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June 30, 1909.
BAP1
By Rev. E.
You ask me, as your Past
of Baptism.
Neither the exact mode ol
Supper is vital to the vali
is it a justifiable foundatioi
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1IVVV.I nim.lt cl it5l Ul V_IiriSl
tolic Church. Sweet chari
should prevail on both side
and charity, I will give you
may help you to settle the c
As a preface let me say,
more spiritual dispensation,
any ordinance like Immersio
and absolutely impossible i
instituted. Acts 15: 10, 11.
1. The word in classic G
to dye, to color.
New Testament writers w
or change the meaning of
Christian ideas. They repe
the classical word for bapl
as an exact modal word,
spoken of in the Word wh
mersions, but washings, poi
The word, properly trans
Mark 7:4, is baptize and t
we know that the Jews d
before eating, nor did the
beds.
In Luke 11:38 the Phar
did not wash, Greek baptiz*
clear that the word baptize
means to wash.
2. It is also certain that I
ling, baptism.
In Heb. 6: 2. the variou
the Tabernacle and Tempi
none of them were perfortm
washings and sprinklings.
In Heb. 9: 10. these ba]
washings" because water, 1
I Then in verses 13, 19. and ;
I defined as sprinklings. See
I Heb. 10:22.
3- What is the symbol
I baptism? Is it, as two isol
teach, the burial and resuri
Christ? But the Lord's I
death of Christ, and the L
Should both "sacraments"
Heb. 12: 24. 1 i 'et. 1 :
And again, how could b;
burial with Christ to the d
who were baptized before
^|not clearly understand that
at all? How meaningless i
^at its first institution. Wha
K As we understand the W
originally intended to signil
fication by the gtace of C
I Truth and Holy Spirit. Tit.
THE PRESBYTERIA
TSM.
P. Marvin.
:or, for the Scriptural Mode
f baptism, nor of the Lord's
AU.. ~ C IL. 1:
viil^ *ji me orumance, nor
1 for a sect. Baptism was
iaii fellowship in the Aposty
and brotherly toleration
?s. In the spirit of candor
a brief Bible lesson which
question for yourself,
that in the new, free, and
it is highly improbable that
n, so difficult in many cases,
in some, should have been
reek means to dip, to wash,
rere often obliged to modify
classical words to express
atedly changed the form of
tism. They did not use it
Baptisms are repeatedly
ion we Know were not imirings
and sprinklings,
lated wash and washing, in
?aptizing in the Greek, and
id not immerse themselves
y immerse their tables or
isees marveled that Christ
i, before dinner. It is then
in the Gospels, sometimes
?aul repeatedly calls sprinks
ceremonial cleansings of
e are called baptisms, but
ed by immersion. All were
Dtisms are called "divers
>lood and ashes were used.
21, they are more definitely
the ceremonies of Leviticus.
ic meaning or purpose of
ated texts seem to some to
ection of the believer with
Supper commemorates the
orcl's Day his resurrection,
represent the same thing?
iptism represent death and
isciples of John, and those
Christ died, since they did
he was to die and be buried
t would have been to them
t then does it signify?
ord, Christian baptism was
y moral ana spiritual puriiod,
and especially by the
3 = 5? 6
j ?
kN OF THE SOUTH.
Physical washings and spi
common in Oriental counti
cleansing. When Pilate wa
stood instantly, the symbolic
original corruption of natur
gressions, were ceremonially
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to the future in Ezek. 36:25,
fication of the New Dispensa
or sprinkling, and to be sym
Sins were to be symbolic
Mark 1:4, Acts 22: 16. In Jol
about purifying, and this w<
showing that the disciples u
bolize purification, as did th
Levitical Law. John 2:6, 8.
The original mode of baj
nected with the baptism of 1
8: 15-17, and 19: 1-6. The H
Christ at his water baptisn1
Apostles as a refining and
promise in Acts 1: 5, and tl
17, 18, 33.
The Spirit descended like
1: 33. This descent ot the i
? - e
x wxi ui me piuniisc ui a i
than that with water, and w
Acts vt: 16. Had not the mc
costal scene could have t
promise.
If water baptism was by
clear similarity.
In many cases as at Pentec
it is scarcely possible that d
readily immersed. Acts 2:4
An early picture in the Ro
Jesus standing in the Jordai
on his head. Pictures of b
are also found there. All pa
for more than a thousand y<
Peter's, the Vatican and the
as I can learn, represent the a
We may then see two abs<
1. It-can not be proved tl
Testament times was iinmers
2. It is sure thai: pouring
baptism, and so understood
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inow, aear Droiner, i ie?
Bible study with you. Tho
vince you that sprinkling or j
in the name of the Trinity, j
of all Christians in the world
ought to convince you that
in this baptism with watei
answering a good conscience
Gospel.
No one baptized by sprir
conscience about the mode, ?
and contend either way, sho
weightier matters, especially
Holy Ghost, and learn to pn
deavoring to keep the unity
of peace.
9
inklings have always been
ies, as symbols of moral
shed his hands, all under:
meaning of the act. The
e, and the guilt of transcleansed
in this manner.
, Jcr. 4: 14, and references
and Isa. 52: 15. The purition
was to be like pouring
bolized accordingly.
:ally remitted by baptism,
in 3: 25, 26 a question arose
t see pertained to baptism,
nderstood baptism to syme
"divers baptisms" of the
Dtism was repeatedly conthe
Holy Ghost. See Acts
oly Ghost came down upon
1, and afterward upon the
1 purifying fire. See the
le fulfillment in Acts 2:3,
a dove upon them. John
spirit upon them reminded
ar more inportant baptism
hich resembled it in mode.
>de been similar, the Pente>een
no reminder of the
immersion, there was no
:ost, and night conversions,
isciples could have been so
i, and 16: 15, 33.
man Catacombs, represents
n, and John pouring water
aptismal fonts for pouring
intings of baptismal scenes
jars, in the Catacombs, St.
t Versailles Gallery, so far
ict as sprinkling or pouring,
olute Scriptural facts:
tat any disciple in the New
ed for baptism,
and sprinkling were called
by the early disciples,
ive this simple and brief
ugh it may not fully con>ouring
water on the person
as practiced by nine-tenths
I, is valid baptism, it surely
true Bible Christians may
r instead of in water, be
' and honpstlv nhevinn- fVm
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ikling need be troubled in
ind Christians who fall out
>uld turn their attention to
; seek the baptism of the
ictice the blessed grace civ
of the Spirit in the bond