Baptism

[Beetow]

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This is a difficult word to define because it means different things in different
situations.

For example Noah's experience in the ark and the Flood are an illustration of how
baptism saves folks unified with Christ (1Pet 3:21). The thing is, Noah didn't get
wet. In point of fact, the folks who perished in the Flood are the ones who got wet.

In another event, the people of Israel were baptized unto Moses in the Red Sea
(1Cor 10:1-2). However, the people passed through the sea on dry land.

And then there's the baptism of the Holy Spirit (1Cor 12:13) which is a
supernatural procedure very difficult to observe.

Along with those baptisms is the common Christian ritual which suffices as a sort of
rite of passage, i.e. initiation into the world-wide guild of folks who profess to be
followers of God's son.
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[hawkman]

For example Noah's experience in the ark and the Flood are an illustration of how
baptism saves folks unified with Christ (1Pet 3:21). The thing is, Noah didn't get
wet. In point of fact, the folks who perished in the Flood are the ones who got wet.

In another event, the people of Israel were baptized unto Moses in the Red Sea
(1Cor 10:1-2). However, the people passed through the sea on dry land.

A foreshadowing of the baptism of living water yet to come .

 

[Beetow]

A foreshadowing of the baptism of living water yet to come

And a very unusual baptism it is because it requires drinking instead of bathing.
(John 4:10-14, John 7:37-39, and 1Cor 12:13)
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