Walk through the book of Revelation with me (post 125). Revelation 2:13 “ I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satans seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. This, however, brings us to another inquiry, i.e. How does the name of Jesus (Yehôwshûwa) save? To answer this we must see the association of the “saving name” with the “saving act” of water baptism. (Since this is the first mention of the salvific quality of water baptism it may be proper to inject this parentheses to establish that fact. To this end we will mention the words of Jesus, where he said, “he that believeth and is baptized shall we be saved;…” (Mark 16:16). Our observation is that there are two prerequisites for salvation, i.e. believing and water baptism. Peter, who was the “keyholder” for the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 16:18-19), said “… Baptism doth also now save us…” [1 Peter 3:21]. And again,m “Repent, and be baptized everyone of you the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and he shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Ac 2:38). Again, our observation is that the individual must fulfill two requirements to be “promised” the Spirit, i.e. repentance (believing) and water baptism. Lastly, Ananias of Damascus (Acts ch 9) tells Saul of Tarsus (later to become the Apostle Paul), “And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16). Once more, our observation is capable, i.e. water baptism has salvific value!) To be continued. If these posts are a blessing to you, please Share them and Follow us on FB. Peace to your houses; ☩ Jerry Hayes
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:02:40 +0000
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