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In 1Corinthians 1: 17, Paul says: “For Christ did not send me to baptize, …” Some of those whose heart is disposed to divert the Word of God, can hastily conclude, and this is what most of them generally do, that Water Baptism is not so important. I bless the Lord for building His Word in such a beautiful way that all those who want to interpret it their way are always confused. Therefore, none of those who distort the Word of God will have any excuse before Him. Those who cling to the declaration of Paul in 1Corinthians 1:17 and make sport of Water Baptism, can only be confounded by the reaction of the same Paul in Acts 19:1-5. If in our introduction we talked of what Water Baptism is, it is important therefore, in our conclusion, to point out what it is not. Water Baptism is not salvation, this means that Water Baptism in itself cannot save. It is rather a commitment to be saved, or the pledge of a good conscience toward God as we can read in 1Peter 3:21. And as any other pledge, it may be broken. Meditate 1 Corinthians 10:1-12. As two persons who are married are called married as long as they keep their wedding pledge, and suddenly take the name of divorcees once that relationship is broken, in the same way, if a child of God gives up his faith in Jesus Christ, he’s no longer a child of God. Let those who console themselves by the fact that they are baptized with water by immersion, understand that they must put the Word of God into practice. I will feel guilty if I do not tell you that there are people in hell at present, people who were baptized in water. Some unbelievers will ask me if I’ve been to hell to see them; if you are among those who prefer to see before they believe, keep on slandering the Gospel of Jesus Christ and crucifying the Son of God all over again. When you get to hell, you’ll meet your colleagues, who like you were baptized in water. And for you who have chosen Paradise, let me tell you before you get there, that we will meet

people in Paradise who had not been baptized with water. Do not be surprised by it, because God is Just. There are people who for one reason or the other do not have the opportunity to get baptized. Let’s take the example of the thief who accepted Jesus on the cross. The Lord will not send him to hell, because he did not have the opportunity to get baptized. Let’s consider those who receive the Lord in their hospital beds and who die some time later. The Lord will not reject them. Those people did not refuse to be baptized, they only did not have the opportunity to do so. On the other hand, those who have the opportunity to get baptized and who deceive themselves by false arguments, will not see God. Some say that they were baptized and confirmed, and others say that they will take some time to think. Let’s remind those who say they were baptized and confirmed that the doctrine of confirmation is from demons who lead the biggest sect of the antichrist. Let’s also remind those who take time to think, that they are only thinking to see whether they will accept Jesus or not. Let them not deceive themselves by believing that they have already given their lives to Jesus Christ. I will end this study with a word of surprise, surprise to realize that even among born again Christians, and even teachers of the Word of God, people who are supposed to be enlightened, one still finds stupid arguments about what to say during Water Baptism. For some, Water Baptism must only be done in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28: 19-20), for others, it must be done in the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 19:5). For others still, it must only be done in the name of the Lord (Acts 10:48) and yet others insist that, it must be in the name of Jesus Christ. Acts 2:38. What foolishness! Where is the difference? As the Lord said in Matthew 22:29 “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.”

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WATER BAPTISM INTRODUCTION I give thanks and praise to God for the privilege to treat an important topic as Water Baptism, which as time goes by has lost its essential meaning. Given the fact that the Bible speaks of more than one Baptism, the precision - Water Baptism, is very important. We note that Hebrews 6:2 talks of the doctrine of Baptisms. Other passages such as Matthew 3:11 mention the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and of fire. As part of this study, we will limit ourselves to Water Baptism. WHAT IT IS: Water Baptism, also called in the Bible Baptism of Repentance, as in Acts 13:24, Acts 19:4, Mark 1:4, Luke 3:3 and in some other passages, is a commitment to live the life of Jesus Christ.

HOW IS IT TO BE DONE ? We do not really need to look into the dictionary or to search out the origin of words in order to understand the meaning of Water Baptism, and how it must be done. The Lord spared us needless search by allowing His Word to speak for itself; we only need to study the Bible thoroughly, and we will understand very well all we need to understand. The Bible contains its own definition and explanation. Therefore, we sum up by saying that the best biblical dictionary is the Bible itself. In Matthew 3:6 we read: “and were baptized by him IN the Jordan, confessing their sins…” Matthew 3:16 says: “when He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.”Acts 8:38-39 says: “So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch

went down into the water, and he baptized him. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing” Colossians 2:12 “buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.” Romans 6:3-4 “Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” And even if we were to search the origin of the word Baptism, we would see that “Baptism” comes from the Greek word “Baptizein”, which means immersion, and this confirms what the Bible says. Therefore, Water Baptism must only be done by immersion.

WHERE SHOULD IT BE DONE ? Now that we know how Water Baptism is done, we can easily answer the question where? Water Baptism must be done wherever there is enough water for immersion. It might be a river for those who are privileged enough to live near one, or a pool for those who have one, or still a big bath for those who have only that.

