"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
Today's quote clearly establishes how a lost soul becomes a child of God. "For ye are all the children of God BY FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS."
Herein, Paul went further to ascertain that it makes no difference whether a lost soul is born a Jew or a Gentile, man or woman, or, as a slave or a free individual; "for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS. There are NO restrictions upon who can an cannot become the children of God. Equally, there are NO greater of lesser positions in the family of God.
Paul explained that when a lost person becomes a child of God, he/she is "in" Christ Jesus, "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ."
When a lost soul is *baptized into, or through faith in Him, "puts on" or enwraps him/herself into Jesus Christ, that soul is no longer lost, but is from that point forward, "in" Christ Jesus.
*The term "baptized" as it is applied in today's text symbolizes a complete immersion of oneself into the complete persona of Jesus Christ to include His death, burial, and resurrection, through faith in Him.
The term "baptized" as it is applied in today's lesson, does NOT imply that one is immersed into water into Christ.
To suggest that water baptism in some way immerses a lost soul into Jesus Christ defies the entire doctrine of salvation by grace through faith. The following words came straight out of the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself; "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that HEARETH my word, and BELIEVETH on him that sent me, HATH everlasting life, and SHALL NOT come into condemnation; but IS PASSED from death unto life." (John 5:24) Note that Jesus never made mention of water baptism when he expressed how a lost soul is to be saved.~
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