| Show DEATH AND resurrection BE real baptism Is burial of human will into 1010 gods will baptism a symbol of consecration the old creature buried in baptism the new creature arises to walk in newness of life baptized with christs baptism importance of the symbol greater importance of the real baptism dead to everything except the will of god may 17 pastor russell w h 0 9 n e photodrama photo drama of creation not only presents the story of mans binns redemption but also outlines earths cartha history from its beginning preached today upon baptism tzg ills his text tl was therefore ri we a are e buried with nim by bap tiani into death that like ile as christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the father even so wo we also should walk in newness of life romans 04 64 water baptism the pastor declared is merely a picture of the real baptism the apostle explains from various points of view the real baptism without which the symbol Is a mere form whoever receives the real baptism thereby becomes a member of the body of christ the new creation but whoever has it not Is not a new creature a member of the body of christ though he were baptized in water a thousand times the pastor then showed that the real baptism Is 1 into christs death not into water this baptism takes place at the moment of full conse consecration ern to god complete surrender to do the divine will even unto death this burial of the will into gods will is reckoned to be the death of theli the human uman being therefore the apostle says to the church ye te are dead and your life Is 13 hid with christ in god thenceforth the consecrated are no longer counted as human be beings trigs but as new creatures in christ this burial of the will into the divine will Is instantly followed by the begetting to newness of life to a new nature water baptism sni as a symbol next the pastor discussed water baptism reviewing the various theories thearl es of the different denominations he explained wherein these are not in harmony with scripture neither sprinkling nor pouring could in any way be considered a picture of death an and burial ile he called attention to the tact fact that the greek word baptize signifies immersing covering plunging and that wholly different words are use used d in the greek when sprinkling pouring or raining Is meant the pastor then discussed Immer immersion as set forth by the baptists and the disciples both denominations have the right form but the disciples preach the baptism taught by john the baptist not baptism into christ and the baptists emphasize the symbol rather than the reality cons consecration unto death apparently the speaker sustained his point for he be certainly harmonized all the scriptures bearing upon the subject the real baptism into christ having established the facts that water baptism is a symbolic picture of consecration and that immersion Is tho the scriptural form of baptism the pastor next considered the subject as presented in romans 6 there the apostle sets forth the deep significance of burial with jesus prom from the moment of consecration the christian should walk in newness of life and his dally daily course should be altogether different dif from that of the world the pastor then explained this walking in newness of life to the christian old things have passed away old hopes ambitions motives etc these have given place to new hopes higher ambitions better motives to these the first general law Is given the golden rule to be the lords representative every christian must love his neighbor as himself must deal with him as he would have that neighbor deal with him how tho the christian fulfils fulfills the law the pastor showed that god has made a proT provision isloa for the church which ne he did not make for the jews israel bad a typical mediator who could not offer real atonement it for their weaknesses and have them judged according to their mind their intentions but through jesus christ the father has made this very arrangement for the church when these keep the golden rule to the best of their aali hy y the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in them but in his consecration vow the christian agreed to do much more than merely keep the golden rule ile he covenanted to give up all of his earthly interests to do the divine will and to drink the cup which the father pours tor for all or of jesus footstep follow ers lie ile must accept whatever the father permits to come to him be neither pours his own cup nor buries himself this Is beautifully pictured in water baptism there the candidate submits to the will of the administrator fig curatively the urd lord lets the consecrated one down into death and will one day I 1 raise hirn him to perfection of life |
