I heard recently of a minister who refused who to baptise a man ,many people knew this man by reputation that he was a scoundrel who had not repented of his sins .It was John the baptist who challenged the religious elite whom he felt were very wicked,that they should bring forth fruit in keeping with repentance (Matthew 3 v8) John spoke of another who would baptise with the Holy Spirit and fire,the one he spoke of was Jesus .Cp 1 Corinthians 12 v 13 which reads,'For we were all baptised by one Spirit so as to form one body whiter Jews or Gentles slave or free and we were all given the one Spirit to drink'.Water baptism is not for the unbeliever,but for the Christian,it is a personal confession of ones faith in Christ. It is saying I have died with Christ,my old life is gone, and as Jesus was resurrected and so I am also resurrected to live in newness of life,dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus
'I give myself to Thee
My Saviour and my God,
To be Thine own for evermore
O help me to renounce
The hateful works of sin,
The empty vanities of life,
The flesh that strives within.
Words Emily Symons
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