Baptism
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whom do you purify yourselves? Who purifies you? Your<br />
Father in heaven! It is thus written (Ezekiel 36:25), 'I will<br />
sprinkle pure water upon you, and you shall be clean.'And it<br />
is written n (Jeremiah 14:8), 'God (HaShem) is Israel's<br />
Mikvah.'Just as the Mikvah purifies the unclean, so God<br />
purifies Israel'." (Mishnah, Yoma 8:9 (85b))<br />
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Thus Jeremiah 14:8 indicate that Jesus is the true <strong>Baptism</strong> and Ezekiel 36:25<br />
describes the mode simply as sprinkling.<br />
<strong>Baptism</strong> of Conversion in New Covenant<br />
"Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all<br />
your filthiness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you" (Ez. 36:25).<br />
You will notice that Jer. 14:8 is translated as “God is Israel's hope" in all<br />
English translations . The sprinkling or immersion baptism is simply the<br />
statement of hope of redemption. It is the Spirit that gives life and new birth.<br />
What is the correct symbolization of being united in Christ in his death and<br />
resurrection?<br />
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus<br />
Christ were baptized into his death?<br />
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as<br />
Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also<br />
should walk in newness of life.<br />
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put<br />
on Christ.<br />
These verses indicate that baptism is a symbol of a man’s identification with<br />
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