Believers Baptism

Matthew 3:13-15

THEN, Jesus Came From Galilee, TO John (John, The Baptist), AT The Jordan (The Jordan River), TO BE BAPTIZED (Full Submersion, in water), BY Him (John, The Baptist). AND John (John, The Baptist) Tried TO Prevent HIM (Jesus), Saying, “I (John, The Baptist) Need TO BE BAPTIZED, BY YOU (Jesus), AND Are YOU (Jesus) Coming TO Me (John, The Baptist)?”

BUT, Jesus Answered AND Said TO Him (John, The Baptist), “PERMIT IT TO BE SO, NOW; FOR THUS, IT IS FITTING, FOR Us (BOTH Jesus AND John, The Baptist), TO FULFILL ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS!” THEN, He (John, The Baptist) ALLOWED HIM (JESUS, TO BE BAPTIZED)!

Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus Came AND Spoke TO Them (Jesus’ Disciples), Saying, “ALL AUTHORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN, TO ME (By My Father, GOD Almighty), IN Heaven AND ON Earth!”

“GO THEREFORE, AND MAKE DISCIPLES (Believers) OF All The Nations (Jewish Believers AND Non-Jewish Believers), BAPTIZING Them (Full Submersion, in water), IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (GOD Almighty), AND OF THE SON (Jesus Christ), AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (THAT IS, THE GODHEAD), TEACHING Them (Believers), TO OBSERVE (Hold Tightly To) ALL THINGS, THAT I (Jesus) HAVE COMMANDED YOU (Believers); AND LO, I (Jesus) AM WITH YOU (Jesus Christ ABIDES WITHIN Us, THROUGH The Holy Spirit), ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE (THAT IS, FOREVER)!” AMEN!

Mark 16:15-16

AND HE (Jesus) Said TO Them, “GO INTO All The World AND PREACH THE GOSPEL (The Gospel OF Jesus Christ) TO Every Creature (Jewish People AND Non-Jewish People)! HE (Believers) WHO BELIEVES AND IS BAPTIZED (THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT), WILL BE SAVED (THAT IS, WILL HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE, IN GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, WITH Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, AND All The Rest OF The Children OF GOD Almighty, FOR ETERNITY, FOREVER); BUT, He (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Who Does NOT Believe, WILL BE CONDEMNED (IN The Lake OF Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION)!”

Acts 10:42-45, 47-48a

THEN, Peter Opened His Mouth AND Said: “AND HE (Jesus) COMMANDED Us (Believers) TO PREACH (The Gospel OF Jesus Christ) TO The People (Jewish People AND Non-Jewish People) AND TO TESTIFY, THAT IT IS HE (Jesus), WHO WAS ORDAINED, BY GOD (GOD Almighty), TO BE JUDGE OF The Living (Believers) AND The Dead (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers)!”

“TO HIM (Jesus), All The Prophets (GOD Almighty's Prophets) WITNESS THAT, THROUGH HIS NAME (Jesus Christ), WHOEVER (Believers) BELIEVES IN HIM (Jesus Christ), WILL RECEIVE Remission (Cleansing) OF Sins (THAT IS, EVERLASTING LIFE)!”

While Peter Was Still Speaking THESE WORDS, THE HOLY SPIRIT FELL UPON All Those (Non-Jewish Believers) WHO HEARD THE WORD (The Gospel OF Jesus Christ)! And Those OF The Circumcision (Jewish Believers), WHO BELIEVED, Were Astonished, AS Many AS Came WITH Peter; BECAUSE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, HAD BEEN POURED OUT, ON The Gentiles (Non-Jewish Believers), Also!

THEN, Peter Answered, “Can Anyone Forbid Water, That These (Non-Jewish Believers) Should NOT Be Baptized, WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT, Just As We (Jewish Believers) Have?” AND He (Peter) COMMANDED Them (Non-Jewish Believers) TO BE BAPTIZED (Full Submersion, in water), IN THE NAME OF THE LORD (Jesus Christ)!

Fellow Believers, Believers Baptism IS NOT To Be Confused, WITH Our Baptism THROUGH The Holy Spirit; IN Which, JESUS CHRIST COMES TO ABIDE, WITHIN Us, THROUGH The Holy Spirit!

BELIEVERS BAPTISM: IS The Outward Expression OF Our Inward Decision!

Our Inward Decision

We (Believers) Have Personally, Acknowledged GOD Almighty’s Amazing Saving GRACE AND Accepted GOD Almighty's FREE GIFT OF Salvation; Which COMES ONLY, THROUGH Jesus Christ; Therefore, Jesus Christ ABIDES WITHIN Us, THROUGH The Holy Spirit)! We (Believers) KNOW, That Jesus Christ WALKS WITH Us, The Holy Spirit TEACHES Us, AND Most Importantly, GOD Almighty WATCHES OVER Us, ALWAYS!

Believers Baptism, Our Outward Expression

Now, IN Obedience, TO Our LORD AND Savior, Jesus Christ; We Joyfully FOLLOW HIM (Jesus Christ), IN BAPTISM (THAT IS, Believers Baptism)!

JESUS SAID “FOR THUS, IT IS FITTING, FOR Us (Believers), TO FULFILL ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS!” THAT IS, By Following Jesus Christ, IN Believers Baptism!

Folks, Let Me Also Make THIS Perfectly Clear; Believers Baptism IS NOT A REQUIREMENT, FOR SALVATION, PERIOD!

Romans 10:8-10, 13

BUT, WHAT DOES IT SAY (THAT IS, The Gospel OF Jesus Christ SAY)? “THE WORD (The Holy Bible) IS NEAR YOU (Believers), IN Your Mouth AND IN Your Heart” (THAT IS, THE WORD OF FAITH, WHICH WE PREACH): That IF YOU (Believers) CONFESS, WITH Your Mouth (Believers’ Mouths), THE LORD JESUS AND BELIEVE, IN Your Heart (Believers’ Hearts), That GOD (GOD Almighty) HAS RAISED HIM (ALIVE) From The Dead (Jesus’ Crucifixion AND Subsequent Resurrection), YOU (Believers) WILL BE SAVED (FROM The Lake OF Fire, The Second Death)!

FOR WITH The Heart (Believers’ Hearts), ONE BELIEVES, UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND WITH The Mouth (Believers’ Mouths), CONFESSION (OF THIS FAITH) IS MADE, UNTO SALVATION (EVERLASTING LIFE, IN GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, WITH Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, AND All The Rest OF The Children OF GOD Almighty, FOR ETERNITY, FOREVER)!

FOR “WHOEVER (Believers) CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD (Jesus Christ), SHALL BE SAVED (FROM The Lake OF Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION)!”

Finally Folks, Remember, Believers Baptism IS Our Outward Expression OF Our Inward Decision; Therefore, We Joyfully Declare TO The World, “WE (Believers) ARE BELIEVERS, IN THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, AND WE (Believers) ARE CHILDREN OF GOD ALMIGHTY!”

©Stan Arney (Simply, Follow Me™ Christian Ministries)

Matthew 13:16 "But BLESSED Are Your Eyes (Believers' Eyes), For They SEE, AND Your Ears (Believers' Ears), For They HEAR!" --- The Gospel OF Jesus Christ!