Terry:Here is one man's understanding:"..in his baptism in the Jordan the incarnate Son of God received the Spirit upon the humanity he had taken from us, not for his own sake but for our sake.That is to say it was our humanity that was baptised, annointed, sanctified and sealed in him.Thus when he was baptised for us we were baptised in him.Our baptism in the name of the Holy Trinity, therefore, is to be underrstood as a partaking through the Spirit in the one unrepeatable baptism of Christ which he underwent, not just in the Jordan river, but throughout his life death resurrection, on our behalf. That vicarious baptism was the objective truth behind the 'en Baptisma' (Greek) in the creed in which its depth of meaning was grounded." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Clifton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: July 05, 2004 22:16 Subject: [TruthTalk] question
> Was just sitting here minding my own business, and a question popped > into my head. There is probably a simple answer, but I cannot think of > it, so any help will be appreciated. > > The question is: Why was Jesus baptized? Certainly not to be saved, and > not for the remission of sins, so why? > Terry > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
