Christmas thought

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Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

I didn't realize that...thanks for sharing that... it confirms what I believe that baptism has more to its spiritual side. I know what the outward physical going down into water represents to everyone (whether it is the same belief or not).

I have seen baptism spiritually meaning to immerse yourself in everything that Jesus was... every word and action. That sure can't be done without inter into company with him... that is a daily thing.. that continues.

It is by faith, but faith produces action (works) in James 2:18. Romans 10:17 (Amplified Bible) 17 So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself).

hearing/reading the word brings about faith... faith brings about action of doing what Christ did on this earth. Doing what he said and doing what he did so that it identifies you as His. When we operate as he did...under his authority... Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

I love what Bro Blume has said about we have been restored to the dominion (authority) that man was created with in the beginning.

Awesome. I love it when God confirms things to me that I am seeing while studying.

Sounds like we're in the same church. The Spirit is like that. I do not know how many times some brethren whom I knew across the miles were hearing the same thing from God that he was speaking to us.

One brother and I seem to have been connected in the Spirit, and he would call on several occasions all excited about what he saw to preach about. And it turned out I was on the very same biblical account and concept. One time it was about something to do with Noah, and I had the exact same thought on the same weekend. Real Spirit leading!

One sister in our church studied Saturday mornings and after I preached the next Sunday morning, she came to me and showed me her notebook she wrote in the day before. She had the SAME GENERAL TITLE I used in my message, and the same passages. She said, "I don't know why I shouldn't expect this now, it happens so much." That day took the cake, though!