this just struck me...
back in the day, baptism was only for Gentile, pagan converts into Judaism and THAT is why (at least in part) Jesus had to be baptized to fulfill all things. He came to abolish the division between Jews (God's people) and Gentiles (those outside of real relationship with God). In fulfilling all of the Law, He had to cover the bases for those who needed to enter into the Law in the first place.
just one more layer of understanding. Jesus rocks.
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In repentance and rest
is your salvation;
in quietness and trust
is your strength
is your salvation;
in quietness and trust
is your strength
that was a good day
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- i really love people to become better versions of themselves, and a personal conviction is that being a good reader is vital to that end (because better readers are better thinkers, and better thinkers figure out that they should [and how to] grow into better selves). in my excitement about all of the reading techniques i've been learning, i decided to share them, and thus, this blog was born. enjoy what you read, give the techniques a whirl, and feel free to leave a comment telling me how they are working out for you. happy reading, happy thinking!
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Hey-
I need your email address to invite you to my blog....I had to lock it up and want to "Add" you-
BTW-how are things? Are you taking good care of my friend?
you know, "baptism" covered a multitude of activities within the context of Judaism. it demonstrated many different things: i.e. the beginning of a ministry (priesthood), getting married, cleansing from illness, and/or compliance with God's commandments. from a certain perspective, Jesus participated in all of these when He was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Love ya,
Mark
Fun party last night. Get me my calendar. Let's play chess!
Hey Baike!! How are things on the other side of the world? Here everything is fine. It's just kinda busy lately. How is the support raising going?
You need to start blogging again mate. Jengish Baike:)
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