The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Okla.) 191?-1915, 1914-05-19

today upon Bap-
dsm. His text
l..ss1lsss1A 49, was, Therefore
lQPASlOR RUSStllJI we are buried
with Him by hap
was raised from the dead by the glory
Of the Father, even 50 we also should
walk IN uewness Of life Romans ca
Water baptism, the Pastor declared.
is merely picture Of the real bap-
tlsm. The Apostle explains from va.
riOus points Of view the real baptism.
without which the symbol is n mere
form. Whoever receives the real bap.
tiSm. thereby becomes member OF the
Body Of Christ. the New Creation: but
whoever has it not is not New Crea-
ture member Of the Body Of Christ.
though he were baptized in water q
thousand times.
The Pastor then showed that the
real baptism Is into ChriSt's death.
not into water This baptism takes
place at the moment of fun consccru-
tion 10 God complete surrender 10 do
the Divine Will. even unto death. This
burial of the will into Gods will is
rcckoncd 10 hc the death OF the human
being. Therefore the Apostle says TO
the Church. "Ye are dead. and your
life is hid with Christ I'm God"
Ihcuacrorth the consecrated are no
longer counted as human beings, but
as New Creatures I'm Christ This
burial NJ the win into the Divine viii
Is instantly followed by the hcgettiug
10 uevncss of life-to y new nature
Water Baptism as Symbol.
Next the Pastor discussed water bap-
tlSm. Reviewing the various theories
Of the different denominations. he ex-
planned wherein these are not In har-
mony with Scripture. Neither sprin-
Killing nor pouring could in any way be
considered picture of death and
burial. He called attention to the fact
that the Greek word bGpt,O signifies
immcrsing, covering, plunging: and
that wholly different words are used
in the Greek when sprinkling, pouring
or raining is meant.
The Pastor then discussed immersion
as set forth 10y the Baptists and the
| Disciples. Both denominations have
the right form; but the Disciples
| preach The baptism taught 10y John the
Baptist, not baptism into Christ; ana
the Bnptists emphasize the symbol
rather than the reality -consccration
unto death Apparently the speaker
sustained his point: for he certainly
| harmonzcd all the Scriptures bearing
upon the subject
The Real Baptism Into Christ.
Having established the facts that
water baptism is symbolic picture Of
conservation, aud that immersion is the
Scriptural form of baptism, the Pastor
next considered the subject as present
| ed i'm Romans &. There the Apostle
sets forth the deep significance of
burial with>5rsus From the moment
| Of conservation the Christian should
walk in uewucss of life, and his daily
course shuuld be altogether different
| from that ot the world
The Pastor then explained this walk
ing i'm ucwuCss Of life. To the Chris
dan, old things 1--we passed awa."-
old hopes. ambitions. motives. etc.
| These have given place to new hopes.
higher ambitions. better motives. To
| lgasa the first general LAW Is given
I.s Golden Rule. To hc the Lords
representative. every Christian must
love bis .ciabuor MS himself must
IDal wilde Uu as he would have that
4 u,--'..- deal with him.
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