WHEN MUST IT BE DONE ? Once we have understood the meaning of Baptism, the question “when ?” becomes useless. But since the world and its theology has abandoned God, we are compelled to explain what is yet so

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simple to understand. When must one get baptized? Jesus in Mark 16:16 tells us that “He who believes and is baptized will be saved…” This means that one cannot claim to be saved unless he is baptized. Baptism must therefore be done IMMEDIATELY when we accept Jesus Christ. John 1:12 reminds us that we are all God’s creatures, but not all God’s Children, and that every one can choose to become a child of God by receiving Jesus Christ, and by believing in His Name. John 3:3 says: “…unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” And Jesus makes it clear in John 3:5 that one must be born of water and the Spirit in order to enter the kingdom of God. And if one must be born of water and Spirit in order to enter the kingdom of God, this must therefore be the first thing to do. Matthew 3:6 says that people came, confessing their sins, they were baptized in the Jordan; without any delay, without any school of baptism, without any training on baptism. Acts 2: 37-41 “Now when they heard this, they were cut to heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.” The Word of God states clearly “that day” and not a day later, nor three months after a school of baptism, nor six months after a training of any kind. Acts 8:12 “But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.” Acts 8: 26-39 “…Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.. Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the Eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the Eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the Eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.” Philip should have asked the Eunuch of Ethiopia to go and come back two weeks later as ignorant

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preachers do today. He should have been afraid of that great minister under Candace as some corrupt preachers do today. He should have found some false excuses as we know today, by evoking for example the problem of clothes to get changed with. He should have as well imposed some weeks of a training on baptism as we see blind people do today. But the Bible tells us that Philip belonged to God, therefore he could only put the Word of God into practice, without creating any worldly methods, and without going through theological doctrines, which are from Satan. Acts 9:17-18: “And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arise and was baptized.” If Ananias was the kind of apostle, or evangelist, or pastor of this generation, he would have asked Saul to go through a school of baptism and be watched, for at least six months, in order to see if his conversion was real. He would have said that for someone like Saul who had contributed to the killing of Christians, it was risky to baptize him without making sure that he was truly converted. Acts 10:44-48 “…Then Peter answered, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord…” Acts 16: 14-15 “Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. And when she and her household were baptized…” Acts 16: 25-33 “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them … Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.” Today’s blind preachers spend their time teaching human doctrines they have learnt from those ‘rotting’ so called bible schools. Acts 18:8 “Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.” I challenge all those doctors, all those

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preachers of the 20 th century, all those great teachers of bible school and school of theology and all so called apostles, to give me from the Bible an example, only one example, and not two, of someone who gave his life to Jesus, and who instead of getting baptized immediately, got baptized the next day. Some civil servants of the church who are called by mistake pastors, say that they prefer to teach people first before baptizing them, fearing that once they are baptized they can go back to sin. What a stupid idea! We recommend to those fools who dare to teach that Water Baptism is optional, to turn away from their foolishness and to repent before it’s too late. You doctors and teachers, and all the “reverend pastors”, you “great evangelists”, if you find yourselves unable to contradict this teaching, turn away from your witchcraft, and repent. Leave useless titles behind, sit down and learn. And you great teachers of bible schools, and bible institute, if you are unable to contest this teaching, you are only left with one solution: close down immediately those temples of greed and those den of thieves that you call bible institute, and stop leading children of God astray, if not you will pay very dearly in the next few days. Where then does the doctrine of training and school of baptism come from? They are demonic teachings, well conceived by Satan to deceive and mislead Children of God. This shows us how far the Word of God is despised and abandoned in these last days. And when we know that God says in 2 John 9 that “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God…” you will understand the seriousness, the urgency, and the firmness of the tone we use.

AT WHAT AGE SHALL ONE GET BAPTISED? Those experts of arguments always find reasons to argue with the Word of God, deceiving themselves. The age of baptism has now become another major problem among those who lack topics of distraction. As we mentioned above, the Word of God teaches us clearly that Baptism is a commitment, the one to walk with Jesus. For this reason, a child must get to an age where he can be able to distinguish and understand what he does, and especially understand who Jesus Christ is. Therefore, we cannot attempt to set an age for Baptism. This then depends on individuals. There are children who even from the age of 6 are quite enlightened and bright, whereas

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even at 14 years of age, some still do not know how to differentiate their left from their right. For you who believe that young people less than 10 years of age cannot be baptized, under the pretext that they are children, let me remind you that the youngest mother became pregnant at 9 years old. If you only consider them as children as far as the Word of God is concerned, and not before the abominations of this generation, you are mistaken.

AFTER WATER BAPTISM, WHAT NEXT ? Matthew 28:19-20 says: “ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you…” Jesus asked to make disciples, and teach them, and some Satan’s agents, whose duty is to oppose Jesus, as Satan their master does, rather say that people need to be taught before they are made disciples. My question is: “between Jesus and Satan’s agents who knows better?” If you believe that Jesus knows better, put His Word into practice. And if you believe that Satan’s agents know better than Jesus Christ, keep on following them. The day is coming when you will understand. Acts 2:42 says: “And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” Jesus Christ’s Apostles are those who put the Word of Jesus Christ into practice. They made about 3000 disciples in one day, by baptizing them in water, after that they devoted themselves to teaching them to fear God and put His Word into practice. Satan’s apostles who are leading churches today, every day do the will of their master by disobeying Jesus Christ. They keep in churches people who are not baptized, under the pretext that they are teaching them. And one sees none of the good fruits of the teaching they give, in the lives of those who listen to them. To conclude, let’s remember that after Water Baptism one must devote oneself to the teaching, and to the reading and the DAILY meditation on the Bible.

CONCLUSION In order to make this study as complete as possible, we found it useful not to bring it to its end, without mentioning some of the aspects of this teaching that often confuse those whose heart is prepared for confusion.

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