A. Washing of feet
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Before
the crucifixion of Christ faith in it was sacrifice, after Him, in flashback,
indicating His death. Belief in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ in
BAPTISM (Rom 6.3-8, Col 2.12, Gal 3.27).
This
ceremony takes place in the old testament times (Lev 14.6-9, 6.4; Zach 13.1,
Num 19.17-19, Ps 50.9, 2 Kings 5.1-14).
Before
baptism, you must :
1.
KNOWLEDGE - be rifle in the Gospel (Matt
28.19, Mark 16.15-16, Acts 8.34).
2.
FAITH - faith in Christ (Mark 16.16; Acts 8.12, 36-37).
3.
REPENTANCE - ask and plead a sinner (Acts 2.37-38, 3.19).
Baptism
( greek "baptizo" ) means "to
immerse".
To
be baptized is possible only where there are "many waters" (John
3.23).
Baptism
means the following :
1.
Go into the water (Acts 8.38).
2.
IMMERSE in water (Acts 8.38, Rom 6.3-5).
3.
Get out of the water (Acts 8.39, Matt 3.16).
The
baptism is in the name of (and NOT in the names) of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit (Matt 28,19) :
-
in the name of Father is from then God becomes our Father (but not Satan - John
8.44), and that we wish to become His obedient children (1 Pet 1,14,15.22).
-
in the name of His Son means that Christ is A Savior and His teaching It is a
common rule of life (Acts 4.12).
-
in the name of Holy Spirit, then, to listen to and obey the Spirit in
everything and believe in His gifts (John 14.16-17, 26; 16.7-13).
Baptism is the
remembrance of Christ's death, burial and resurrection and is an expression of
faith in Him (Col 2.12, Rom 6.3-6).
SPEAKING IN TONGUES is a sign of fulfillment of the Holy Spirit, which manifests itself in the ecstatic speeches (language of the Holy Spirit), are not understood speaking for themselves, but understandable only to God. Most Pentecostals believe that without speaking in tongues may not be the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
- There is a
true, authentic biblical gift of speaking in tongues.
- God only
chooses what gift to give. The gifts of God are given individually, as he sees
fit (1 Corinthians 12).
- Not everyone gets the gift of speaking in tongues. This gift is just one of a long list of gifts and is located at the end of it (v.27-31).
- Love is more important to God than speaking in tongues or prophecy (1 Cor 13.1-2).
- A sign that the person has attained the age of the Holy Spirit, is a loving heart, wishing to witness to Christ (v.1,6-8).
- The gift of speaking in tongues is not exclusively a gift that allows believers to preach ourselves, but serves as a confirming sign for the edification of the unbelievers the Gospel (1 Cor 14.1).
- Speaking in tongues implies real foreign language, this God in order to overcome the language barrier in the propagation of the Gospel (Acts 2.4-22).
- In 14-th chapter of the first letter to the Corinthians Paul has advocated a reasonable speech, rather than mindless mumbling (1 Cor 14.7-9). He gives the following instructions if you use in the Church speaking in tongues :
1) Can say only one person. There should be no spontaneous surge when
many start talking at the same time (v.26-27);
2) At one liturgy should say no more than two, on the strength of three people
(ibid., v.26-27);
3) For speaking in a foreign language must be the translator, so that all assembly of believers could benefit from and participate in worship (v.28).
-The
fullness of the Holy Spirit poured out on those who voluntarily and lovingly
obeys the truth of God (Acts 5.32, John 14.15-16).
When Christ
died for sinners, the church lost the right to condemn and instructions to both
believers and sinners.
The task is
to convince sinners preachers believe in Christ, repent of your sins and reborn
through the Holy Spirit (Acts 3.19, 16.31, 3.3-5). This is the ministry of the
Holy Spirit.
"If the
same service to the deadly letters written on the rocks, it was so nice, that
the children of Israel could not look at the face of Moses because of the glory
of his coming is not much nicer spirit ministries?" (2 Cor 3.7-8).
The sin
maker may be taken regularly to the remark :
"If
anyone does not listen to the words of our in the message, thus have to REMARK...
but do not consider him for the enemy, and admonishing, as a brother" (2
Thess 3.14-15).
The only
penalty to doing sin, retreating from the faith and continue existing live in
sin, can be thrown out of the church :
"External
same sues God. So THROW up the corrupted from your society" (1 Cor 5.13).
As for the
criminals and violators of civil laws, the judges State :
"Every
soul be subject unto the higher authorities, for there is no power not from
God; the power of God. So averse to God opposes the authorities. And the men
that resisting - themselves will invite a convicted person" (Romans 13.1-2).
"Heart of king in the hand of Lord
- like streams of water: where He wants, He sends him" (Proverbs 21.1).
The
Law of God written in stone, requires death for sin (1 John 3.4; Ezek 18.4-20; Rom
6.23).
In
the Law of Moses contains a curse on violators of the Law (Deut 27.15-26). The
curse of the Law of Moses was written on the altar of stones (Deut 27.2-3,8,15-26;
Josh 8.30-34).
Those
who committed sin without the intention to kill her and sacrifice for
reconciliation of their sins.
Those
who arbitrarily and OPEN UNBELIEF violated the Law of God and REPENTING,
brought death (Josh 7.13,21-26). Judges
with the participation of the latter members were announcing the decision of
the court and witnesses were to be the first in beating by stones (Deut 17.2-12).
All
this (and punishment) has been serving the death and, as said, "it was glorified"
(2 Cor 3.7).
The
ministry was abolished death Cross (2 Cor 3.7-13; Col 2.14-17).
The
act on the service of death written on stones and former about the Ark of the
Covenant, should not be confused with DECALOGUE, which was inscribed on the
tablets, and now in our hearts (Jer 31.33).
Thus, the ministry of
death, CANCELED in New Testament, and
the LAW OF GOD - NO !