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spirit in his elect people, who were
dead in trespasses and sin and We're
the children of wrath by nature, Eph.
81, as also the following: Him hath
God exalted prince and saviour to
give repentance and remission of sin to
Israel, Acts 5:3t, and that repentance
and remission of sin should be preach
ed in his name-his, not the baptizing
by the preacher, Luke "a al, but the
fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace,
faith, etc. Gal. seq Therefore being
justified by faith we have peace with
God and have access to his grace and
rejoice in the hope of glory of God, so
you see the steps of good men are or
dained of God, and he delights in his
ways, Ps. 37:23 So, by the proof Of
the above scripture, it is plain to any
unprejudiced person who wants the
truth that the baptism in Rom. 6:3,
Gal. 3:27, is the baptism of the spirit,
for this baptism is that which puts one
into Christ and makes us new crea
ture in Christ, . Cor: g. II, and is that
which also brings us into the death Of
Christ as witnessed by Rom. 6:3, John
1926, 1 Cor. 1913, Titus 3:5, Peter
1:23
Now, no intelligent man after a close
and candid study of the above texts
could have the audacity to try to argue
that baptism in literal water could
have this effect on a natural man.
Then away with such stuff as a savior
for me- 1t can't reach a case like
mine, nor Paul
Now, after one has gone down into
the water and heard the solemn words
of the preacher, and is baptized in the
name of God, and has not been prick
ed in the heart, he is still servant of
sin, and cannot please God. Rom. e.
49, cannot hear God S word, John 2:47,
nor hear his true ministers, John 4:6.
No more could be said Of such a one
than was desired by the seven women
in Isa. Al, who only wanted to be
called by his name to take away their
reproach and were still willing to keep
up all their own apparel, but 3rd
verse of Rom. 6, and Gal, 3:2, must
stand with 1 Cor. 1918, which declar-
ed that we are all baptized into one
body by one spirit. And also chapter
go, washed sanctified and justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus and by
! the spirit of God. Therefore we are
buried with him by baptism into
death Rom A: :5 declares our faith
in the death Of Christ for our sins,
Rom. GA and are crucified with
Christ, GAL 2:20. So now the life we
live is Christ living in us. He being
dead to the law, SO we are dead to
sin for sin is by the law, Rom. 6:7.
What a blessing to just be able to
lift your eyes to the hill from whence
cometh thy help. if we could be like
David of old, and just lift our eyes to
Calvary for help in time of need, and
not depend on the puny arm of flesh
for help. The flesh profits nothing, fol
there is the only place help can come.
We knew no other name under heaven
or among men whereby we might be
saved.
Now, my friend, you take up these
passages and study them close, and the
next time you see one give his views
on portion of Gods Word, don
jump on him too quick, and say he il
unable to compete with you. YOU
might get up against the real truth
and get left as You have this time
Don't consider you know all about the
bible, for Paul at one time took tht
same stand.
JOE HACKWORTH,
TOlbert, Texas