Have you truly been Born Again of Water and the Spirit?

Bible Study · Galatians Galatians 3:27 — The True Meaning of “Putting On Christ”: The Baptism Received in Union with Christ A Preview of Pastor Paul C. Jong’s New Book on Galatians N The New Life Mission 7 min read In chapter 3, verse 27, the Apostle Paul gives the core answer: “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Then, does the phrase “those who were baptized into Christ” here simply refer to a person who has received a ceremonial water baptism? No. The meaning carried by the original Greek of this word is closer to “the one who has entered into the very baptism that Christ received.” That is, it refers to the one who is spiritually united with the event in which Jesus, by receiving the baptism of the laying on of hands from John the Baptist in the Jordan River, took upon Himself all the sins of humanity once and for all — the ...

Today Is the Time for You to Be Saved from Your Sins. Will You Accept God’s Invitation? Just as a drowning man is pulled out of the stormy sea, God delivers us from our sins through the baptism Jesus received from John the Baptist and His blood on the Cross. Now is the day of salvation. “The grace of God” refers to the grace of salvation from sin accomplished through Jesus Christ. When seen from the perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit, this grace of salvation is revealed very clearly. God the Father sent Jesus Christ to this earth to solve the problem of humanity’s sins. Jesus came to this earth as the Savior of sinners and received the sins of the world passed onto His own body by being baptized by John the Baptist. Therefore, Jesus, bearing the sins of the world on His own body, was crucified, shed His precious blood, and received the judgment of sin in our place. And G...