I 1 Peter 3:21, vi läser att dopet är svaret på ett gott samvete gentemot Gud, genom Jesu Kristi uppståndelse. Vad betyder det? Varför är dopet svaret på ett gott samvete gentemot Gud?
The water separated the righteous from the unrighteous
Under Noahs dagar, the water brought separation between the unrighteous (ogudaktig, icke troende, Ofrälse) and the righteous (troende, saints). The righteous feared God (having great awe) and loved God and therefore they believed God and obeyed His words and commandments. dock, the unrighteous didn’t fear and love God and therefore they didn’t believe His words and commandments but rejected them.
Ty Kristus har också en gång lidit för synder, det rättvisa för de orättfärdiga, that he might bring us to God, dödas i köttet, men upplivad av Anden: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Som någon gång var olydiga, när en gång Guds långmodighet väntade på Noas dagar, medan arken förbereddes, där få, som är, åtta själar räddades av vatten (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, hans fru, three sons, and daughter in laws.
Noah var en rättvis man och perfekt i sina generationer, som gick med Gud.
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. dock, 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. dock, de rättfärdiga, 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.
Den liknande gestalten till vilken även dopet nu räddar oss (inte bortskaffandet av köttets smuts, men ett gott samvetes svar gentemot Gud,) genom Jesu Kristi uppståndelse: 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)
sa Jesus, 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.
Vet ni inte, att så många av oss som blev döpta till Jesus Kristus döptes till hans död? Därför är vi begravda med honom genom dop till döden: liksom Kristus uppväcktes från de döda genom Faderns härlighet, så borde vi också vandra i ett nytt liv (romare 6:3-4)
I dopet, den gamla mannen (kött) dies and is buried, precis som Jesus, Who came in the flesh and carried the sins of the world, and died on the cross and was buried. Then the new man (anda) rises, just like Jesus rose from the dead. (Läs också: ‘Var Jesus helt mänsklig?‘ och ‘Köttets korsfästelse’).
A good conscience toward God
The Father loved His Son, Jesus Kristus, 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 (Hans kött) fritt. 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. (Läs också: ’Vad menade Jesus med myndigheten att ge sitt liv och ta det igen?).
Alla, 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, genom andens uppståndelse från de döda, 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
sa Jesus, that by faith and baptism man shall be saved. Only by faith and regeneration in Christ, a person shall be saved. För att någon, 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.
Och han (Jesus) sade till dem, Gå ut i hela världen, och predika evangeliet för varje varelse. he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; men den som inte tror skall bli fördömd (Mark 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, man, som har blivit en ny skapelse, 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, nämnda, Män och bröder, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Handlingar 23:1)
Denna anklagelse ålägger jag dig, sonen Timothy, enligt de profetior som gick före dig, att du genom dem skulle kunna föra en god strid; Hålla tro, och gott samvete; som några har lagt bort i trons skull, hava gjort skeppsbrott (1 Timotej 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.
Därför att Ordet säger, that if you believe and be baptized, du är frälst. Therefore baptism is the answer of a good conscience toward God.
För så många som leds av Guds Ande, de är Guds söner
För så många som leds av Guds Ande, de är Guds söner. För ni har inte fått träldomens anda igen för att frukta; Men ni har fått adoptionsandan, varigenom vi gråter, Abba, Far. Anden i sig vittnar om vår ande, att vi är Guds barn: Och om barn, Då arvingar; Guds arvingar, och gemensamma Heirs med Kristus; Om så är så att vi lider med honom, att vi också kan förhärligas tillsammans (romare 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 (detta gäller både män och kvinnor) and that you belong to Him.
You shall no longer know Him through others, but you shall know Him personally, genom Jesus Kristus och den helige Ande, 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.
Läs också: ’Vad är dop’ och 'Är barndop detsamma som vuxendop?’).
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