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àà  àà h àà À à¢i£)à  àMatthew€10:41;€€Matthew€18:20ЈØ(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àà À àà h àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àii)à  àRabbinic€(¢Strack£„¢Billerbeck£)€examples:Ð`°(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àà  àà À àà h àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àa)à p àHeathen€slaves€in€Hebrew€houseÐ 8 ˆ Ðbaptized€òò¢leShem£€of€slavery;€ofÐ $ t ÐfreedomóóÐ `p(#p(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àà  àà À àà h àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àb)à p àOffering€slaughtered€òò¢leShem£€of€sixÐ è 8  Ðthingsóó€(offering,€¢offerer£,€God,€altarÐ Ô$  Ðfires,€sweet€savor,€good€pleasure)Ð p(#p(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àà  àà À àà h àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àc)à p àIsraelites€can€¢circumcize£€SamaritansÐ ˜è  Ðbut€not€vice„versa,€because€SamaritansÏdo€so€òò¢leShem£€of€Mt.€¢Gerazim£.óóÐpÀp(#p(# Ðà  àÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  àTeaching€(all€that€Jesus€has€taught).Ð4„(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àD.à ` àJesus€promises€his€personal€presence€each€day€on€this€mission:€"I€am€with€you€all€theÐ øH Ðdays,€even€to€the€consummation€of€the€age."Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXV.à  àMark€16:15„18.ó óДä(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àThe€risen€Jesus€charges€the€unbelieving€12€to€tell€the€world€the€message€they€haveÏbeen€so€slow€to€accept,€with€the€assurance€that€believing€messengers€will€have€hisÏpowerful€presence€and€believing€hearers€will€receive€salvation.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àNote€the€apostles'€own€slowness/lack€of€faith€in€context.€€Can€they€find€theÐ $X" Ðfaith€to€tell€anyone€else€what€they€scarcely€believe?Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àJesus€sends€them€out€to€preach€the€gospel€in€all€the€world€and€to€baptizeÐ ¸'#& Ðbelievers.Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àa.à  àHearers€have€two€options:€to€believe€or€not€to€believe.Ð|*Ì%)(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à(1)à h àThose€who€believe€and€are€baptized€will€be€saved.ÐT,¤'+h(#h(# ÐÐ @-(, Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à(2)à h àThose€who€disbelieve€will€be€condemned.аh(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà ° àà  à€Ð (#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  àOur€primary€task€is€to€preach€the€gospel€(God's€saving€work€in€Jesus),Ð tÄ Ðnot€to€baptize€(1€Cor.€1:17).Ð (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àc.à  àHowever,€when€Jesus€is€preached€and€received,€baptism€is€expectedÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€follow€(Acts€8).Ð (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà 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àLuke€3:3€„€John€preached€a€baptism€of€repentance€for€forgiveness€of€sins.ÐD!”¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àActs€2:38€„€Peter€commanded€repentance€and€baptism€for€forgiveness€of€sins.Ð#l!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àActs€3:19€„€Peter€announced€repentance€and€wiping€away€of€sins,€as€theÐ ô$D # Ðprophets€said.Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à4.à ¸ àActs€10:43€„€Peter€declared€that€all€the€prophets€attest€that€whoever€believesÐ ¸'#& Ðon€Jesus€receives€forgiveness€of€sins.Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à5.à ¸ àFor€Luke,€faith/baptism€so€obviously€accompany€repentance€as€to€make€theirÐ |*Ì%) Ðmention€unnecessary.Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÐ @-(, ЇññÌññà0  àà ° àò òIV.