The meaning of Baptism: 1. It means obedience to the command of Christ, Mark 16:16, "He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved." Please note that believing comes before baptism.
2. It means following Christ's example. I Peter 2:21, "...because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps." see also John 13:15. 3. It means fulfilling all righteousness. Matt.3:15. "Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness," If Jesus needed it, I certainly do, too. 4. It means identification with Christ, Rom.6:4-13 a. Identification in his death. Rom.6:5, "...planted together in the likeness of His death." b. Identification in his burial.Rom.6:4, "...buried WITH HIM by baptism into death." c. Identification in his resurrection. Rom.6:4, "...like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." 5. It means association with Christ's body. I Cor.12:13, "For by one spirit are we all baptised into one body." **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
