Hi Brethren,
I'm contributing to the biblical question titled "What does the bible say about baptism? (Part 3 of 3)"
Now, baptism in the river Jordan may seem to be a luxury or false faith. A luxury because, if you have money, you can go there for sight seeing.
And many people are adventurous. They like to go places. That is why there is a booming in traveling industry.
So, people like to go places especially the rich. They go everywhere not only to Jordan river or Israel.
In fact, they go to see high tower in France or parils than seeing the holy land.
What I'm saying is, it is not a necessity that baptism must be done at the Jordan river.
You can be baptized in your locality where you reside.
The question is who will administer unto you even baptism?
You must chose aright, you must not get yourself baptized by anybody anyhow.
Why? It is an instruction from our LORD Jesus Christ;
"Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Verse 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:and, lol, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
So, the instruction is
(1) To make disciples
(2) To teach all nations
(3) Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
So, the one who has the right to baptize is the one who has the capacity to teach all the commandments of the LORD.
That is the person who the LORD Jesus Christ gave the power to baptize unto.
So, the right person to whom you must submit yourself to for baptism is the person who can teach you all the commandments of our LORD Jesus Christ.
But if you are going to be baptized by a Pastor who has gross ignorance of the bible and who cannot teach you the doctrines of Christ, even all His commandments.
That is where the bible classifies Deacon to be apt to teach.
If a Deacon is apt to teach, then Bishop must be apt to teach also.
But if a minister or a Deacon or anybody claiming to have authority to officiate baptism cannot teach, the entire teaching of our LORD Jesus Christ, then you are risking your SALVATION if you submit yourself to these kind of people to be baptized.
Specifically, You only receive the baptism from somebody who can teach you all the commandments of our LORD Jesus Christ.
That is the most important point in baptism.
I pray that we dwell in the blood of Jesus Christ and we shall not be demonized in Jesus'Name.
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