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Have you been to a mainstream church on a day of baptisms? Do you hear anybody making promises to God?
Matthew 5:33, 34, 35, 36, 37
That is about not swearing.
The scripture plainly say WATER SYMBOLIZES. What washes us? The Holy Spirit washes us. The water you lie back in for baptism does not have power to take away your sins…it is symbolic.
1 Peter 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also
When we get water baptized, it is symbolic of our salvation by the washing of the Spirit.
1 Peter 3:21 ---not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God.
In a water baptism, we are pledging to God that we will die to the sins of the world.
It is the pledge to God that saves. It is the obedience to Christ.
Water baptism is necessary for salvation. It shows the person wants to obey Jesus in everything. It is a promise to God in a ceremony, not much unlike when someone gets married. When someone understands completely that water baptism signifies that they are dying to the sins of the world and living a new life to please Jesus...that is powerful.
Water baptism is a symbol of what already went on in the heart and mind. I believe that my Father in heaven likes ceremonies; have you read about what the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven looks like...
Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.