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1 day agoThe Importance of Baptism for Salvation
Luke 3:2-3
During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
(Baptism as the Way of Salvation):
Baptism is the process of being cleansed from the old sinful nature and becoming renewed and accepted by God.
Luke 3:7
John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?”
Key Insight:
Accepting the baptism of repentance and forgiveness of sins is the only way to be right with God and escape eternal punishment.
Luke 3:8
"Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones, God can raise up children for Abraham."
Explanation:
John warned the people not to rely solely on their heritage as descendants of Abraham.
Instead, they were called to embrace the baptism of repentance as the new way of salvation, just as they had once accepted the Ten Commandments and the practice of circumcision.
Although Abraham pleased God without the law or baptism, God has now given new ordinances — the law, circumcision, and baptism — as necessities for salvation into the Kingdom of God.
This forms the complete covenant of God's salvation with His people and the whole world.
Luke 3:15
The people were waiting expectantly and wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.
Insight:
The true Messiah would know and teach the most rightful way of honoring God and leading people to Him.
Luke 3:16-17
John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Important Message:
Jesus Christ, the Messiah, is the Judge of the whole world. Only those who accept the way of the Lord through Him will be saved.
The true way of salvation that Jesus brought from God is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as John revealed.