à  àSummary€quotation.ó óа(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à"Finally€we€should€observe€that€the€authority€of€Christian€Baptism€is€of€the€weightiestÏorder.€€It€rests€on€the€command€of€the€Risen€Lord€after€His€achieving€redemption€andÏreceiving€authority€over€the€entire€cosmos;€it€is€¢integraTed£€with€the€commission€toÏpreach€the€good€news€to€the€world,€and€it€is€enforced€by€his€own€example€at€theÏbeginning€of€His€messianic€ministry.€€Such€a€charge€is€too€imperious€to€be€ignored€orÏmodified.€€It€¢behoves£€us€to€adhere€to€it€and€conform€to€it€as€God€gives€grace."€€¢G.R.£Ï¢Beasley£„Murray,€òòBaptism€in€the€New€Testamentóó€(Paternoster/¢Eerdmans£€1962,€1983),Ð  ` Ðp.€92.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXVII.à  àThe€Apostles€carried€out€Jesus'€commission:€preaching€the€gospel€to€all€their€world,Ð ¬ü  Ðbaptizing€those€who€believed,€then€teaching€them€all€that€Jesus€said.€€Jesus€fulfilled€hisÏpromise€to€be€with€them€in€power€as€they€accomplished€this€task.ó óÐ„Ô (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àActs€2Ð ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àActs€8Ìà  àà ` àActs€10Ìà  àà 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¸ àa.à  àBaptizing€("into€the€name€of€...").€ÐT,¤'+(#(# ÐÐ @-(, Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  àTeaching€(all€that€Jesus€has€taught).а(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àJesus€promises€his€personal€presence€each€day€on€this€mission:€"I€am€with€youÐ ˆØ Ðall€the€days,€even€to€the€consummation€of€the€age."Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÐ  L œ ÐññѰGoÑññÑX°Ñà0  àà ° àò òII.à  àMark€16:15„18.ó óа(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àThe€risen€Jesus€charges€the€unbelieving€12€to€tell€the€world€the€message€they€haveÏbeen€so€slow€to€accept,€with€the€assurance€that€believing€messengers€will€have€hisÏpowerful€presence€and€believing€hearers€will€receive€salvation.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àNote€the€apostles'€own€slowness/lack€of€faith€in€context.€€Can€they€find€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðfaith€to€tell€anyone€else€what€they€scarcely€believe?Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àJesus€sends€them€to€tell€the€gospel€to€all€the€world€and€baptize€believers.Ðü L ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àa.à  àHearers€have€two€options:€to€believe€or€not€to€believe.ÐÔ$ (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  àOur€primary€task€is€to€preach€the€gospel€(God's€saving€work€in€Jesus),Ð ¬ü  Ðnot€to€baptize€(1€Cor.€1:17).€€However,€when€Jesus€is€preached€andÏreceived,€baptism€is€expected€to€follow€(Acts€8).Ð (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àc.à  àThis€is€how€believers€express€their€faith:€by€being€baptized.€€Ð\¬(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àJesus€promises€his€own€powerful€presence:€the€"signs€following€those€whoÐ 4„ Ðbelieve"€(will€the€apostles€fit€this€description?)€attest€to€that.Ð ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àÐ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àÐ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àò òIII.à  àLuke€24:46„47.ó óÐä4¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àà  àJesus€who€was€slain€and€is€risen€has€thus€fulfilled€the€ancient€Scriptures;€the€12€are€toÏproclaim€repentance€for€forgiveness€in€his€name€to€Jews€and€the€Gentile€nations€alike.Ð (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àContext:€verses€25„27,€44„45.Ðl¼` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àSuffering€and€risen€Messiah€fulfills€Moses,€prophets€and€Psalms.