Show WATER BAPTISM clinton hickman co ky feb 1898 in traveling among the people of the world every elder has a fairly good opportunity of learn learning ipg something of the faiths and teachings of the different religious sects and parties adf the earth also something in regard to false ideas and doctrines that are at this time being promulgated with such vigor by false teachers of this so called enlightened century nearly every day and many times oftener we are told by people apparently honest and intelligent that john called the baptist ceased his work at the time he baptized the savior and that since that time water baptis arp rn has been done away and that the doctrine which john taught baptism in water for the remission of sin preceded by faith and repentance I 1 is s no longer needed to substantiate this I 1 idea dea acts 1 5 is quoted as follows for john truly baptized with water but ye shall be baptized with the holy ghost not many days hence now if we can prove that john was baptizing bap tiring peo people pleto to say the least forty days after he baptized the lord that theory will be laid bare thus if we ca can in show beyond doubt that jesus himself taught and during his ministry had water baptism administered and d promised that his followers should receive the holy ghost after he departed from theland the mand was glorified this latter statement will also be disproved instatement tt it is generally understood that about eighteen years of the saviors life been lost loot track of and that f fron time he was in the temple at tw years of age teaching the wise ibal asking and answering questions axx he began to be about thirty years yeam age and came to john and was sized of him in the river jordan n not ing definite of his actions or ahei is given at least not in ahme testament the reader is now to read carefully the first th thirteen verses of the first chapter of st malat there is but one gospel gosp ea I 1 it t is ev everit ing and from the first verse of 1 we learn that what john taught 1 practiced was indeed the gospel je jesus 8 us chri christ 8 t the S son on 0 of f god taught faith repentance baptism J water for the remission of sin an A S the baptism of the holy ghost now the lord comes to him a aad 1 born of the water then afterward the spirit and to la see verses 12 la 11 li mediately by the spirit driven biao wilderness and forty days he W tempted of satan it Is but a logical conclusion t that t savior had no time to visit att ctt naum jerusalem and judea wo to present at the wedding feast ja to aptt his gospel to nicodemus and to ti with his disciples while baptizing being performed in the land of before his forty days or of tempt temp because immediately the spirit hird him into the wilderness not to 1 judea or capernaum the place of his temptations after the savior finished his fas forty days he entered into active W and after turning the water into 1 his first recorded miracle many other wonders or miracles 1 john 2 23 and was at jerusalem ing the passover please turn tos s 1 26 verses here we find li having a conversation with a the jews nicodemus by nan ilan declared verily verily i 1 e 7 thee except a man be born of and of the spirit he cannot enter enteles the kingdom of god I 1 now a question was the savior MM HI born of water and of the spirit n 3 the account of his baptism we want to forget what we are se sea for turn to john 3 22 9 i see what th the e savior and john berward doing and that simul ly after these things came jesua his disciples into the land of fi and there he tarried with the theto baptized and john also was b ing in enon near to salim be there was much water there an came and were baptized for 4 was not yet cast into prison surey any person can by ts that john had not ceased pr 0 44 the gospel of christ neither hea haft 1 I X ceased to baptize the repentant llever liever this occurrence was a 4 0 than forty days after the baptism and all or nearly AM a surely say a much longer pei pe time if any yet doubt let them rewa re following two avio verses john 3 thus there arose a question be Irett jg some of johns disciples and the about purifying and they fluey canutt sll to john and to him abb that was with thee beyond jordn TOV TO V whom thou khoii barest witness beh I 1 same zeth and all men com i him this will surely prove 0 to o honest person that john and savior were both working in ind the e latry at the very same time and also 10 show that john continued preach the gospel and baptize baptise water for a much greater forty days after the saviors bap johns mission only ces ceased ased when wicked men his head was seve severed red auva his bis body but the gospel which JW 3 taught is everlasting and has na aft any way changed J Accord pg to the testimony et nt ie john the holy ghost was not aw until jesus was glorified see jafet it 37 39 and at the lime the taw left his apostles see acts 1 gahe told them for john truly fiK lEed with water but ye shall rhall be with the holy ghost not many W bence m the day clay of pentecost they retted this baptism and atter after receive attee holy ghost peter and the of the apostles stood up and W as the oracle of god preached em and through his preaching s of faith wert were sown and grew ay that the people were pricked r hearts and with one voice ault vult saying men and brethren hall we do peter answered ng them the everlasting gos goa i 1 called the baptist had be A ab taught namely acts 2 38 re I 1 kt abd aad be baptized every one of you aade of jesus christ for the an of sins and ye shall receive kte fosth 0 of f the holy ghost ing to the eighth chapter of in ye a again n see the spirit baptism atef after the water and also find it was conferred paul was at this the saints but was arte rte converted and taught and 1 the same principles and orl see heb 6 1 2 also 16 1 6 latia attan ns a 1 8 paul declares that even an a angel from heaven any ay other gospel than the one I 1 the other brethren had J they should be accursed and mh verse of the same chapter ml that by the revelation of jesus was this gospel taught unto xoua it is plain from a bible betat te tat that the savior taught the PA ran r an of hands after water bap r the bestowing of the holy use paul was not taught ittai an neither did he be receive it of toy by the revelations of jesus lord may as he sees fit at any etive ve manifestations of his power wd d angels to people like he did rUel lUBor even cause people to re ve the holy ghost before water bk as this man and his household hot never has the lord or any servants ever promised to send to every person before bap elther er has our eternal father tor or any of the prophets tor t or servants of god ever prom at believers should attie e holy ghost but to all who C and d obey the lord has this promised JUNTOS JUNIUS J TANNER |