The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-14
' 'sSs155 SALTZMAN'S

But the question arises, Just what
Is meant by these words, Baptized
into His deathf" Was His death In any
way different from the death Of otbersf
Most decidedly it was! Our race die
as sinners children of wrath, under
Divine sentence of death. But Jesus
was not a sinner and hence was not
under Divine sentence of death. He
was holy, harmless. indebted and
separate from sinners" and free from
Adamic death His death was sac
rifcial one-a surrender Of an unim-
paired life Those, therefore, who
would become His footstep followers
and be baptized into His death, must
participate with Him in a sGcfSfctGE
death. The Scriptures explain that
this would be impossible except as
those footstep followers should be
cleansed and made acceptable sacri-
fees through the merit of Jesus, be-
cause "by nature we were all children
Of wrath, even as others"
Death was the real meaning of our
Lords baptism. John the Immerser
knew that Jesus was not a sinner.
knew that He had no sins to wash
away, and at first he declined to i'm
merse Him. And he did SO only after
Jesus had assured him that it was
right and that the matter had deeper
significance Suffer it to be so'
Our Lords Baptism Finished at Cal
vary
Our Lord for three and half years
was carrying out the conservation VOW
which in Jordan He symbolized-ba
tism into death. Day by day He be-
came more deeply immersed into death.
That real immersion into death was
finished on Calvary. In harmony with
this the day before His death Jesus
said, 81 have baptism to be baptized
with. and how am straitened until It
be accomplished" The next day it was
accomplished, when He cried, ''It Is
finishedp' His baptism into death was
finished.
The same thought the Master gave
to His followers. saying to two who
desired places on His right and His
left In the Kingdom: Eye know not
what ye askv' You do not know what
1t requires to secure exaltation to the
Kingdom. Are you able, are you will
ing to drink of my cup of sorrow,
self-denial etc.7 Are you willing ito
be baptized with the baptism that
am baptized with"-the baptism into
death? When the disciples replied that
they were willing, the Master assured
them that He would attend to the rest
The terms of discipleship have not
changed.
Just word further respecting water
baptism 1t has its place, not in keep
ing any out Of eternal torment, nor in
getting them into eternal glory; but it
is symbol beautiful picture in one
act 1t is a testimony to all believers
that the consecrated one has vowed
loyalty to the Redeemer-even unto
death. As such confession of such
a conservation. we commend water
baptism to you all as being the Lords
own provision Of pictorial confession
for those who have accepted His terms,
surrendered their all, and are seeking
to walk in newness of life and to at
tain the eternal glory by and by.
AS for the unconsecrated world. it is
fitting that they should not be bap-
tiled. Baptism was never intended ex-
cept for the fully consecrated, the
sanctified in Christ Jesus When Gods
due time shall come the world of man
kind will receive the blessings pro-
vided for them through the Redeem
er's merit. under the gracious arrange
ment Of that Redeemer's heavenly
Kingdom. which win be established
under the whole heavens for the pur-
pose Of uplifting mankind from sin
and death whosoever wills.