ÐD!”` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àC.à ` àGod€will€forgive€those€who€truly€repent,€for€the€sake€of€Jesus€and€on€the€basis€of€whatÐ #l! Ðhe€has€accomplished€(Luke€3:3;€Acts€2:38;€3:19;€10:43).€€For€Luke,€faith/baptism€soÏobviously€accompany€repentance€as€to€make€their€mention€unnecessary.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òIV.à  àSummary€quotation.ó óФ(ô#'(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à"Finally€we€should€observe€that€the€authority€of€Christian€Baptism€is€of€the€weightiestÏorder.€€It€rests€on€the€command€of€the€Risen€Lord€after€His€achieving€redemption€andÏreceiving€authority€over€the€entire€cosmos;€it€is€¢integraTed£€with€the€commission€toÏpreach€the€good€news€to€the€world,€and€it€is€enforced€by€his€own€example€at€theÏbeginning€of€His€messianic€ministry.€€Such€a€charge€is€too€imperious€to€be€ignored€orÏmodified.€€It€¢behoves£€us€to€adhere€to€it€and€conform€to€it€as€God€gives€grace."€€¢G.R.£Ï¢Beasley£„Murray,€òòBaptism€in€the€New€Testamentóó€(Paternoster/¢Eerdmans£€1962,€1983),Ð 0T+/ Ðp.€92.Ð ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà ° àò òII.à  àThe€Apostles€carried€out€Jesus'€commission:€preaching€the€gospel€to€all€their€world,Ð œì Ðbaptizing€those€who€believed,€then€teaching€them€all€that€Jesus€said.€€Jesus€fulfilled€hisÏpromise€to€be€with€them€in€power€as€they€accomplished€this€task.ó óÐtÄ(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àActs€2à ¸ àà  à„à h àPentecost€pilgrimsÐL œh(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àActs€8à ¸ àà  à„à h à¢Samarians£,€EthiopianÐ$ th(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà  àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àActs€10à  à„à h àCornelius'€householdà p àÐü L h(#h(# Ðà  àÌà0  àà0` (#(#àActs€16à  à„ñ)ññ(ñ€ñ(ññ)ññ*ñà0h` (#` (#àñ*ññ(ñLñ(ññ(ñ¢¢ñ(ñydiañ(ñ££ñ(ñ,€¢Philippian£€wardenÐÔ$ h(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àñ-ñà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà , àà ° àà  àñ-ñActs€18ñ+ñà ¸ àà  àñ+ññ.ñà0` (#` (#àñ.ñ„ñ,ñà ¸ àñ,ññ/ñà0h(#(#àñ/ñCorinthiansЬü h(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àñ0ñà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà , àà ° àà  àñ0ñActs€22ñ1ñà  àñ1ñà  à„à h àSaul€of€TarsusÐ„Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0T+/ Їñ2ñÌñ2ñò òà@<<#ìàLIFE€FROM€ABOVEˆÐ ° Ðà@ÆÆìàWashing€God's€newborn€child€ˆÌà@( ( ìà__________________________________________________ó óˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àò òIII.à  àHow€we€understand€and€interpret€Scripture€depends€on€our€perspective/framework.€Ð L œ ÐRemember:€the€reality€is€larger€than€any€window's€view€of€it.ó óÐ8 ˆ(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.òòà ` àSacerdotalóó€("right"€words€+€"correct"€motions€=€desired€result)€vs.€òòevangelicalóó€(GodÐ ü L  Ðmeets€words€and€deeds€done€in€faith).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.òòà ` àSacramentalóó€(God€acts€in€the€ordinance)€vs.€òòsymbolicóó€(the€ordinance€only€points€toÐ ¬ü  ÐGod's€action).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àC.òòà ` àReformed/Calvinistóó€(Christ's€atonement€accomplished€salvation€for€all€who€will€finallyÐ \¬ Ðbe€saved€=€the€elect)€vs.€òòArminian/Wesleyanóó€(Christ's€atonement€made€salvationÐ H˜ Ðpossible€for€all€people€but€did€not€accomplish€salvation€for€any).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òIV.à  àThe€¢OT£€anticipated€a€time€of€national€regeneration€involving€water€and€God's€Spirit,Ð ä4 Ðaimed€at€the€people's€obedience€and€God's€glory€(Ezek.€36:22„28).ó óÐÐ (#(# ÐÌò òÌà0  àà ° àV.