God Uses Water

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God Uses Water
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A World of Water

• Man is 2/3 water 60 of our weight 2 ½ gallons
  of drinking water is needed each day to live
  80-100 gallons per person for daily activities
  128 million gallons are used for crop irrigation
  each day in the US alone. It is most necessary
  for living.

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A World of Water

• The earths surface is 71 water 140 million sq.
  miles of oceans (330 million cubic miles of
  water, 96 of the earths water) always used,
  but never used up. It is most necessary for our
  environment. About 350,000 gallons of water is
  needed to grow 1 acre of corn. About 112 gallons
  passes through a full grown oak tree each day.

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Water and the Bible

• You all believe in water salvation. This
  statement is often made by our religious friends.
  They imply that they are saved by grace / faith
  alone, and that we are saved by works water. 1
  Corinthians 114-17 is misused to show that water
  baptism is not that important in Gods plan.

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Water and the Bible

• The issue is this We are saved by Gods plan and
  if that plan includes water (among other things),
  then I must submit to that plan of water (Lk.
  729-30)
• If baptism is not used by God to join the
  church, and if it is not used by God to show
  that you are already saved, then how does God
  use it?
• Let us examine four purposes of water in Gods
  plan of salvation

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God Uses Water

• For Salvation from Judgment
• Examples Gen.6-7 (1 Pet.320 Heb.117) -- Noah
  and his family were saved by water because it
  took them away from the death and destruction
  of the entire world (Gen.720-24 2 Pet.35-6)
• It should be no surprise to find in the NT that
  baptism saves (Mk.1616 1 Pet.
  321)

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God Uses Water

• For Separation from An Old Life
• Examples Ex. 1410-31 - The Israelites separated
  from Egyptian bondage and Josh. 314-17 - the
  Israelites separated from the wilderness
  wandering
• It should be no surprise to find in the NT that
  baptism is the dividing point, or point of
  separation, between the old life of sin, and new
  life of salvation (Rom. 61-4)

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God Uses Water

• For Restoration from Death
• Examples 2 K. 51-14 - Naamans skin was
  restored after washing (Lk. 427) Jn. 91-7 -
  The blind mans sight was restored after washing
• It should be no surprise to find in the NT that
  the act of baptism puts us into a new, restored
  relationship (Mt. 2819 Jn. 35 1 Cor. 1213
  Gal. 327 Col. 212)

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God Uses Water

• For Purification - from Sin
• Examples Num.199, 21 - The unclean Israelites
  would be purified (cleansed) with water
• It should be no surprised to find in the NT that
  baptism purifies (makes clean by washing) by
  washing away sins (Ac. 238 2216
  Eph.526 Heb.1022)

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God Uses Water

• We have no right to forbid the water of baptism
  to anyone who is in need of it (Ac.1047). The
  Eunuch was not hindered by the water of baptism
  (Ac.836-39), and neither should we be hindered.
• Yes, God uses water! Will you let God save you,
  separate you, restore you, and purify you, with
  water today? Salvation is on the other side of
  the water!