[Due to to COVID19 restrictions, we are doing things a little differently at Benchley and an audio recording is not available for this lesson. However, the lesson was live-streamed and can be watched below. -MRW]
- II Corinthians 5:17 – God has made water necessary for physical life and for salvation.
Afflicted Man
Blessings man received
Scripture
Noah and family
Saved from flood
Israel – bondage
Delivered from Egypt
Exodus 14; I Corinthians 10:2
Naaman
Healed of leprosy
Blind man
Eyes opened
Pentecostians
Remissions of sins, gift of the Holy Spirit
Saul
Sins washed away
Galatians
Entered Christ
Samaritans
Become Christians
Cornelius
Entered into Christ
Man today
Sins forgiven - salvation
- Man today sees no reason for water to be used in salvation, just as Naaman could not see a reason to wash in the Jordan. But like Naaman, man will not be saved without water.
- If man today realized the importance of water salvation, there would be no argument about the necessity of baptism for salvation.