How were you baptized?

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Water Baptism is one of the three ordinances which the Jesus Christ left with the church.

1. Water Baptism

2. Feet Washing

3. Lord’s Supper

All these must be observed and done very well.

(Acts 2:38-39) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Baptism is from the Greek word “baptizo” meaning to immerse in water. When you are immersed in water you are buried with him with your old nature and when you come out of the water you come out with newness of life.

( Romans 6:4) Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Baptism does not save one. However it is an act of faith by saying you have surrendered your life unto Lord Christ and would like to follow him the rest of your life. It is only by baptism that we take on the name of the Jesus Christ. A bride must take on the name of her husband.

( 1 Peter 3:21) The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

The name in which one is baptized is very important. The name must be the Lord Jesus Christ. Father , Son Holy Ghost are titles and not names. The disciples had the revelation of the name of God and used the Lord Jesus Christ in baptism.

( YHWH) JEHOVAH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.

It says in the book of Colossians that we must always do all things in the name of the lord (Colossians 3:17) And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Some might even argue and say the Lord himself while here on earth gave the commandment to baptize in the name of Father, Son and Holy Ghost as in (Mathew 28:19) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

It is the same Lord who said in( John 16:12-13) I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

The Apostle Paul who was not one of the initial twelve apostles the Lord Jesus Chose also baptized all his converts in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

ACTS 8:16, ACTS 18:8 , ACTS 19:3-6 , ACTS 10:48, Are other scriptures where the name of the Lord was applied in baptism by the early apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ.

God bless for reading. Shalom!