FYI……Baptism is symbolic of the death, burial, and resurrection af Jesus for those who may not know Him. When one hears and believes that He rose from the dead, they realize they are dead in their sins and Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for them, in order to make the believer right with God.
He was buried after His crucifixion. So in baptism, we are buried with Him in baptism (you cannot live under water, and are therefore symbolically buried as He was.)
Jesus rose from the dead on the third day. When we come up out of the water in our baptism (the grave) we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and are then sin free in God’s eyes.
Our goal forward is to try to live sin free, although we still may sin, but are continually cleansed when forgiveness is asked for and given by His grace.
This is the reason folks are baptized into Christ.
And the Lord knows I’ve got plenty of reasons to beg forgiveness. Def a long road ahead but a weight has been lifted and I’m hopeful; ready to punch this journey in the mouth, rather than have it beat me down.
FYI……Baptism is symbolic of the death, burial, and resurrection af Jesus for those who may not know Him. When one hears and believes that He rose from the dead, they realize they are dead in their sins and Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for them, in order to make the believer right with God.
He was buried after His crucifixion. So in baptism, we are buried with Him in baptism (you cannot live under water, and are therefore symbolically buried as He was.)
Jesus rose from the dead on the third day. When we come up out of the water in our baptism (the grave) we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and are then sin free in God’s eyes.
Our goal forward is to try to live sin free, although we still may sin, but are continually cleansed when forgiveness is asked for and given by His grace.
This is the reason folks are baptized into Christ.
And the Lord knows I’ve got plenty of reasons to beg forgiveness. Def a long road ahead but a weight has been lifted and I’m hopeful; ready to punch this journey in the mouth, rather than have it beat me down.