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The building fitly framed
To reject scriptural bap-
tism is to reject the
counsel of God
(Luke 7:2930)
PASTOR STEVE FLINCHUM
John 1:6 says, "There was answering, said unto him,
a man sent from God, Suffer it to be so now: for thus
whose name was John." it becometh us to fulfil all
righteousness. Thus he suffe-
red him. And Jesus, when he
n John 1:26, 31, and 33 it is was baptized, went up strai-
shown that God sent John to bap- ghtway out of the water: and
tize "with water." The baptism lo, the heavens were opened
administered by John "with wa- unto him, and he saw the Spi-
ter" was "from heaven." John was sent rit of God descending like a
by God to baptize with water, and he dove, and lighting upon him:
was the only one that was sent or And lo a voice from heaven,
authorized to do so. saying, This is my beloved
Son, in whom I am well
Matthew 3:13-17 says: pleased.
Then cometh Jesus from Gali-
lee to Jordan unto John, to be John 1:32-34 says:
baptized of him. But John for- And John bare record, saying,
bad him, saying, I have need I saw the Spirit descending
to be baptized of thee, and co- from heaven like a dove, and it
mest thou to me? And Jesus abode upon him. And I knew
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