posted on Nov, 23 2003 @ 08:13 AM
Babtism is not the Mark!
Christ's commandment, given to His disciples: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost" (Matthew 28:19),
Through immersion, Christ Himself was baptized; through immersion, the first preachers of Christianity baptized (see Acts 8:37-38)
Therefore to be babtised is not a sign of the 'mark'.......
Rom 6:3-4) Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also
should walk in newness of life.
(1 Cor 12:13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made
to drink into one Spirit.
(Gal 3:27) For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
(Eph 4:4-6) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and
Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Titus 3:4-7) But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy
Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Christian Babtism is called circumcision made without hands(Col.2:11-12)
The Lord Himself said ,suffer(let)the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not:for such is the kingdom of God(Luke 18:16)
Babtism is a spiritual birth, and as a person is born once, so also the Sacrement of Babtism is done once,One Lord, one faith,one babtism(Eph.4:5)
John the Babtist,preparing people to receive the Saviour, preached the Babtism of repentance for the remission of sins......And were all babtised of
him in the river Jordon,confessing their sins (Mark1:4-5)
Having received this power from the Lord,the Apostles performed the Mystery of Confession:And many that believed came,and cofessed, and showed their
deeds.(Acts 19:18)
Receive ye the Holy Spirit:whosesoever sins ye remit,they are remitted unto them;and whosesoever sins ye retain,they are retained (John 20:22-23)
''And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,''Drink ye all of it;For this is My blood of the New Testament,
Which is shed for many for the remission of sins''(Matt.26:26-28;Mark 14:22-24;Luke 22:19-24;1Cor.11:23-25)
In instructing the people,Jesus Christ said,
Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.
Whosoever eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood, hath eternal life;and I will raise him up the last day.For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is
drink indeed.
He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood, abideth in Me, and I in him(John 6:53-56)
The bread used for Holy Communion is a single loaf,as all the believers in Christ constitute His one body,the head of which is Christ Himself.For we
being many are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread, said the Apostle Paul(1Cor.10:17)
As you can see , the Babtism of Christianity is not the ''Mark of the Beast''
helen.....