This is a rundown of our Multiply Youth Meeting, last night (11/6/13)
Acts 1
1 “The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.”
This is a continuation from Luke’s Gospel. His intention is to fill Theophilus (Theo- God Philus- loved; Theophilus =beloved of God) on what was happening in the church since the ascension of Jesus.
4 “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.””
Baptism in the original Greek language would be Baptiza, Bapto & Baptizo. These verbs all mean to be immersed. Immersed means to be completely engulfed. Immersed means to be completely surrounded by.
When you become a believer, there is a spiritual immersion that takes place, you enter a new realm. You can’t just get your feet wet in Christianity. It is immersion or it is nothing.
In regards to John the Baptist, ‘bapto’ is often used, which means to immerse to wash away. Being baptized was a symbol that you were turning away from your sin & that you were washed of your past sins and prepared to receive the forgiveness of sins by the coming Messiah.
This was most important! If you don’t know you need saving, why would you look for a savior?
The Word most associated with Jesus and baptism was ‘baptizô’ which means to immerse to cause permanent change.
Difference between Bapto and Baptizmo
“The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizô is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B.C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be 'dipped' (baptô) into boiling water and then 'baptized' (baptizô) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptizing the vegetable, produces a permanent change.”
Being immersed into the new life Of Jesus Christ isn’t making you better; it means being something new and different.
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