à  àJesus€spoke€of€(personal;€collectively€national)€regeneration€involving€water€and€God'sÐ ”ä ÐSpirit,€related€to€the€coming€Kingdom€(John€3:1„7).ó óЀÐ(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àUnless€one€is€born€again/from€above,€one€cannot€see€God's€kingdom€(3).ÐD!”` (#` (# ЀÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àBorn€=€people€do€not€need€a€fresh€start€but€a€new€origin.Ð#l!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àAgain/from€above€=€this€comes€not€by€human€effort€but€by€divine€act€(vv.€4,Ð ô$D # Ð6;€John€1:11„13;€see€Rom.€9:16).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àUnless€one€is€born€of€water€and€Spirit,€one€cannot€enter€God's€kingdom€(v.€5).Ф(ô#'` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àThis€phrase€might€refer€to€two€contrasting€births€(vv.€4,€6).Ð|*Ì%)¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àThis€phrase€might€well€refer€to€baptism€(John€1:31„33;€3:22„26,34;€4:1).ÐT,¤'+¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àNational€identity€is€not€a€substitute,€even€for€the€"chosen"€nation€(v.€7).Ð,.|)-¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÐ 0T+/ Ðà0  àà ° àò òVI.à  àPaul€spoke€of€regeneration€involving€water€and€God's€Spirit,€aimed€at€the€people'sÐ ° Ðobedience€and€God's€glory,€related€to€the€coming€Kingdom€(Titus€3:3„8).ó óМì(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àOur€former€condition€(v.€3;€see€Eph.€2:1„3).Ð`°` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àWhat€changed€that€status:€God's€grace€and€mercy,€not€our€works€(vv.€4,€5,€7;€seeÐ $ t ÐEph.€2:4,€5,€8„9).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àC.à ` àGod€demonstrated€his€grace€in€Christ's€saving€work€(v.€4;€Titus€2:11;€see€Eph.€2:5„6).ÐÔ$ ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àD.à ` àWe€are€saved€"through"€(think€of€a€path€we€walk€from€one€place€to€another)€the€outerÐ ˜è  Ðceremonial€washing€and/even€inner€spiritual€renewal€(vv.€5„6).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àWashing€of€regenerationÐ\¬¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àa.à  àWashing€(see€Eph.€5:25„26€with€"spoken€word").Ð4„(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  àRegeneration€òò(¢palingenesia£;óó€see€Matt.€19:28).Ð \(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ à"And"€/€or€"even"€(further€explaining)Ðä4¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àRenewal€of€the€Holy€Spirit.м ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àa.à  àRenewal€òò(¢anakainosis£;óó€see€Rom.€12:2;€2€Cor.€4:16;€5:17;€Col.€3:10;Ð ”ä ÐBarnabas€6:11€„„€God€made€us€new€by€the€forgiveness€of€sins€[inÏbaptism]).Ð (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  àHoly€Spirit€(see€Eph.€1:13;€Ezek.€¢36:22f£;€John€¢3:3f£).ÐD!”(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àE.à ` àAs€a€result,€we€are€to€live€obedient,€holy€lives€(v.€8;€Titus€2:11„12;€see€Eph.€2:10).Ð$X"` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àF.à ` àWe€await€the€final€consummation€of€God's€kingdom€at€Christ's€return€(v.€7;€TitusÐ à%0!$ Ð2:13;€see€Eph.€2:7;€1:14),€when€all€things€will€result€in€praise€and€glory€to€God€(seeÏEph.€1:10„14;€Ezek.€36:22„23).€Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àò òVII.à  àOur€present€baptism€looks€back€and€relates€to€Christ's€saving€work€in€the€past€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðlooks€forward€and€relates€to€the€new€creation€and€God's€future€coming€kingdom.ó óÐh+¸&*(#(# ÐÌÌÌÌÐ 0T+/ Їñ3ñÌñ3ñò òà@vvìàEVIDENCE€OF€REPENTANCEˆÐ ° Ðà@ð ð ìàMaking€a€U„Turn€back€toward€GodˆÌà@( ( ìà__________________________________________________ó óˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌ¢Dwain£€Evans€taught€this€for€me.