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To: CynicalBear
Exodus 29:4: "And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation , and shalt wash them with water". -Consecration of the priests. Water baptism.

Exodus 19:5,6: "Now therefore, If ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my convenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel."Priests of the Lord; men shall call you Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves."

Matthew 3:1-6: "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea. And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

Colossians 2:9-13"For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And YE ARE COMPLETE IN HIM, which is the head of all principality and power: IN whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision MADE WITHOUT HANDS, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with Him in baptism (spiritual) wherein also ye are risen (spiritual) with Him THROUGH the faith of the OPERATION OF GOD, who hath raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He QUICKENED TOGETHER WITH HIM, Having forgiven you ALL trespasses."

(Colossians 2:14): "Blotting out the handwriting of ORDINANCES that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross."

(Ephesians 2:15a): "Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the LAW OF COMMANDMENTS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES..".

(Hebrews 9:10): "Which stood only in meats and drinks, and DIVERS WASHINGS (baptisms) and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation."

(Ephesians 4:4-6): "There is ONE body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of you calling. One Lord, one faith, ONE BAPTISM, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."

3,504 posted on 09/15/2011 4:38:40 PM PDT by smvoice (The Cross was NOT God's Plan B.)
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To: smvoice
Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Is still talking about water baptism as evidenced by verses clearly showing that baptism is symbolic for being buried and raised with Christ.

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

The old ordinances were against us. We could not possibly follow them without breaking them. All the old ordinances condemned us. The new promises eternal life.

One baptism yes, symbolized by water baptism.

3,512 posted on 09/15/2011 5:22:47 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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