<TITLE>09. Par 56-63</TITLE>L-56 The next time baptism is spoke of, is found in Acts 10:44 to 48, at the house of Cornelius the Gentile. There's the Jews at Jerusalem, Philip at Samaria, and here's Peter with the Gentiles.
And while Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on... them which heard the word.
And they of the circumcision... (Jew)... which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because... on the Gentiles was also poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Can a man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,...
And he commanded them...
... who has received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
And he commanded them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord. (See? Prayed for them...)

L-57 The next time baptism is spoke of is in Acts 19, where they come up on the disciples of John. This is Paul; now, listen close, Acts 19.
And it came to pass,... while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts of Ephesus: he finds certain disciples.
And he said unto them,... (Now watch. They were disciples. They were believers, Christians.) ... he said unto them, "Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?" And they said unto him, "We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost."
Listen what he asked. Listen to this essential question that this apostle asked. See?
And he said unto them, "Unto what then were you baptized?" And they said unto him, "Under John's baptism."

L-60 Now, I'd imagine this morning, if either, any of us had been baptized by the same man that baptized Jesus Christ, we'd think our baptism was pretty well secured. Wouldn't you think so? But here's Paul says it isn't. In the same hole of water, by the same man that baptized our Lord, Paul condemns that baptism now, because it wasn't in the Name of Jesus Christ. Now, listen.
And he said unto... Unto what then were you baptized?...
Now, if you want to look that up in the Greek, it said, "How was you baptized?" See?
And they said unto him, Unto John's baptism.
Then said Paul, John verily baptized un... the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him that's come, that is, on Jesus Christ.
Notice, this same group had been baptized in the Jordan, with Jesus Christ.
When they heard this,... (They were rebaptized.)... they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
... Paul laying his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

L-63 Now, this same Paul says here in the Book of Galatians. This is why I hang to it: Galatians the 1st chapter and the 8th verse. Listen. I'm going to begin at the--at the 6th verse. Speaking to the Galatians...
I marvel that you'd be so soon removed from him that called you unto grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and... prevent the gospel of Christ.
But though we, or an angel from heaven,... (That would be priest, pope, preacher, whatever it might be.)... though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
And as... And we said before, so now I say again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
"If we shall take one Word away from the Bible," Revelation 21 or 22, and, "or add one thing to It, knowingly, the same will be taken out of the Book of Life, for us."


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