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WHAT’S AN ANABAPTIST?
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WHAT’S AN ANABAPTIST?. “…if any person is [engrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17, The Amplified Bible ). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WHAT’S AN ANABAPTIST?
“…if any person is [engrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17, The
Amplified Bible).
Be ‘Cut To The Heart,’ Deeply Convicted That Change Is Required.
“…we’re cut to the heart and said to Peter…what shall we do? [And] Peter replied: “repent and be baptized…”
(Acts 2:37-38)
Be Confident Of God’s Cleansing, Forgiveness and
Grace.
Repent and be baptized (Acts 2:38) – but repent and be baptized…” Peter admonishes “…in the name of Jesus… [who majors in] the forgiveness of…sins…” (Acts 2:38).
“…they wept…” (Genesis 33:4).
“…God has been [so] gracious to [us]…” (Genesis 33:11, adapted) – thus we must be gracious to each other!
Receive The Holy Spirit, God’s ‘Outfitter,’ God’s Helper.
“…receive the gift of the Holy Spirit… [for]…the promise [of the Spirit] is for [all of us] …for all whom the Lord our God will call…” (Acts 2:38-39).
The Holy Spirit, God’s “…divine power [bestows] upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, [providing a full, personal] knowledge of Him -- Who called us…to -- His own glory and excellence…”
(2 Peter 1:3, The Amplified Bible).
Jesus describes the Holy Spirit in John 14:26 as “…the Helper…” (John 14:26).
If we are engrafted in Christ, we are indeed “…a new creation (a new creature altogether) -- the old…has passed away. Behold the fresh and new -- has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17, The Amplified Bible).
