In this video, Pastor Robert Furrow of Calvary Tucson discusses the topic of baptism. He explains what baptism is, its significance in Christianity, and the right way to be baptized. Furrow also highlights that baptism is an outward expression of what is taking place inside of a person and that it is one of the two rituals that the church has been given, the other being communion. He emphasizes that baptism is an important aspect of Christianity that every Christian should understand.
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00:00 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCwipJRbp62_7SF0yq6Ghg?sub_confirmation=1 Welcome to Hot Topics! This is the next video of a series of topics that are discussed by Pastor Robert Furrow of Calvary Tucson. Today on Hot Topics, Should I get baptized? Calvary Tucson & Hot Topics with Robert Furrow
01:08 What is baptism and what do I need to know about baptism? And when I become a Christian, do I need to be baptized? Baptism today on hot topics.
02:08 Baptism is one of the two rituals that the church has been given baptism and communion, which makes baptism extremely important for you and me to understand. Today we're gonna look at three things about baptism Number one. What is baptism number two? What? Baptism is not. And three, What is the right way to be baptized?
03:00 Baptism was a Jewish ritual before Ever became a part of Christianity. If you were a gentile, but you wanted to become Jewish by faith, then you had to go through a process. And part of that process was going through baptism.
04:00 John the Baptist used baptism as a way of getting people ready because the Messiah was about to appear. He would say to them, Straighten out your life, make your path straight because the Messiah is about here and he would baptize them in a way of saying, You're no longer living this way. But now you are preparing yourself, making yourself ready to receive the Messiah.
05:00 Jesus also baptizes us when we become Christians, John the Baptist said. I baptize you with water, but one comes after me who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire and first Corinthians 12 13 says, for by one spirit, we were all baptized into the body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves are free and having all been made to drink of one spirit, that is that no matter what our differences are that Christianity is far greater than any of that, and we have been baptized into a body of Christ with all kinds of different people, and it's such an amazing work.
06:00 Water baptism is an outward expression off. What's taking place inside of you, Jesus said. Go out into all the world making disciples, baptizing them in the name of the father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. You make disciples first, and then you baptized them.
