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Excerpt from Christian Baptism Spiritual, Not Ritual
The question, What is Christian Baptism? Is not a trivial or unimportant one. Among the last recorded words of the Saviour before His ascension are these, Go and teach all nations, baptizing them. It is surely of consequence to those who regard His word as law, to ascertain their meaning.' On the day of Pentecost, the multitudes, con science-stricken by sin, are exhorted by Peter, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. At Damascus, Saul suddenly arrested in his course of persecution - has a messenger sent to him, who says, Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins. It is surely important that all who are in the like condemnation, heirs of the curse by reason of sin, should ascertain the nature of that baptism which is for the remission of sins, by which sins are washed away, - that baptism by which three thousand souls were added on one day to the Church, by which he who had been before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious, was fitted to become an apostle, and to preach the faith which once he destroyed. On the testimony of A. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
