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1 Cor 6:11..."And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
Washed, sanctified, ad justified in the name of Jesus Christ.
And where is it we call upon the name of the Lord Jesus ?
At our water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of past sins. (
Acts 2:38,
22:16)
By God's grace, we have been given the gifts of repentance from sin and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of past sins."
Now I can show us all again what legalism is.
The above scripture quote is telling us of justification in the name of Jesus Christ. ( we are to believe in His name alone in all of this world) and how that justification occurs, is by the Spirit of our God.
For that sanctification, and justification, and Spirit of God, is entirely through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ...
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through
sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
We enter in entirely by the blood of Jesus, as this is a new living way. ( water is not living)
That is WHY, it was testified FIRST, how LIVING WATERS WILL GO OUT FROM JERUSALEM, so we BELIEVE IN LIVING WATERS, TO BE THE NEW LIVING WAY.
Then we UNDERSTAND, how Jesus REVEALING to us, OUT OF HIS BELLY SHALL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER, is for us to believe in the blood of Jesus Christ.
After Jesus has died, out of His pierced side came out WATER AND BLOOD.
This had to be made witness ( recorded) as it is a true record of the truth so we might believe. ( in the blood and water of Jesus that are both living)
The living sprinkling blood of Jesus speaks better than Abel, as it gives man faith in the everlasting God.
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that
living waters shall go out from
Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow
rivers of
living water.
John 19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that
speaketh better things than that of
Abel.
Now, we enter ONLY, by that NEW LIVING WAY.
Now we draw nigh in a true heart in full assurance of faith, by having our hearts sprinkled( by the blood of sprinkling by believing in the living blood and living water of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior) from that evil conscience ( of unbelief in the LIVING WATER AND LIVING BLOOD) and THIS IS OUR BODIES WASHED IN PURE WATER, THERE IS NO OTHER WATER LIVING BUT THE LIVING WATER THAT CAME OUT OF THE BELLY OF JESUS CHRIST.
Legalism is when we wash with water of this world in baptism, ( not living water and faith not living in our heart) instead of the water that has been testified to the world to believe in, which is then not legalism, but is faith.)
faith is to know baptism is the good conscience to believe in all things of Jesus Christ, rather than the confusion of men, and that belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead IS BAPTISM FOR MAN.
Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
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: