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Water Baptism is a Personal Choice_mishael - 3 years ago
I've told this before, but I see new faces.
I was saved out of Astrology. I was practicing and as a result " serving Satan." After I was saved, I had demonic beings try to scare me to death. Sometimes every day
I would go to a church that would "cast out the demons" before church started. Demons would say, "YOU better come with us!" I would hold on to my chair white-knuckled. One day, a Baptist !!! Gave a word of knowledge about me. Like the woman at the well. I was born again, Spirit filled; but I wasn't healed. Boy did I get healed!
A month later I was to be BAPTIZED IN WATER at my request. I was drawing "a line in the sand". No more demonic attacks! This was me saying I belong to Jesus Christ and no other. He is MY LORD forever.
I was able to read the Bible and understand everything. I tuned out the noise of the world, and asked the Holy Spirit to teach me EVERYTHING. No holds barred I asked the Lord to erase all the memory of stars, planets and geometrical aspects. Take it out of me. He did. It's cool kind of amnesia.
I Needed to honor My Lord by being water baptized. I wanted the slate clean. If they had refused I woulda gone somewhere else.
Do not discourage people like me who need to make a public statement (to creepy demons) that I'm doing this for me, in the sight of Jesus, for the glory of God.
6 weeks later, I'm in with a bunch of street evangelists. God called me. It's lasted 36 years. One on one, cold contact, door to door, dropping tracts outside Goodwill and Home Depot :D
If people came in here to find the God that offers Salvation, WHAT will they see? Where is the fruit of the Holy Spirit_ the patience of our Lord Jesus?
Job1_try to remember that Satan stealthily stalks his victims. He's a watcher. Always looking for an opening to cause the brethren to erupt in controversy. My experience: he's vile, violent, murderous heart, steals joy and peace; adores riots (look in our streets).
We should not be discouraging people from being water baptized. Rather, encouraging them, as Peter did in his sermon to the thousands outside after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 3000 new believers were baptized in water that day!
But, I agree, it is a personal decision and once we encourage someone to be baptized, we can trust the Holy Spirit to lead that person according to the timeframe the Spirit desires.
As, I said to Spencer, my computer screen is going out. If it stops altogether, I will be off line for a while. Until then, as long as I am able, I can continue to read and post. God knows my needs and I will be well supplied without my laptop. I am thankful.
I was saved out of Astrology. I was practicing and as a result " serving Satan." After I was saved, I had demonic beings try to scare me to death. Sometimes every day
I would go to a church that would "cast out the demons" before church started. Demons would say, "YOU better come with us!" I would hold on to my chair white-knuckled. One day, a Baptist !!! Gave a word of knowledge about me. Like the woman at the well. I was born again, Spirit filled; but I wasn't healed. Boy did I get healed!
A month later I was to be BAPTIZED IN WATER at my request. I was drawing "a line in the sand". No more demonic attacks! This was me saying I belong to Jesus Christ and no other. He is MY LORD forever.
I was able to read the Bible and understand everything. I tuned out the noise of the world, and asked the Holy Spirit to teach me EVERYTHING. No holds barred I asked the Lord to erase all the memory of stars, planets and geometrical aspects. Take it out of me. He did. It's cool kind of amnesia.
I Needed to honor My Lord by being water baptized. I wanted the slate clean. If they had refused I woulda gone somewhere else.
Do not discourage people like me who need to make a public statement (to creepy demons) that I'm doing this for me, in the sight of Jesus, for the glory of God.
6 weeks later, I'm in with a bunch of street evangelists. God called me. It's lasted 36 years. One on one, cold contact, door to door, dropping tracts outside Goodwill and Home Depot :D
If people came in here to find the God that offers Salvation, WHAT will they see? Where is the fruit of the Holy Spirit_ the patience of our Lord Jesus?
Job1_try to remember that Satan stealthily stalks his victims. He's a watcher. Always looking for an opening to cause the brethren to erupt in controversy. My experience: he's vile, violent, murderous heart, steals joy and peace; adores riots (look in our streets).
Discern the spirits.
We should not be discouraging people from being water baptized. Rather, encouraging them, as Peter did in his sermon to the thousands outside after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 3000 new believers were baptized in water that day!
But, I agree, it is a personal decision and once we encourage someone to be baptized, we can trust the Holy Spirit to lead that person according to the timeframe the Spirit desires.
As, I said to Spencer, my computer screen is going out. If it stops altogether, I will be off line for a while. Until then, as long as I am able, I can continue to read and post. God knows my needs and I will be well supplied without my laptop. I am thankful.
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