bible Another beautiful baptism unfolds in Acts 8:29-39 when the Lord told Philip to go to the desert road that went down from Jerusalem to Gaza. An Ethiopian eunuch, who was on his way to Jerusalem to worship, was reading the Book of Isaiah and the Lord sent Philip to him to bring Jesus into his life. Acts 8:29-39 29  Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.” 30  Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31  And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32  Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: “HE WAS LED AS A SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER; AND AS A LAMB BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT, SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH. 33  “IN HUMILIATION HIS JUDGMENT WAS TAKEN AWAY; WHO WILL RELATE HIS GENERATION? FOR HIS LIFE IS REMOVED FROM THE EARTH.” 34  The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him. 36  As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” 37  And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” 38  And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.” - NASB 1995 To be baptized into the TRUE Christ is to be clothed with Him, to have the full armour of God on and to have the protecting power of the Holy Spirit against the evil one. One can ONLY receive the Holy Spirit upon being baptized in the TRUE Christ. No Holy Spirit, no protection, only misery! Into which Christ was Paul baptized? Into the One he proclaims in the Bible! 1 Timothy 1:15 “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst .” - New International Version Does the Bible talk about infant baptism at all? NO! Infant baptism originates in paganism and the Roman Catholic church kept it intact, Please find out for yourself the extent of infant baptism practices across virtually all pagan religious borders around the world before Christianity even existed. And the common goal of each? Infant ‘cleansing’ and ‘-protection’. Since Constantine I already, pagan rituals were christianized ’. Constantine I has never converted to Christianity at all, but he only pretended to have been, simply for political reasons and self-interest. Just check his ‘famous’ Arch of Constantine he had erected after his conquering Battle of the Milvian Bridge (October 28, 312 CE). Does he pay ANY tribute to Christ on that eyesore at all? NO! He pays tribute to the sun god Sol Invictus , who ‘gave’ him victory over his rival Maxentius. See for yourself the symbol of Sol Invictus on that arch and see its saturating pagan symbols all over, amongst them the Greek fluted Corinthian columns and capitals and the thousands of eggs and darts, ‘complementing’ them. And the St. Peter’s Basilica? Greek fluted Corinthian columns, capitals, eggs and darts all over as well, in PLAIN SIGHT ! The Roman Catholic church is built upon sun worship and the ‘angel of light’ has brilliantly fooled the current 1.3 billion-membered church (let alone all the others). What else is infant baptism other than the ‘christianized’ version of the pagan one? And for those of you who were baptised as infants, but who had been baptized again into the same ‘false christ’, only this time by emersion for the sole sake of ‘potentiating’ your salvation, think again. It was in vain, because you believe in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 1  Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you , which you received, and in which you stand firm. 2  By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise , you have believed in vain .” - Berean Standard Bible May God open your eyes NOW
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What Baptism? In which Christ? Mark 16:16 “The one having believed and having been baptized will be saved, but the one having disbelieved will be condemned.” - Berean Literal Bible What else is Baptism other than an open declaration of our faith in Christ in the first place? The next question immediately to follow MUST BE: “WHICH CHRIST, the Christ, having saved ALL humanity already with His Blood on the cross, or the false christ who’s atonement was limited to only those who ‘chose’ Him?”. The verse above clearly states that we have to BOTH believe in Christ and be baptized into HIM, in order to be saved , not only the one or the other. Notice how baptism is omitted in the second part of the verse. The baptism of the unbeliever becomes null and void, as the unbeliever alone is already to be condemned in any case. “Condemn” (#2632– Katakrinó ) means to judge worthy of punishment . It’s also clear in several Biblical passages that baptism follows immediately-, or at least shortly after one’s conversion and what better example is there than the lovely testimony of Paul in Acts 22:10-16 ? Acts 22:10-16 10  Then I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Having risen up, go to Damascus, and there it will be told you concerning all things that it has been appointed you to do.' 11  And while I could not see from the brightness of that light, I came to Damascus, being led by the hand by those being with me. 12  And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, borne witness to by all the Jews dwelling there, 13  having come to me and having stood by me, said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And the same hour I looked up at him. 14  Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice out of His mouth. 15  For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16   And now why do you delay ? Having arisen, be baptized , and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'” - Berean Literal Bible Another beautiful baptism unfolds in Acts 8:29-39 when the Lord told Philip to go to the desert road that went down from Jerusalem to Gaza. An Ethiopian eunuch, who was on his way to Jerusalem to worship, was reading the Book of Isaiah and the Lord sent Philip to him to bring Jesus into his life. Acts 8:29-39 29  Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.” 30  Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31  And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32  Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: “HE WAS LED AS A SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER; AND AS A LAMB BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT, SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH. 33  “IN HUMILIATION HIS JUDGMENT WAS TAKEN AWAY; WHO WILL RELATE HIS GENERATION? FOR HIS LIFE IS REMOVED FROM THE EARTH.” 34  The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him. 36  As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” 37  And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” 38  And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.” - NASB 1995 To be baptized into the TRUE Christ is to be clothed with Him, to have the full armour of God on and to have the protecting power of the Holy Spirit against the evil one. One can ONLY receive the Holy Spirit upon being baptized in the TRUE Christ. No Holy Spirit, no protection, only misery! Into which Christ was Paul baptized? Into the One he proclaims in the Bible! 1 Timothy 1:15 “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the worst .” - New International Version Does the Bible talk about infant baptism at all? NO! Infant baptism originates in paganism and the Roman Catholic church kept it intact, Please find out for yourself the extent of infant baptism practices across virtually all pagan religious borders around the world before Christianity even existed. And the common goal of each? Infant ‘cleansing’ and ‘- protection’. Since Constantine I already, pagan rituals were christianized ’. Constantine I has never converted to Christianity at all, but he only pretended to have been, simply for political reasons and self-interest. Just check his ‘famous’ Arch of Constantine he had erected after his conquering Battle of the Milvian Bridge (October 28, 312 CE). Does he pay ANY tribute to Christ on that eyesore at all? NO! He pays tribute to the sun god Sol Invictus , who ‘gave’ him victory over his rival Maxentius. See for yourself the symbol of Sol Invictus on that arch and see its saturating pagan symbols all over, amongst them the Greek fluted Corinthian columns and capitals and the thousands of eggs and darts, ‘complementing’ them. And the St. Peter’s Basilica? Greek fluted Corinthian columns, capitals, eggs and darts all over as well, in PLAIN SIGHT ! The Roman Catholic church is built upon sun worship and the ‘angel of light’ has brilliantly fooled the current 1.3 billion-membered church (let alone all the others). What else is infant baptism other than the ‘christianized’ version of the pagan one? And for those of you who were baptised as infants, but who had been baptized again into the same ‘false christ’, only this time by emersion for the sole sake of ‘potentiating’ your salvation, think again. It was in vain, because you believe in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 1  Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you , which you received, and in which you stand firm. 2  By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise , you have believed in vain .” - Berean Standard Bible May God open your eyes NOW