The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-19


we are buried With Him by baptism
anto death; that KRe as Christ was
raised up from the dead by the glory
OF the Father, w SO we also should
walk I'm newness Of Hfe"-Romans Cd.
On opening his discourse, the Pastor
called attention to the fact that his
text did not read, buried by baptism
into water, or spE4uEled with water,
but "fburied by baptism &ato de0tb." In
the context, the Apostle says not n
word about wster baptism. Water
Baptism, the Pastor declared, rs mere
ay a SYMBOL, ca picture, Of heTeaRbap-
tism; and the Apostle Paul explains
from various points of view the real
baptism, wttSout which the symbol is
q mere form. Whoever. receives the
real baptism thereby becomes a mem.
Der Of the Body Of Christ, a member oe
the New Creation. But whoever has
not the reas4 baptism is not a New
|CreaSure, no&&a member OF the Body:
of Christ, thoslgh he weee baptized IN
water q Thousand times.
The PaStorVEaext shewe6+3a&thswe&
Baptism is a baptism into ChEiBtss
death This baptism takes place &t
the moment vEaSen ono eonsacEabes him
self fRsly to the LoCd-making a COM
pIete surrender OF his wa 30 God,
thencaforth to. follow Hi8 headings and
to render obedience even uuto death.
las the Scriptures sometimes represent
at, we give Ozr beasts TO the Lord
This bsraal oGNOur Willis into the wM Of
God Is reckoxaed TO hs OGR dea&h - hu-
man beings. Thereso~A, the Apostle
says, I'VE aEer6ead. ana y0ur life g. hid
with ChEist In God" From the mo-
ment Of conservation we are no longer
counted as human beings Of the earth,
earthy, with earthly hopes, aims and
objects, but as New Creatures in
Christ. This burial OF our wills into
Ehe Divine wtIl 1s instantly followed
our begetttng 70 oSwnsss OF Efe-tO
tbaew nature.
Water Raps5ssA ~ q Symbol
1.-THE Pastor next discussed the sub
hegct OF water haptHsm. Christian PEG
pie, he declared, are q unit In undRr-
standing that the New Testament
teaches baptism, but there is great con
| fusion Of thought respecting It's mode
! and Significance. By the second cen
fury of our Era, he asserted, the great
falling away from the faith. predicted
by the apostles, had gained such head
| way that very supersteious vtewS were
held by the church nominal. Water
baptism was supposed not only 70 can
eel sins that were past but also to
bring its recipient certain favors from
God which could not otherwise be Sc
cured. Not only did believers seek
baptism for themselves, but they
brought their children for baptism; and
since these were too young to enter
into covenant relationship with God
for themselves, al arrangement was
made whereby others than, the parents
might become sponsors for such chill.
dren. " g. '...
Continuing his theme, the Pastor re
viewed briefly the various theories on
the subject OF baptism held by the Off
ferent denominations. He then ex:
planned wherein these are not in. har'
nnony with the Scriptures Neathel
~sprinIIing nor pouring could In any
sense Of the word be considered q
picture of death and burial. He call
ed attention 10 the fact that the Greek
word signtfying ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the significance OF tmInersing, cover
ing, plunging; and that wholly differ
emit words are used in the Greek wheT
sprinkhng, pouring or raining Ia meant
SO fully did he cover every phase OF
this subject that he LEFT no doubt tina
Immersion is the Scriptural form o.
baptism.
The Pastor then discussed the doc
trine OF baptism as set forth in thu
;. Baptist and Disciple denominations
HE showed that our Disciple friends
are preaching the baptism OF John tn,
Baptist, not baptism into Christ; AMI
that Dur Baptist friends, while the.
Y have the right form, as have also TIN
e Disciples, have emphasized the sym
9 boil rather than the realtay-consecra
i ton unto death. This portion Of th,
discourse was especially interesting ant
profitable. Apparently the Pastor sus
n tanned his point fully; for he har
monized all the Scriptures beartni
upon the subject. 1t is only after v
Gee clearly the confusion involved
the various theories OF Christendol
that we are prepared to appreciate Il
simplicity. OF the Scriptural teaching
The Real Baptism Into Christ.
: Having established the facts tai
water baptism is q figure, a symbolic
: picture, OF conservation. and that II
E merston liz the Scripturai form Of %
tism, the Pastor then dweit upon q
subject as presented In Romans
!. There the Apostle sets forth the de-
III significance of burial with Jesu
e From the time that the Christian Civ
y his heart to the Lord he is recHors
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