Tag: Baptism
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A Chosen Race, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation
The Mystical Body of Christ You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.1 Peter 2, 9 1 Peter Chapter 1 is set against the backdrop of the early…
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Be Filled with the Knowledge of His Will
SUPERNATURAL MERIT May you be filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit (merit) and growing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with every power, in accord with his…
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By Water and Blood
The Incarnation This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. There are three that testify: the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three…
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Let Every One of You Be Baptized
Infant Baptism Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christfor the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to youand to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as…
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
UNITY IN The Body of Christ I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond…
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Set Your Mind on Things Above
JUSTIFICATION & SANCTIFICATION If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above,where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above,not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.When Christ who is our life appears, then…
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That We Might Be Justified by His Grace
SANCTIFICATION & JUSTIFICATION But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared,not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy,he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior, so thatwe might…
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You Are Sanctified, You Are Justified
JUSTIFICATION & SANCTIFICATION And such some of you were; but you are washed, but you are sanctified,but you are justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,and the Spirit of our God.1 Corinthians 6, 11 The passage from 1 Corinthians 6:11 highlights a transformative journey for believers, emphasizing the concepts of being washed, sanctified,…
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You Must Be Born Again
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God…Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born of water andof the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.John 3, 3- 5 In…
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Your Sins Shall Be as White as Snow
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD.“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.Isaiah 1, 18 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,and streams on the dry ground;I will pour out…
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