Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-26
BAPTISM,
Mr.. Editor:

lie signs himself W. j. Il, lie
said he took the Bible as his
guide and then Immediately de.
parted from his guide. He said
no one could tell where this holy
ordinance was instituted. AS q
holy ordinance the Bible tells who
was the institutor. Baptism as
holy ordinance, originated with
God. Jesus Christ is the author
of Christian Baptism Mark 1916
and Matt. 28:l9. He says the use
of water in this sacred ordinance
is no doubt owing to its qualities
as the great element of purifica.
ton. / have heard of a water
salvation and | have seen people
that practice il and it seems from
what W. j. b. says in reference
to the quality and publication of
water that he seems TO think the
power of virtue is in the water
and it seems there is n few PEG.
pie and good many preachers
that think so from their practice.
For an instance, they take a babe
without faith or confession and
sprinkle or pour Il little water on
its head and call it baptism.
Paul says, aye are all the children
of God by faith in Christ Jesus
for as many of you rs have been
baptised into Christ have put on
Christ. Gal. 1927. Therefore we
are buried with him by baptism
into death and cite. Romans 6
chapter. SO lie is mistaken
about the virtue being in the
water. There is no virtue in the
water the virtue is in obeying the
command. W. j. B. says that
baptism is significant of regener-
alton, but by no means regener-
ating ordinance. He contradiots
Paul in this. Paul says, eve are
saved by the washing of regener-
alton. Let us go to Webster
degenerate, to produce anew,
Born anew. Reproduction, to
bring into state of holiness. SO
according to Paul aud Webster
we are washed into a new state or
into state of holiness and that
agrees with the great commission
given by the Lord when he said
to his Apostles. Go We into all
the world and preach the Cos
pei to every creature, he that
believeth and is baptized shall be
saved, Mark 1916. He says that
that the Bible recognizes a spirit
ual as we'll as water baptism an
invisible as well as a baptism
with water. There is no such
thing as an invisible baptism to
the sinner or to be obeyed. The
one baptism in the New Tesla
ment is not an invisible baptism
This reasoning is vain and enron.
eous. He cannot show in the
scripture where baptism in water
is call a shadow. He says spirit
ual baptism is salvation. There
is no such teachings in the scrip.
lures. 1t is the teachings of man
and not of the Lord. In vain
they do worship me teaching for
doctrine the commands of men,
Matt. los. He says water saliva
ton is temporal salvation, that is
right, without temporal salvation
there will be no eternal salvation.
Jesus says except man be born
of water and Of the spirit, he can
not enter the kingdom of God,
John 80. SO we see water bap-
tism brings us into Christ. Gal.
1921 He says the connected
circumstances must always de-
eide to which baptism reference
is made. Well according to his
logic the one baptism is the bap-
tism in water, because there new
er was any other baptism COM
handed to be performed. The bap-
tsln of the Holy Spirit was never
intrusted to any human being and
it is not "a command, 1t was u
promise to the apostles, therefore
you cannot obey promise. SO
the circumstance or tie one bap-
tism is baptism in water 'for the
remission of sins" Acts 2;3S, Je-
sus said 10 the Apostles, "Go We
therefore and teach all nations,
baptiz;ng and cite, Matt. 2S:19.
SO yon see that baptism is a com
mand TO be obeyed and sis 20 be