What does the bible teach on water baptism?

What is water baptism? What does the bible says on water baptism? How should I do water baptism? Why should have a water baptism? Should I have my water baptism at all? Need Biblical approach to this topic? Sit, relax and pay attention with or without your bible around. We'll be blessed, promises to be a sweet time in bible study today again. Don't forget to share, tell a friend about this teaching if you think it would interest them too. This topic should have been a whole book but I have made it so short that you won't have to read a so long article: it's concise and straight to point. Lord we receive Your word again today.

Water baptism!

Here is what the man I call the Father of water baptism has to say concerning his pivotal baptism ministry. I mean John the Baptist.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

(Luke 3:15-16 KJV)

God's Salvation Plan - Topical Index

GSP Series: “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy” Explained – salvation for All 13

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. (Romans 9:15 KJV)
 

On whom will God have mercy? On whom will God have compassion?

This scripture is one of the scriptural portions I see that have been so much misconstrued; distorted so much that it has begun to mean just the opposite of the intended message. Hmm!

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. (Romans 9:15 KJV)

This verse is intended to call for rest, but too much work is interpreted of it today. It says God has irreversibly made up His mind “on whom I will have mercy”, yet people read it and struggle to force their way into God having mercy on them. God is saying I do not make open admission into my school of mercy: enrolment is strictly by invitation. No cry, no human exertion can make mercy! It is not open unto discussion or negotiation. Admission is closed.

What is sin against the Holy Ghost? What is the unpardonable sin?

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come. (Matthew 12:31-32)

This passage of scripture is often not understood, misunderstood, or ignored for confusion. What is the sin against the Holy Ghost as described by Jesus? The sin is said to be unpardonable; so let me know it so I can avoid it. So here we go. Father we open your hearts to receive enlightenment from Your word. Amen!

Can we see how others render this same word that Jesus spoke?

GSP Series: "Jacob I loved, Esau I hated" Explained (Part II) - Salvation for all (12)

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. (Romans 9:13 KJV)
I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. (Malachi 1:2-3 KJV)
 

I said in the previous part (Jacob I loved, Esau I hated Part II) that God is not sentimental with people. He is not biased. I also explained how that Esau I loved, Jacob I hated, is not a contradiction but a strong point to teach how that God is no respecter of persons.  I hope you followed well. You may go back and read it and come back so you would catch up with the class.

So amazing that Jacob I loved, Esau I hated explains God’s fairness. God isn’t sentimental, this I can re-emphasize with this same scripture. “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." (Romans 9:13 KJV). Jehovah said “I love Jacob” even before he was born! You may not like the teaching of predestination, election and the likes except you understand them to be in the past tense and also know that they are to your favour and to the favour of all, forming a picture of an unbiased Referee of the universe.

GSP Series: "Jacob I loved, Esau I hated" Explained – salvation for all 11

 

So far in this Salvation for All Series, you would have learnt many things which would have made you shed off the nepotistic, tribalistic, favouritish, bigoted view of and about God. Yet there might be questions unanswered in your hearts: “but… but… but why then did the bible says…” So today’s edition would answer that.

Jacob I loved…

Here is a text which in its imperfect interpretation has successfully presented a notion that God really still do have favourites. Some will even say, “well, today God is changing; unlike before in the old testament when He would just focus on His selected few, them whom God will nurse as the apple of His eyes, and jealously slay any trespasser; whereas He cares less about others not in His caucus”. Well! My answer to that is this: we know one thing that working with caucuses, judging with partiality, we have preaches against it and in fact we would not have known it to be evil but for that same God who taught us. Now, He that teaches that a man should not be partial, would He have been partial? Furthermore, we know that God is unchangeable. If heaven and earth should perish and be changed, He remains says the scriptures. “They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the SAME, and thy years shall not fail. (Hebrews 1:11-12 KJV)”

GSP Series: Salvation is for all 10 - But who is God's Elect? II

Aim: understanding God’s plan of salvation

Yes! what is to be rightly interpreted then as “elect of God”? who are the ones God has pre-ordained unto salvation? Are there people who have been predestined to believe the gospel?

In the previous section (Who is God's Elect? I), we have seen how that Jesus says in Luke 18:7 that the man whom God will avenge if he attempts to pray is “His own elect”. Now let’s continue to understand electship.

Today we’ll see electhood in Christ Jesus. That is, Jesus is the Elect of God actually, and in next section we’ll see how we borrow from Him our electhood.