The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-08

Apostles words 10 isuirri I'm Ism. sI,nf
Apostle said mi Il word .lbout waterS
I'M mentioned specifically ili,s
.gaptisins iiiio c!,ilst. Into :;ths. Body OF
Christ. which lsiheS church.,
THE tlouslitS Is TINT God Inns ordaln!s
ed Tie satl,ctins OF the elect Church
during the Gospel Age. Tile Head OF
fills Church w,isrecciyed npinto glory
eighteen centuries ago. and since Tens
5iecnst one md another Of the true
footstep followers iof Jesus liaye been
accepted Of God through His merit and
counted rs members of lie Body Of /
Christ. which Is the Church, First.
Jewish believers were transferred
from Moses Into Christ. ,;tSs jlEs
Next The. Message was extended to-
tic t;entilGss Euf'thcse ;cou'a ROT pass
from Moses into Christ because they
were not In Moses. never havfuE CONF
ander the Law, Covenant arrangement.
Hence. these could come into Christ
only by direct baptism. tll baptized
Into Jesus Christ occupy Il specially
preferred relationship to God and. II
faithful ttoGthe end. will he received
10 glory. honor and immort:iitsinn the
spirit Or heavenly; plane Eut there Is
not word OF Scripture to shy that
the world. which misses this glorious
exaltation. will onsthis account suffer
eternal torture. They Will lose the
great prize. however. ~
Water. Baptism Not tho Door into tho
True Church "a
Our Baptist friends will agree to the
above statement. They viii shy. Yes.
that Is what we mean only, in order
to be In Christ. we Baptists claim.
.cater immersion is necessary.
I'VE are glad to have their plain. can
did statement and to meet the issue
squarcly. That Is the Baptist mis-
take--supposing that water baptism In
ducts anybody into membership in the
true Church. They may indeed make
water immersion the door into the
Baptist Church. but this does not
make It the door into 'thc Church Of
tho Living God. st. Paul defines the
Baptism by which any Gentle may
come into membership in the Body Of
Christ. Note his words again: $50
many Of you US were baptized into
Jesus Christ we're baptized into His
death" Our Baptist friends think Of
this us though It read were baptized
In water" This Is their mistake us
before stated. "a. ~
X But the question arises. Just what
Is meant by these words. Baptized
into Ills dcdthf,,,'i, Was His dealt in cGy
way different: from the death Of othersf
Most decidedly TWAS! Our race die
as. sinners. children of wrath. under
Divine sentence ofideath. But Jesus
wns not n sinner and hence was not
under Divine sentence Of death. He
was holy, harmless, undciiled and
separate from sinners and free from
Adamic death. His death WINS. n sac.
rihcinl one-a surrender of IN unim.
paired life. Those. therefore. who
would. become His footstep followers
and be baptized into1 His death. must.
participate with Him in a sacrifcidl
death. The Scriptures explain that
this would be impossible. except rs
those footstep. followers should be
cleansed and madeaacccntablc sacri.
fees through the merit .of Jesus. be.
cause by nature We We're all children.
ofwrath. even as. others"
Death was the rreals meaning Of our.
Lords baptism. iIohn the, lmmerser;
knew that Jesus vas not u sinner,
knew that He hid no. sins to wash
away. aud ut first he declined to i'm
merse Him. And hegdid so only after
Jesus had assured him that 1t was
right and that the matter had n deeper
Significance. a"Suirer It to be so.'' +
Our Lords Baptism Finished at Cal.
/ vary
i Our Lord for three and n half years
was carrying out the CONSIDERATION vow
which in Jordan lie symbolized-bnp-
tIsm Into death. Day by day He be-
came more deeply immersed Into death.
That rcnl immersion into death, was
finished on Calyarys, In harmonyS,w with
this tho dayti before. Els DEATH! Slcsus
said. II have a buptism1 to be baptized
with, and how:;am Itstrnitened. until It
be accomplished" Tho next day IT was
accomplished. when He cried. S"lt Is
inIshed.'' His baptism into death was
finished. ~ =ar r.
The same thought the Master gave
to His followers. saying. to two who
desired places ions. His rishteand His
left In the Kingdom: ''Ye know not
whit yc ask" ;folfdo not know what
ltarequires to- secure ,eSaltation to the
Kingdom. Arc youlablc.s are you will.
ing to drink Of my cup of sorrow,
self.dcnial,ietc.? Arciyou willing ITO
be baptized with the baptism that |
am baptized with"-thc baptism into
Edcnth?, When the; disciples replied that
they were willing. the Master assured
them that He would attend to the rest
The terms Of disciplcsllip have: not
changed. 0eit 81. ~
Just n word further respecting water
baptism. 1t hns Its place, notaih keep.
Ing any out ofietcrnal torment. nor in
getting them into eternal glory: but II