I believe in
Acts 2:38 not just because I was taught it, but because I researched it out when I came to the Lord & the good book backs it up in so many ways.
My Pastor was speaking on the house of God and he quoted a scripture on Jesus Baptism to make a point & a light went off in my head.
Jesus was baptized not because he had sin, but to fulfill all righteousness.
His baptism was to fulfill his calling as our high priest at the start of his ministry
at age 30.
Every Levite was washed to prepare them for ministry.
1Pe 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
We are a royal priesthood, would it not make sense then that as our High priest was washed to make way to minister in a priestly role, would it also not make sense that we would need that washing to begin our priesthood roles in this New Testament covenant?
BTW, I am in no way taking away the fact of remission of sins through water baptism in Jesus name, but rather this just gives another reason of the need of it.
I like also that in the Tabernacle we were coming toward God, Altar, Laver, Holy place/Holy of Holies!
In the Gospel, Jesus is coming towards us, Holy of Holies/Holy Place (Heaven), Laver (Jordan River Baptism) & Altar (Calvary)
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