“If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” – John 8:31–32
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who continues in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. -John 15:5
“He who continues in Me and I in him…” – John 15:5
Continue in My Word, you will know the Truth, and you will be free?
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
Jesus is the Word, right?
Did not Jesus say, “Apart from Me, you can do nothing? Isn’t that freedom?
Did you know the Word is Water? Wait, the Word is Water? What?
Ephesians 5:25–26 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the, WHAT?, washing of water with the word.
Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.
Isn’t that like washing of Water with the Word?
You can’t do anything, but with the Word, Washing?
Hard to comprehend Jesus, hard enough to comprehend me, but Jesus? That’s like taking everything you see, putting it into His mind, and speaking it.
Yes, The Word!!! The one who created everything, spoke flesh on His Words?
John 8:31–32 (NASB95)
31So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;
32and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
Do you know, and understand that God’s voice is the Word, the Word in the flesh, the Word/Water
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According to the Bible, baptism is an outward, public symbol of an inward transformation, representing a believer’s union with Jesus Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection. It acts as a testimony of repentance, cleansing from sin, and identification with the Christian church, usually performed by immersion following a personal confession of faith. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Biblical Aspects of Baptism:
- Symbol of Union with Christ: It illustrates dying to sin and rising to a new life, mirroring Romans 6:3-4, which describes believers being buried with Christ through baptism into death.
- Sign of Cleansing and Repentance: Baptism acts as a sign and seal of the inward washing of sins, indicating a believer’s repentance and faith in Jesus.
- Public Profession of Faith: It serves as a public declaration of faith and obedience to Christ’s command, often following a personal decision to follow him.
- Identification with the Church: It is the means of initiating a believer into the Body of Christ (the church) and marks a break from a former life, as seen in Acts 2:41-42.
- Mode of Baptism: The term “baptize” literally means to immerse, representing the full immersion into water.
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