Why were the baptisms required for Israel?

Why were the baptisms required for Israel?

Exodus 19:5 Now, therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed and keep my Covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all the people, for all the Earth is mine. And you shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Exodus 19 is when Moses begins to give the Old Testament law to Israel, and he tells them right up front, God's intention with Israel is to make them a kingdom of priests.

Lev 21:16-21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, (17) Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. (18) For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, (19) Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, (20) Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; (21) No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

According to Leviticus 21, there were some obvious requirements placed upon the priests who were to approach to offer the offerings of the Lord. They had to be a perfect physical specimen.

DM#13: Submission to Authorities

Doctrine of the Mysteries #13

Submission to authorities

It can be amusing (and sad) to read the reactions of people when you tell them that, as grace believers, we are not under the law, but under grace.

Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 

The reactions can vary from being called blasphemous, to a show of ignorance by people who ask the very question Paul deals with in Rom 6:15, “What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.” Others would respond with some confusion, asking to what extent this statement applies; is it the Mosaic law? Is it church, or state, or country law? Is it secular rules and regulations, or is it laws that are more personal?

Well, before we get into our actual topic of submission to authorities, it will help to clarify what laws Paul is saying we are not under. The law that Paul refers to here is not the moral laws (aka: The 10-commandments, minus observing the Sabbath), but rather, they are the laws connected to Israel’s priesthood.

OBS: ACTS - The Transition (Part 5 - Insights into the New Covenant)

OBS: ACTS, The Transition (Part 5) The focus is not so much on studying Acts, as it is on using the book to teach us about dispensation truths.

Acts 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

See the video lesson of this study here.

Insights into the New Covenant

OBS: ACTS - The Transition (Part 4 - To the Jews First)

OBS: ACTS, The Transition (Part 4) The focus is not so much on studying Acts, as it is on using the book to teach us about dispensation truths.

Acts 1:4 ... And, being assembled together with them, [He] commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. ...

See the video lesson of this study here.

All Jews had to be saved first!

Paul's Credibility (P2)

Paul's Credibility (Part 2) Paul made some incredible claims in his writings. He claims to be the "mater builder", "the Apostle to the Gentiles" and encourages his converts that they should "imitate and follow him". In this short series we will investigate these claims and determine how Paul could say such bold things.

This study will bring validity and confirmation to the credibility of Paul and to the scriptures he was inspired to write to the Body of Christ.

This is Part 2, and a continuation of Part 1 of the study started here. (Please read Part 1 for context).

S-A: (Rev20-6) He that hath part in the first resurrection

Scripture Analysis: (Rev.20:6) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection

OBS: God's Word is a Progressive Plan (Part.6.1)

This is Part 6 of the Series

Click here for the previous lesson: Part 5.2 (Point #2)

The Meaning of Water Baptism
in the Law and Grace Dispensations

Water baptism is a widely disputed subject in churches today and disputes can range from it not being necessary to it being an absolute requirement for salvation. Furthermore, if it is practiced, how must it be done and in what name must it be committed. Churches have been split based on peoples beliefs and so much confusion still exists regarding this subject, simply because many misunderstand the topic and do not rightly divide the truth to bring it into context and clarity.

In this post I'm not going to deep dive into a study on water baptism, but I do want to compare what it means between the law and grace dispensations and bring you to an understanding of what THE BIBLE SAYS about it and not what men's traditions say about it.

Q-A: What was the Gospel in Jesus' day (Part.1)?

Q-A: What was the Gospel in Jesus' day? (Part.1)

John the Baptist and Jesus preached the "gospel of the kingdom." The good news was to get ready, (to repent and get baptized), as the prophesied Millennial Kingdom was at hand. Why? Because the King of the kingdom had come.

Mark 1:14-15 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled (Gal 4:4), and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel".