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orr - .rd teachings OF the diner'
te i" m,,.,s scots and parties aof the
o. IN. also something In resaru "
w. ideas and doctrines that are ~
' %, ,,me being promulgated win suo'
ml' ' ~, false teachers of this So
N ,I,sa enlightened century
ysor,y every day and many tunes y,
,ra are told by people. apparent
t'".'' ,ost and intelligent. that John
"oa the Baptlsu ceased his worn
', ,he time he baptized the SAVIOR anu
" since that time water baptism mas
l'u. anne away. and that the doctrine
- Iobn taught baptism In water
VIM" 40 remission of sin, preceded by
~ and repentance, Is no longer
'" '.asa To substantiate this idea ACTS
"a ouoted as follows: FOR John
~ bantlyed with water; put We
uuH he baptized with the Holy LIMOS.
W. s,, many days hence.
ny Nv il we can prove that Jonn was
,.a,,yinr people. to say the least, iorty
w after he baptized the Loru' tnat
.ssory will be laid bare thus. u we vah
.how beyond doubt that Jesus IN,
snV" o"yht and during His ministry
~ ,,a,aier baptism administered; ana
Mu ,issd that His followers should re
pivls ,hs Holy Ghost after He departed
!the .hsr, and was glorified, this latter
l, W. win also be disproved.
"a. IL ,,sretally understood that about
,sar years of the Savior's life has
sesr lost track of. and that from the
~, ~ ue was In the Temple, at twelve
u'lr ~ age. teaching the wise men,
!ssins and answering questions, until
~ heean to be about thirty years oil
"a and came to John, and was pap
,I,sd Of him In the river Jordan, MOTH
inc definite OF His actions or where-
ahouis Is given, at least not In the New
Testqment. The reader Is now asked
IA read carefully the hrst thirteeh
rsrsas Of the first chapter of st. Mark.
nv is hui one Gospel: II Is everlast-
irr. and from the first verse of this
Y.s learn that what John taught and
rr,rticed was indeed the Gospel of
,ssps Christ, the Son of God. He
taught faith repentance. baptism in
Ter for the remission of sin, and then
,bs haptlsm OF the Holy Ghost.
Now the Lord comes to him, and Is
mann of the water" then afterwards OF
me Shirt, and Is (see verses II, 49, i'm
mcdIatey by the Spirit driven into the
wilderness, and forty days he was
tempted Of Satan.
II is but logical conclusion, that the
Savior had no time to visit Caper-
nalm, jerusalem and Judea; to be
present at the wedding feast. to preach
His Gospel to NicOdemus, and to tarry
With His disciples while baptizing was
being performed in the land of Judea,
before His forty days of temptation;
because Immediately the Spirit drove
Him into the wilderness. not to Je-
rusalem, Judea, or Capernaum, but to
the place Of His temptations.
After the Savior finished His fast OF
forty days He entered into active work.
and after turning the water into wine
Ills first recorded miracle) wrought
many other wonders or miracles. ,See
John 2; 20 and was at Jerusalem dur
Ing the Passover Please turn to John
Q, l-.s verses Here we find Jesus
having a conversation with a ruler of
The Jews Nicodemus by name. He
declared Verify, verify l say unto
thee, except a man be born of water
and Of the Spirit, he cannot enter into
the kingdom of God" l now ask a
question; Was the Savior Himself
born Of water and of the Spirit" Read
The aeount of His baptism. We do not
want TO forget what we are searching
for sOletus turn to John g. 1924, and
see what the Savior and john were af-
itfVaid doing, and that simultaneous
81 After these things came Jesus and
His disciples into the land of Judea,
and there He tarried with them ana
baptized. And John also was baptiz-
Ing In Enon near to Salim, because
there was much water there; and they
came and We're baptized. For John
was not yet cast into prison"
surrey. any rerson can see by this
uat John had not ceased preaching
the Gospel of Christ, neither had he
ceased TO baptlze the repentant he
lever. This occurrence was no less
man forty days after the Saviors
baptism, and all, or nearly all. will
surely say much longer period of
time
II any yet doubt, let them read the
ioloWlng two verses, John 3: 25. &c;
mus there arose II question between
some OF Johns disciples and the Jews
about purifying. And they came un-
70 John. and Stadium to him, Rabbi, He
mat was with thee beyond Jordan, to
Noom thou barest witness, behold the
s ZANE oaptizeth, and all men come to
nun nun. rms will surely prove to any
e sonesl person that John and the
i s.Mor were both working in the min
a Suy az the very same time, and will
m Sr snow that John continued to
sa.er ior much greater tonne than
i,gny days after the Savior's baptism.
INNS mission only ceased when by
Mchsd men his head was severed from
, ns pody; but the Gospel which he
sa,. Is everlasting and has not in
any way changed.
Mvorulng to the testimony Of the
apostle John the Holy Ghost was not
tnsh until Jesus was glorifed. (See
s,a'; s.-3sl and ut the time the
isa"o, lett His Apostles. (See Acts /:
(, ne told them, For John truly
bapuhea with water. but we shall be 1
Sa ap. with the Holy Ghost not many
o, Gn The day of Pentecost they re-
inc ~ ms baptism, and after receiv- |
esv.n hoy Ghost. Peter and the
ps,a. OF the Apostles stood up. and |
my MT as the oracle of God, preached |
~ ~ mem, and through his preaching |
"a , sssas or faith We're sown and grew |
n ,h pIiaiy That the people We're pricked |
t,,. S'elr hearts, and with one voice |
XXI, out saying. Men and brethren, 1
Nv snall We dor" Peter answered !,
n 'I,atenlhg them the everlasting Cos
IN vnh tcalled the BaptisD had he
r.,, Mught' namely, Acts 2: %, Re
n A. snu he baptized every one of YOU
isr,.,dnafn name OF Jesus Christ for the /
~ ~. OF sins, and we shall receive !
M .n OF the Holy Ghost"
lcts wn inihs to the eighth chapter of
,omlrme again see the Spirit baptism
how i, after the water, and also And
lima wa, was conferred; Paul was at this
,f,erwpne lrsecuting the Saints, hut was
converted and taught and
,lnancss me same principles and or
Vets 70: l-s. heo' u l. 2; also
hon,ns galatians, /: s, Paul declares that
each wen an angel from heaven
lie ara any other Gospel than the one
,reachaa the other brethren had
= 'nChed. they shnuld no noo,,,,.l nav