2007-02-01 09:59:54 · 9 answers · asked by Gezza D 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Funny, John the Baptist asked the same question when Jesus came to him to be baptized. We are not baptized because of sin.
After you have accepted Christ you are baptized as an outward sign of salvation and in obedience to God. In Jesus case, he was showing that he had accepted his father's mission for him and to obey God's wishes, or as he put it "to fulfill all righteousness"
2007-02-01 10:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Rixie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Baptism is a testimony of your previous salvation from sin, not the actual cleansing of sin. In other words, if you get saved and die 5 minutes after, you still go to heaven. Baptism just represents your salvation and tells your testimony
Jesus was the savior himself.
Much like people get married, but the wedding is the testimony where they tell everyone else they're going to live with each other in love for their entire lives, but 'being married' does not require a wedding.
Jesus told us to keep two things as doctrine: Water baptism, as a testimony to salvation, and Communion, in in remembrance of him.
2007-02-01 18:07:30 · answer #2 · answered by Doug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"be baptised for the remission of sins" is better translated be baptised because sin has been for given. The noun is actually singular. It is not that my sins get forgiven when I get baptised. I get baptised to announce that I know my sins have already been forgiven. For Jesus it was a part of the commandment for beginning a ministry. It was not to remit any sin but rather to follow His father.
2007-02-01 18:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by Glen M 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To confirm the message of John the Baptist and to bridge from the OT to the new (his) announcement of the Kingdom.
2007-02-01 18:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
You ask a very good question and I think it has a good answer too.
It is true that Jesus was born under the law to save those under law but in His baptism it was not the fulfilling of the law that was spoke of but "To fulfill all righteousness".
What does Jesus being baptized by John have to do with fulfilling righteousness when John's baptism was a baptism of repentance?
When the flood of Noah’s day cleansed the earth by taking sinners away; sinners were not the only thing in the judgment waters there was also an Ark of safety for those who were inside. Those who were outside took the wrath of God and drowned never to surface alive but those inside were lifted, by this judgment flood, off the earth as the judgment waters beat against the ark.
(1Pe 3:20-21)… when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, an ark having been prepared, into which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. Which antitype now also saves us, baptism (not a putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
The Judgment water drowned the unbeliever and the Judgment water saved the believer.
1Ti 1:15 Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Jesus who is the Ark of God came to save all that comes to Him by God. Joh 6:37 All that the Father gives to Me shall come to Me, and the one coming to Me I will in no way cast out.
Jesus went into the water not as a sinner but as the sin barer. You could say that you go by faith to leave your sin in the judgment water and Jesus takes the judgment of God on Himself, taking in that water your sin.
2Co 5:21 For He made the One who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Remembering Jesus words “To fulfill all righteousness”.
What happens in a Christian baptism? Is it an expression of the believer’s faith? Is it an outward expression of an inward decision? Maybe akin to the Boy Scout giving his pledge to do his duty?
The Bible answers the question quite plainly but we are so much like the devil when we say “Has God said” and feel the need to change God’s words as Eve did.
The Bible says we are saved by baptism 1Pe 3:21. We say ‘We are not saved by baptism’. Jesus says “Take, eat; this is My body”. We say He meant ‘This is not My body”.
Or are you ignorant that all who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore, we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life.
(Rom 6:3-4)
In Baptism we are given to Christ and Christ is given to us. We were placed into His judgment in him and the waters of judgment could not hold Him down (Just as He walked on the water) so we with Him were raised up by His life (Resurrection).
So many are tempted as Naaman the Leper who when told by the servant of the Prophet to dip in the Jordan and be whole of your leprosy to think “I thought he would have given me something great to do”. But the doing is God’s. Baptism is not our work but God’s. God baptizes us. God places us into Christ. When the Minister says “I Baptize you in the Name of the Father and of the Son, Jesus the Christ, and the Holy Spirit” He is standing in God’s stead. Just as the servant of the Prophet Elisha spoke the word of Elisha to Naaman.
In Baptism God places His name on you.
When Jesus said hard sayings many left and would not walk with Him anymore. Jesus did not say ‘Hey, wait you misunderstood me. Come back!” No, Jesus let them go and God let’s people twist His words to mean their opposite.
Baptism saves us! Believe it or walk away for He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Even believing is God’s work (John 6:29, Eph 2:8 & 9).
2007-02-01 20:28:41 · answer #5 · answered by Steve R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to fulfill the Law
2007-02-01 18:02:21 · answer #6 · answered by wanda3s48 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Part of fulfillment.
2007-02-01 18:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was our example, He was showing us what to do.
2007-02-01 18:03:49 · answer #8 · answered by rezany 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's a bunch of crap. There is no sin.
2007-02-01 18:03:41 · answer #9 · answered by Derek 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