Why I am baptized in Jesus name - Part 7
I am baptized in Jesus name to bury the "old man" of sin.
Our “old man” is the old sinful nature that we had before we
repented of our sins, were baptized in Jesus name for the remission of sin, and
received the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38)
"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into
Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by
baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that
our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin…
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to
God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life." -
Romans 6:3-6, 22 KJV
We “put off the old man with his deeds” by crucifying our
old sinful nature. We do this by repenting. We bury that old man by getting
baptized in Jesus name.
We then “put on the new man.”
This is how we put off the old man and put on the new man:
"Mortify therefore your members which are upon the
earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry: for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children of disobedience: in the which ye also walked some time, when ye
lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another,
seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new
man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created
him:" - Colossians 3:5-10 KJV
In other words:
"So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking
within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil
desires. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the
things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You
used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is
the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty
language. Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful
nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you
learn to know your Creator and become like him." - Colossians 3:5-10 NLT
In Paul’s letter to the church is Ephesus, he said it this
way:
"But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye
have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye
put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt
according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and
true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his
neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not
the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil. Let him that
stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no
corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the
use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not
the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let
all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put
away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." -
Ephesians 4:20-32 KJV
It is not enough to crucify our old man of sin: our old
sinful nature must be buried. We bury our old nature when we get baptized in
Jesus name.
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