Baptism

The lesson on July 5, 2020 was part 3 of the "John's Gospel" study.  Today's lesson covered the third chapter of the book "Life Through His Name" by Charles Welch.  Wayne spent a few minutes reviewing the motivation behind this study then continued the lesson looking the "Welsherian" view of Acts 28 and his perspective on the three sendings of Matthew 22.  Charles Welch takes a hard position on the Acts 28 transition to Israel being LoAmmi (as opposed to what Wayne has established with his Acts 29 study and perspective).  Wayne then focused on answering these questions: Why so many witnesses called on? Were there any miracles done by the child Jesus? Was John Elijah? Why the emphasis on Baptism? Who was Nathanael – and how was his testimony significant? Did Jesus fill all six water pots with wine? What does the sign “signify”?  What sign does the first sign correspond with?  The scripture reading was from Deuteronomy 18:18 KJV.

The lesson on March 8, 2020 was part 46 of the "Genesis" study. This week Wayne looked at what Peter said about the days of Noah in 1 Peter 3:20-21 KJV "20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:".  In this passage Peter describes that there were eight souls saved by water.  He then expounded on what baptism does to save us in verse 21.  Wayne then takes the rest of the lesson to study baptism. He used the Companion Bible Appendix 115 as source material and suggested we use it to study.  We learn that you need to understand what it meant and in what context.  In the end Wayne emphasizes that in our dispensation under the Mystery, there is one baptism which provides us salvation by the power of the operation of God.  The scripture reading was from Colossians 1:25-29 KJV