The Doctrine of Baptisms
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Hebrews 6:2
There are two baptisms that we must enter into and receive.
Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 1 Corinthians 10:1-2
In the journey of the children of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land they had to pass through the water and the cloud.
All who enter the Kingdom must pass through the water and the cloud.
The children of Israel left Egypt and immediately passed through the Red Sea. They were redeemed by the blood when they kept the Passover, but the journey was just beginning.
Many Christians experience redemption through the Blood of Jesus but never continue on into the Kingdom of the Promised Land. When the children of Israel kept the Passover they were to be dressed and ready to move on.
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s Passover. Exodus 12:11
The first step after redemption through the blood was to pass through the water, the Red Sea.
To the Christian today this speaks of water baptism; the next step after being born again. The purpose for Israel was not just redemption through the blood; it was to enter the Promised Land.
Likewise, for you and me today, God’s purpose is not just redemption through the blood of Jesus, it is to follow on and possess the Kingdom.
Many in heaven today get no further than Paradise, the outer court of heaven, and they do not possess the fullness of God’s purposes for them. They only see the fullness of the Kingdom from afar.
So what does it mean to be baptized in water and why is it so important?
Water baptism is the place where we surrender to the Lordship of Jesus. It is a place of the death of our own will and purposes.
Water baptism represents a grave, a place to die. It is a place of death and a declaration of surrender. It is a burial service where we give our total allegiance to Jesus. It is a day of absolute surrender, a day when we die in order to live in newness of life.
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. Romans 6:4
One side of water baptism is death the other side is resurrection
It is impossible to proceed on into the Kingdom without this death and resurrection experience. This part of the journey cannot be missed out on and it is not optional if you want to go further in God.
These keys or doorways to the Kingdom must be entered and experienced in order to proceed into the Kingdom of God.
Baptism needs to be understood as a burial and resurrection.
Water baptism is not just another Christian ritual. So often, water baptism has been taught as an act of obedience to God’s word, as well as a testimony that you have received Jesus as your Savior. However, it is much more than that: there is a power released that cuts off the person being baptized from the old life.
When the person to be baptized understands that they are participating in a burial of the ‘old life’, and they are submitting to the will and Lordship of Jesus over their new lives, God responds with power to sever them from the old life and raises them up to a new and living way.
They need to understand that they go under the water as one person, and come out as another. Resurrection power has set them free from the old life.
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. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. Romans 6:3-8
Jesus took our sins and crucified our old nature of sin when on the cross. When Jesus took upon Himself the whole sin of mankind along with the fallen human nature of man, our fallen nature was crucified with Him. Baptism is an acknowledgement of this on an individual basis which releases power to set one free from sin.
When the power of sin has been broken in our lives through the death of Jesus and the acknowledgement of this through water baptism, to sin or not to sin becomes a choice.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:11-14
Before you buried the old man through baptism, sin had dominion over you — even though you were born again. But now, through baptism and the burial of the old nature, sin does not have control of you.
Now to sin or not to sin becomes a choice. And now, when you choose not to sin, the power of God is released to enable you not to sin. The choice releases the power.
It is not a matter of using will power; it is a matter of choice that releases the grace, the power of God to keep you from sinning.
By grace (the ability of God) you are saved from sin and continue to be saved from sinning. Whereas before, the power of sin was broken in your life, you were a slave to sin.
Now that sin becomes a choice, it does not have power over you; you have the power to choose to sin or not. Choosing daily to surrender to the Lordship of Jesus becomes a way of life — a daily experience and a daily choice.
The bond servant relationship is an Old Testament picture of the Lordship of Jesus.
The pierced ear gives us permission to enter into the Kingdom. Jesus is the door into the kingdom. Through the first love gate in our spirit we can enter into the kingom which is in the realm of spirit.
The veil or door is like an energy field. We need the right vibration to enter through; our brain waves must lower to Alpha waves which are a type of brain wave that’s active while you’re resting and in meditation, especially when your eyes are closed. They’re most common right before you drift off to sleep.
There is an utter transformation between the two worlds on each side of the door. We can step in and out.
our passport to the greater things in the Kingdom of God is a Bond Servant Covenant with the Lord
If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free. Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him forever. Exodus 21:2, 5-6
Surrender to the Lordship of Jesus requires a Bond Servant relationship with Him. A Bond Servant Commitment In the Hebrew, two different words are used for servant:
SAKIYR: which means a hired servant EBED: which means a bond servant
In the N/T Greek, two different words are used: DIAKoNoS: which means a deacon, servant, or minister DouLoS: which means a bond servant
A SERVANT ‘ Gets wages ‘ Spends his wage as he likes ‘ Has days off and does as he likes on those days off ‘ Can marry whom he likes ‘ Can quit at any time ‘ Can be fired
A BOND SERVANT ‘ Has no days off and he is on call 365 days of the year ‘ Does not get paid ‘ Has no money of his own ‘ Cannot own anything ‘ Has only what the master gives him ‘ Has no rights ‘ Marries who the master says he can marry. But His master will look after him for the rest of his life
A Bond Servant is given much responsibility and is entrusted with much. The master will provide everything he needs ‘ His master will protect him ‘ He must obey the master totally ‘ A special hearing relationship with the master is granted
ABRAHAM had a Bond Servant that ruled over the all of Abraham’s wealth.
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. Genesis 24:2-3, 10
Abraham’s Bond Servant had great responsibility and was trusted with all of his master’s goods and wealth. This honor was only ever given to Bond Servants. However, the Bond Servant was completely under the lordship of his master.
The pierced ear signifies that the Bond Servant had an ear only for his master’s voice and he was committed to his master’s voice — and this opened a special hearing relationship with the master.
When we become a Bond Servant, a door of audibility opens in the heavens and you are able to hear from the Kingdom realm like never before.
What is the most important thing for a Christian? “Absolute Surrender.”
This foundation must be laid quickly in a new Christian’s life in order for him to move on into the Kingdom of God.