Dins de 1 Peter 3:21, llegim que el baptisme és la resposta d'una bona consciència envers Déu, per la resurrecció de Jesucrist. Què vol dir això? Per què el bateig és la resposta d’una bona consciència cap a Déu??
The water separated the righteous from the unrighteous
En temps de Noè, the water brought separation between the unrighteous (impiu, infidels, Gentils) and the righteous (creients, saints). The righteous feared God (having great awe) and loved God and therefore they believed God and obeyed His words and commandments. Tanmateix, the unrighteous didn’t fear and love God and therefore they didn’t believe His words and commandments but rejected them.
Perquè Crist també ha patit una vegada pels pecats, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, ser mort a la carn, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Que alguna vegada van ser desobedients, Quan una vegada el llarg de Déu va esperar en els dies de Noah, Mentre l’arca era una preparació, on pocs, és a dir, vuit ànimes es van salvar amb l'aigua (1 Peter 3:18-20)
The people on earth didn’t acknowledge God for who He is and didn’t want to listen to Him, let alone obey His words. They were prideful and went their own way and did evil.
Because of their disobedience to God, only only eight souls were saved from damnation.
These eight souls were Noah, la seva dona, three sons, and daughter in laws.
Noè era un home just i perfecte en les seves generacions, que caminaven amb Déu.
Noah didn’t rely on what he saw and didn’t trust his own insights and the words of people, who were corrupt, but Noah trusted the Lord and therefore Noah believed the words of God and obeyed His commandments, whereby Noah walked by faith.
God told Noah, that He would bring a flood of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. Tanmateix, God established His covenant with Noah and saved him and his family and the animals through the ark, which Noah had to build, because God considered Noah righteous.
Noah’s faith in God and obedience to His words saved him and his family
Noah believed God and his word and obeyed God’s words and commandments. As a result of his faith in God and obedience God, Noah built an ark.
When the ark was finished and the time came and the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, Noah entered the ark with his family and the animals and God closed the door.
After seven days, the rain came upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. The water separated the righteous, who were in the ark, from the unrighteous.
The unrighteous died in the water. Tanmateix, els justos, who believed God and obeyed His words, were in the ark and were saved.
The baptism saves by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
The baptism is a like figure of the flood, whereby the ungodly died and the righteous were saved because of Noah’s good conscience toward God.
La figura semblant a la qual fins i tot el baptisme també ens salva ara (no l'eliminació de la brutícia de la carn, sinó la resposta d'una bona consciència cap a Déu,) per la resurrecció de Jesucrist: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him (1 Peter 3:21)
Jesús va dir, that everyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. This is both a promise and a commandment of Jesus. Because if you believe in Christ, you shall obey Jesus Christ and be baptized.
By faith in Him and your obedience to His commandment, you shall have a good conscience toward God and be saved.
The water not only cleanses and purifies, but the water brings separation. Just like the water of the flood brought separation in the days of Noah between the righteous and the unrighteous.
No ho sabeu, que tants de nosaltres que vam ser batejats en Jesucrist vam ser batejats en la seva mort? Per tant, som enterrats amb Ell per baptisme a la mort: que com Crist va ressuscitar d'entre els morts per la glòria del Pare, tot i així també hauríem de caminar en la novetat de la vida (romans 6:3-4)
En el baptisme, el vell (carn) dies and is buried, Igual que Jesús, Who came in the flesh and carried the sins of the world, and died on the cross and was buried. Then the new man (humor) rises, just like Jesus rose from the dead. (Llegiu també: ‘Era Jesús plenament humà?‘ i ‘La crucifixió de la carn‘).
A good conscience toward God
The Father loved His Son, Jesucrist, because Jesus obeyed the will and the commandments of His Father and laid down His own life and took it again. The Father had given the commandment and power to Jesus, but it was up to Jesus to obey His commandment (John 10).
Jesus was not forced, but laid down His own life (La seva carn) lliurement. He died on the cross and took it again when Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven, where He is seated on the right hand of God, while angels, powers and principalities are made subject to Him. (Llegiu també: ‘Què volia dir Jesús amb l'autoritat de donar la seva vida i prendre-la de nou??).
Tothom, who believes and is baptized is obedient to the commandment of God to lay down his or her life freely and to take it again and identify himself/herself through means of baptism with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
How is baptism a good conscience to God?
Man does not have a good conscience toward God and doesn’t stand right before God through the death of the flesh in baptism. During baptism, the flesh does die and the old man is buried, but man is not saved by that. But man is saved through the water, mitjançant la resurrecció de l'esperit d'entre els morts, whereby man is reconciled with God and is in right standing with God.
And so baptism is the answer of a good conscience to God, through obedience to the commandment of Jesus and the identification with His resurrection from the dead through the resurrection of the spirit from the dead.
People shall be saved by faith and baptism
Jesús va dir, that by faith and baptism man shall be saved. Only by faith and regeneration in Christ, a person shall be saved. Because someone, who doesn’t believe and therefore is not baptized and born again in Christ, but whose spirit is dead and lives under the dominion of death in the darkness and is bound by the flesh to sin and death, shall be damned.
I Ell (Jesús) els va dir, Vés per tot el món, i prediceu l'evangeli a tota criatura. he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; però el qui no creu serà condemnat (Marca 16:15-16)
But through faith and the water of baptism, the old man dies and the new man is raised from the dead. From that new position in Christ and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, home, que s'ha convertit en una nova creació, shall live from a good conscience toward God in obedience according to the will of God and shall be a witness of Jesus Christ on earth.
Having a good conscience toward God through obedience to Him
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, va dir, Homes i germans, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Actes 23:1)
Aquest encàrrec us el deixo, fill Timoteu, segons les profecies que anaven sobre tu, perquè amb ells feu una bona guerra; Mantenir la fe, i bona consciència; que alguns havent descartat pel que fa a la fe han naufragat (1 Timothy 1:18-19)
If you are born again and the Holy Spirit dwells in you, you shall no longer live under guilt and condemnation and feel constantly accused and afraid to approach God and live separated from God. If you feel this way, maybe you should ask yourself if you are truly born again and have the Holy Spirit abiding in you.
Perquè la paraula diu, that if you believe and be baptized, you are saved. Therefore baptism is the answer of a good conscience toward God.
Per a tots els que són guiats per l'Esperit de Déu, Són els fills de Déu
Per a tots els que són guiats per l'Esperit de Déu, Són els fills de Déu. Perquè no heu rebut l'esperit d'esclavitud de nou a la por; però vosaltres heu rebut l'Esperit d'adopció, per la qual plorem, Abba, Pare. L'Esperit mateix dóna testimoni amb el nostre esperit, que som fills de Déu: I si nens, després hereus; hereus de Déu, i cohereus amb Crist; si és així que patim amb Ell, perquè nosaltres també siguem glorificats junts (romans 8:14-17)
If you are born again and the Holy Spirit dwells in you, the Holy Spirit testifies with your spirit that you are a son of God (Això s'aplica tant a homes com a dones) and that you belong to Him.
You shall no longer know Him through others, but you shall know Him personally, per Jesucrist i l'Esperit Sant, and call Him Abba Father.
You shall listen to Him and keep His words and obey His commandments, whereby you shall have a good conscience toward God and show Him that you love Him.
Llegiu també: ‘Què és el bateig’ i 'El baptisme d'infants és el mateix que el bateig d'adults??’).
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