€€No€outline€yet.ÌÌà  àTalk€about€repentance/faith€in€John,€Jesus,€Paul.ÌÌà  àTalk€about€repentance€as€condition€of€forgiveness/rem.€sins/life/Spirit.ÌÌà  àTalk€about€repentance€and€baptism.ÌÌà  àTalk€about€repentance€and€ongoing€life.ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0T+/ Їò òà@œ œ ìàCOMING€UNDER€THE€NAME€OF€JESUSˆÐ ° Ðà@ôôìàSurrendering€to€a€new€masterˆÌà@( ( ìà__________________________________________________ó óˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àò òVIII.à  àBaptism€in€Jesus'€name€means€surrendering€to€Jesus€based€on€who€he€is:€theÐ L œ Ðprophesied€messianic€Lord€whose€resurrection€presages€divine€salvation€from€sin€andÏthe€arrival€of€the€Last€Days€(Acts€2:14„38).ó óÐ$ t(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àThe€occasion:€first€gospel€proclamation/conversion€of€Jews.Ðè 8 ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àThe€proclamation:€Jesus€(14„36).ÐÀ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àThe€response:€conviction€(37).Ð˜è ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à4.à ¸ àThe€apostolic€reply€(38„39).ÐpÀ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àa.à  àRepent€(plural)€and€be€baptized€(singular)€for€forgiveness€of€sinsÐ H˜ Ð(plural)€and€receive€the€Holy€Spirit€(plural).Ð (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ àb.à  à"In€the€name€of€Jesus€Christ"€òò(¢epi£€óó=€based€upon€who€Jesus€is€and€whatÐ  \ Ðhe€has€done).Ð (#(# ÐÌÌÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òIX.à  àBaptism€in€Jesus'€name€means€coming€into€relation€to€Jesus€as€the€powerful€Lord€whoÐ €Ð Ðconquers€Satan€and€brings€God's€messianic€Kingdom€(Acts€8:12„16).€ó óÐl¼(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àThe€occasion:€first€gospel€proclamation/conversion€of€Samaritansò ò.ó óÐD!”¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àThe€powerful€proclamation:€Jesus€(5„7,€12).Ð #p!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ 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àXI.à  àBaptism€in€Jesus'€name€means€committing€to€live€as€a€representative€of€Jesus€thereafterÐ è 8  Ð(Acts€9:14„18;€22:16).ó óÐÔ$ (#(# ÐÌÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXII.à  àBaptism€in€Jesus'€name€is€not€a€mere€formula,€but€means€entrusting€oneself€to€JesusÐ pÀ Ðwho€gives€the€Spirit€(Acts€19:1„7).ó óÐ\¬(#(# ÐÌÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXIII.à  àBaptism€in€Jesus'€name€means€invoking€his€name€in€prayer€while€being€baptized€(ActsÐ øH Ð22:16).ó óÐä4(#(# ÐÌÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXIV.à  àBaptism€in€Jesus'€name€means€yielding€allegiance€to€Jesus€who€was€crucified,€and€whoÐ €Ð Ðpermits€no€lesser€sectarian€loyalties€(1€Cor.€1:10„17).ó óÐl¼(#(# ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0T+/ Їñ4ñÌÌñ4ñò òà@   ìàMAKING€A€FRESH€STARTˆÐ ° Ðà@~~ìàA€conscience€washed€cleanˆÌà@( ( ìà__________________________________________________ó óˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXV.à  àImagery€of€forgiveness€as€"washing".ó óÐL œ(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àObjectively€(in€God's€sight).Ð `` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ 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Ð11).Ð (#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àXXV.à  àThe€Spirit€signifies€the€intimate€presence€of€God€and€Jesus€(John€14:16„21;€John€16:16;Ð Ì&"% ÐJohn€7:37„39;€compare€Isaiah€32:14„18;€43:25„„44:5).ó óи'#&(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àFor€holy€living.Ð)à$(` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àFor€guidance.Ðh+¸&*` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àC.