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That spiritual rebirth happens when one is immersed in water for the remssion of their sins (Rom.6:3-18) (Col.2:12)
There is not one drop of water in either passage, alone enough to immerse anyone in it!
Jesus said "A MAN" must be born again.
He did not say a baby must be born
Notice (Jn 3:23)
And yet, Jesus follows up with what He says with... "That which is BORN OF THE FLESH IS FLESH; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" Tell me, what child is "born of the Sprit" and not "Flesh"?
John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there
If it proves anything, God made the oceans so we could preach to and convert dinosaurs so we could immerse them! John Kitto travelled the Holy Land and observed that "many waters" Aenon were "many springs," none of which were deep enough to immerse someone. And I would assert that if someone was by an ocean, it would no more prove or assert immersion.
Water is referring to baptism in (Jn 3).
No it wasn't! The question was physical birth and rebirth. Jesus answered the question.
We must take the SUM of Gods word and draw our conclusion based on all God said on a particular subject. (Ps.119:160) (Mt.4:4)
Baptism by the numbers
After counting all of the references to the term BAPTIZO and its derivatives in the Greek New Testament, we find that the term is used 131 times, and after excluding the repeats from the synoptic Gospels, we see that the term is used 99 independent times. Of all of these passages, fewer than twenty can be appealed to in the effort to prove that baptism is essential to salvation. “The words salvation, faith, repent, forgive, sin, save, wash, justify, sanctify, clean, believe, purge, remission, redeem, blood, reconcile, and kindred words that are used of redemption, are used 3,322 times in Scripture and not once is water baptism stated as being necessary in any redemptive process before sins can be remitted. On the other hand, hundreds of Scriptures require blood, faith in the blood, and a simple confession of sins to God to have sins remitted, but never is baptism once hinted as an essential to redemption.” Finis Dake, God's Plan for Man, page 538.
Are you willing to weigh the sum of God's word and draw a conclusion based on all God said on a particular subject? (Ps.119:160) (Mt.4:4)/. Or is the water "god" more important to you?
Philip "PREACHED CHRIST" in (Acts 8:5,12,13,26-40).
What does PREACHING CHRIST include in (Acts 8)?
Water baptism (Acts 8:5,12,13,26-40).
The eunuch only rejoiced after water baptism.
Paul preached Christ and that "Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel..." 1 Cor. 1:17. He also proceeded that comment with... "I thank God that I baptized none of you...." !!!! (v.14). "Lest the cross of Christ be of none effect..."!!! (v.17).
The Jailer in (Acts 16:30-34) was out after midnight, in the dark, looking for water so he could be baptized.
He never left the jail but was baptized where he was, Acts 16:27, 28, 33, and 35. He was baptized because he was already saved! "What must I do to be saved? (30) Answer: "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved."! (v. 31). Notice that Paul did not say... "Do the hokey-pokey, keep the Sabbath, get circumcised, or even get Baptized... and you shall be saved"!
B/c baptism is for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38 ; 22:16)
Baptism is "in reference to", or "because of" the remission of sins.
BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST
BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST ----------> (Rom.6:3-6) (Gal.3:27)
BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST
By the Holy Spirit, and not by water, which is nowhere mentioned in either verse!
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