Mark 1c (1:4-8) The Messenger

God keeps His promises

You cannot always trust man

You can always trust God

If God says that He will do something then He will

Here we have that exact sitution

No one had heard from God, until now

Now we have a man whose name is John and he says he is speaking for God

Most Israelites thought they were good

They took pride that they were God’s chosen people

Then John comes and begins baptism for repentance Mark 1:4

Repentance is recognizing your sin and turning to God

Once they did this, they were baptized

Baptism is a symbol

For the Jews, it represented a cleansing, a new start

This was all by full immersion Acts 8:38

Today, Christians are baptized but not for the same reason

Yes, we repent but we also place our faith in Jesus Christ

We are then baptized to show that we are now Christians

Baptism does not save us, only faith in Jesus Christ does Ephesians 2:8-9

We have one baptism with water, but we also have baptism with the Holy Ghost

You do not need a physical new start, but a spiritual one

Our problem is a sin problem Romans 3:23

We need our sins cleansed Romans 6:23

When we put our faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit lives in us

He cleanses us Titus 3:5

Lives in us 1 Corinthians 3:16

Have you had a spiritual cleansing?