à ` àFor€ministry.Ð@-(,` (#` (# ÐÌÌÐ 0T+/ Їñ6ñÌñ6ñò òà@æ æ ìàSAVED€FROM€THE€UNBELIEVING€WORLDˆÐ ° Ðà@‚‚ìàStepping€across€the€dividing€lineó óˆÐ œì Ðà@  ìà________________________________________ˆÌÌò òÌà0  àà ° àXXVI.à ` àThe€larger€context:€Peter€encourages€Christians€who€suffer€for€their€faith.ó óÐL œ(#(# ÐÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àD.à ` àThey€are€"different"€from€unbelievers€around€them.€€The€unbelieving€world€thereforeÐ  ` Ðmistreats,€slanders€and€persecutes€believers.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ à1€Peter€1:1Ð ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ à2:11„12,€15Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à3:13„14Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à4:3„4,€12Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à5:9ÌÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àE.à ` àUnbelievers€also€judged€Jesus€and€mistreated€him,€but€Jesus€bore€it€patiently€andÐ H˜ Ðentrusted€himself€to€God€who€is€faithful.€€God€raised€Jesus€out€of€death€and€exaltedÏhim€in€glory.€€This€is€the€gospel€story.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ à1:20„21Ìà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ à2:4,€7Ð ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ à2:21„24Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à3:18„19,€22ÌÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àF.à ` àTruly€believing€this€gospel€enables€Christians€to€stand€alone€against€an€unbelievingÐ €Ð Ðworld€and€to€suffer€with€assurance€(good€conscience).€€They€are€not€evil„doers,€as€theÏworld€accuses,€but€are€imitating€Christ's€suffering,€trusting€God€for€final€vindicationÏand€glory.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ à2:12,€19„21Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à3:14„16Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à4:4„6Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à4:12„19Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à5:6„7,€9„10ÌÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àG.à ` àThe€enemy€is€not€other€people€but€Satan€and€his€forces,€and€Jesus€has€won€the€victoryÐ )à$( Ðover€Satan€and€all€evil€spirits.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` àà ¸ à1:3Ð ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ à3:18„20,€22Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ à5:8„10ÌÌÐ 0T+/ Їà0  àà ° àò òXXVII.à ` àFaithful€people€have€always€been€out€of€step€with€the€world€and€have€had€toÐ ° Ðtrust€God€to€vindicate€their€trust€in€him€(3:18„20).ó óМì(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àNoah's€believing€family€was€slandered€by€an€unbelieving€world€(Gen.€6:5„9).ÐtÄ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àBut€God€reversed€the€world's€mocking€judgment€and€had€the€final€word€by€means€ofÐ L œ Ðthe€Flood€(Gen.€7:21„23;€8:1).€€The€Flood€water€"saved"€those€believers€from€theirÏwicked€world€and€judged€the€unbelievers€who€mocked€Noah.€€(Not€saved€"fromÏwater"€but€"through€water".€€After€the€Flood,€there€was€no€confusing€the€two€groupsÏof€people,€or€their€true€status€as€determined€by€God.)Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXXVIII.à ` àThe€water€of€baptism€is€to€suffering€believers€much€as€the€Flood€was€to€Noah'sÐ ¬ü  Ðfamily€(3:21„22).ó óИè (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àThe€water€of€baptism€"saves"€believers€"now"€(undergoing€trials)€from€the€stigma€andÐ pÀ Ðsting€of€unjust€judgment€and€cruel€treatment.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àThis€is€not€about€removing€impurity,€but€about€living€confidently€(in€goodÐ 4„ Ðconscience)€under€persecution.Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ à"Salvation"€in€the€midst€of€persecution€comes€by€remembering€that€God€willÐ øH Ðhave€the€final€word€about€all€parties€involved.€€He€has€demonstrated€this€byÏraising€Jesus€from€the€dead€in€glory,€and€exalting€him€over€all€his€foes€(3:22).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àThe€water€of€baptism€also€"saves"€believers€from€union/identification€with€theÐ ¨ø Ðunbelieving,€mocking€world€which€await€God's€judgment.€€Peter€had€made€a€similarÏpoint€years€before€on€Pentecost.Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àThat€audience€had€helped€kill€Jesus€(Acts€2:22„24),€but€God€had€raised€andÐ X ¨ Ðglorified€him€(2:32„36).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àThis€announcement€convicted€their€hearts€(2:37).Ð#l!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àPeter€commanded€repentance€and€baptism€in€Jesus'€name€(2:38„39).€€He€urgedÐ ô$D # Ðthem:€"save€yourselves€from€this€perverse€generation!"€(2:40).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à4.à ¸ àThose€who€believed€were€baptized€and€3,000€left€the€ranks€of€unbelievers€toÐ ¸'#& Ðstand€publicly€with€God's€people€(2:41).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àò òXXIX.à ` àTo€be€baptized€is€to€take€a€stand€with€those€who€trust€God's€faithfulness€as€seenÐ h+¸&* Ðin€Jesus'€resurrection.€€The€person€baptized€pledges€to€imitate€Jesus'€obedience€evenÏunder€persecution.€€For€all€these€reasons,€baptism€"saves"€believers€when€they€areÏcalled€to€suffer€for€God's€sake.ó óÐ,.|)-(#(# ÐÌÐ 0T+/ Ðò òñ7ñÌñ7ñà@ŽŽìàUNION€WITH€JESUS€CHRISTˆÐ ° Ðà@::ìàLife€(now)€beyond€the€graveó óˆÐ œì Ðà@  ìà________________________________________ˆÌÌò òÌà0  àà ° àXXX.à  àBeing€baptized€into€union€with€Jesus€means€we€live€in€newness€of€life,€free€from€Satan'sÐ L œ Ðeffective€power€(Rom.€6:1„4).ó óÐ8 ˆ(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àSatan's€power€stops€at€the€grave€(6:7).Ð `` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àJesus€died€and€rose€to€live€beyond€the€grave,€out€of€Satan's€reach€(6:9„10).Ðè 8 ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àC.à ` àWe€died€and€rose€with€Jesus,€as€evidenced€by€our€baptism,€and€can€now€ignore€andÐ À  Ðdefy€Satan€when€he€tempts€(6:3„6).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àD.à ` àWe€should€reckon€this€to€be€the€case€and€continually€present€our€bodies€for€obedienceÐ „Ô  Ðto€God€(6:11„14).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àò ò¢XXXI£.à ` àBeing€baptized€into€union€with€Jesus€means€we€live€by€faith€although€we€neverÐ 4„ Ðperfectly€keep€God's€law€(¢Galatians£€3:26„28).ó óÐ p(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àA.à ` àAbraham€was€declared€righteous€by€trusting€God,€and€God€promised€to€bless€peopleÐ øH Ðof€all€nations€the€same€way€(3:6„9).Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àNo€one€ever€becomes€righteous€by€obeying€God's€law€because€no€one€obeysÐ ¼  Ðall€of€it€perfectly€all€the€time€(3:10„14).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à2.à ¸ àGod's€promise€to€bless€all€nations€was€a€one„sided€covenant€which€dependedÐ €Ð Ðonly€on€God;€the€Law€involved€a€two„party€covenant€which€depended€on€theÏpeople€living€up€to€God's€requirements€(3:15„21).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` àà  àà ° àà  àà ` à3.à ¸ àAlthough€the€Law€cannot€save€anyone,€it€prepares€people€to€hear€the€GospelÐ 0"€  Ðand€put€their€trust€in€Christ€(3:22„25).Ð ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àà ° àà  àB.à ` àWe€are€God's€children€by€faith,€baptized€into€union€with€Christ€and€heirs€of€God'sÐ ô$D # 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