“Amen, amen,/Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can not enter the Kingdom of God”
John 3:5
This is as clear as Jesus could have put it. Where did poeple get the so called “altar call” and all you have to do is except Jesus in your heart as your “personal” Lord and Savior! My neighbor and I have a personal relationship. I hope my relationship is stronger than “personal” with the Lord. The Gospel message is a “Covenantal” relationship. You may ask what is meant by a covenantal relationship? It goes back to Abraham where your Covenant was initiated through circumcision and Baptism replaces circumcision. If you were not circumcised you had no salvation. If one might question what I state as Truth, then read Exodus 4:24-26 where Moses, the Covenant “mediator”, did not circumcise his own son and what happened? he was to be struck down and killed until Zipporah quickly cut off the foreskin and touched the feet of Moses. I guess Moses did not fully understand that It had to be done and clearly not an option.This is serious implications to a man that was placed as the Lord’s mediator so I strongly suppose it could happen to me if I am not baptised with water and the Spirit. Remember also," not everyone who professes me as Lord will enter the Kingdom of God". Out of Love bretheren, Jesus wants you and your children to be baptised ASAP! “for you know not the hour when the coming of the Son of Man!”
“Anyone who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine(Baptism), do not recieve him into the house or give him any greeting; for he who greets him shares his wicked work.” II John verses 9-11
Peace be with you
