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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
The salvation John showed was "behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world." His coverts were baptized looking forward to their sins being remitted by that Lamb.
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That is an excellent statement. It does point the focus as I believe John intended it, to Jesus the Lamb of God. That is the focus of every sincere water baptism and the source of the salvation that is offered - Jesus Christ.
So if Christ is the real focus, the exact words spoken at the time of the baptism do seem to take a secondary and not a primary function. Would you agree?
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