THE BOOK OF JOHN CHAPTER 3:22-36 WATER BAPTISM’S SIGNIFICANCE

Mike teaches today. 11/13/21

THE BOOK OF JOHN CHAPTER 3:22-36
WATER BAPTISM’S SIGNIFICANCE

VERSES: Acts 2; Exodus 19:1-11; Romans 6

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“After these things (Jesus’ dialogue with Nicodemus) came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.” [John 3:22-27]
These verses have to do with a dispute between John’s disciples who were jealous for their master’s reputation and one who was supposedly baptized by Jesus (not baptized by Jesus personally, but by His disciples; see John 4:2).

There are a few more thoughts here to be conveyed for proper understanding of Water Baptism. Water Baptism for the Lord was secretly a looking onward to His Death on the Cross, His Burial, and His Resurrection. The Rite of Water Immersion's greatest significance was a mystery to all but the Godhead. (1st Corinthians 2:7-8) Water Baptism represents Christ’s bearing the sins of Mankind on the Cross, then spending 3 days in Hades in the center of the Earth (being there declared triumphant over His enemies Satan, Death and Sin), and then being raised up and united with His spirit and body to now sit gloriously exalted as Lord and Christ at the right hand of the Father.

Acts 2… “He (David prophetically) seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell (Hades; the intermediate place of all dead), neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord (Master and King) and Christ (Savior; the anointed One of God prophesied to come, to Whom all the offerings pointed). Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 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 (reaching all the way unto us today), even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.”

WHAT WATER BAPTISM MEANT TO BOTH THE JEW AND GENTILE:
1) First, let’s look from the perspective of the Jew of that day who was already *‘saved/’ justified by the Paschal lamb offerings (*justified meaning; the forgiveness of the inherent sin of Adam for which they/we had nothing to do with. Justification was the beginning of a dichotomy of the birth of a New Man within; the flesh and the spirit being set at enmity with each other. See Galatians 5:17 and Romans 8:6). To these then Water Baptism was to be the ritual in preparation for a part in the promised Kingdom that John and Jesus were declaring was drawing nigh. And therefore, receiving their testimony was an outward declaration of an inward decision, of repentance for waywardness through willful sinfulness against the Law of Moses, as His already/previously redeemed/set apart people… being then purified/cleansed in soul by John’s and Jesus’ Baptism in Water (with a view to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit for the purpose of the receivers to make Him not only Savior but Lord) to henceforth walk according to those worthy making Kingdom principles, being set forth by John and his disciples and Jesus and His disciples. So Water Baptism, to the saved Jew who had already been atoned for by the Paschal lamb, was not to make them justified again, but rather to sanctify them......

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