Unleavened Bread Baptism 2021

On the last day of the Pesach feast three of our community were baptised and it was an absolute cracker of a day. The Bremer River runs through the back of the Pike family's property, Shekem, at Salem and was a perfect setting.

It was a fitting end to the week of unleavened bread and such a joy to come together as a community to witness Bonnie, Rob and Sonya being baptised into the name of YHVH.

John has previously shared the importance of baptism and his notes are worth reading and then studying the scripture references again:

Water baptism is an extremely important part of a persons salvation and there ongoing walk with Y'Hovah as Scripture attests.  I am not saying that everyone has to be re-baptised if baptised by immersion in the Christian Church, but many are baptised wrongly in Christian circles and many a spiritual life is very empty and shows a real Ruach HaKodesh lack in their faith and their walk. So often, to be baptised with a new understanding, emphasis and commitment is that which releases a new work of the power of the Ruach in our lives.  (Luke 3:1-9,15-17; Acts18:24-28; John 1:29-34; Acts 1:4-8)

As we know John's baptism was not a valid baptism in the Renewed Covenant context of Yeshua's ministry and beyond. (Acts 19:1-6)  John's baptism was a preparing of Israel for the coming Saviour, chosen of Elohim to be their Messiah and who would deal with the sins of the world unto forgiveness. His baptism was a means to reveal Yeshua to the nation and beyond and to introduce the Father and the Ruach into the ministry of Yeshua. Johns baptism was a transition, a doorway into the baptism as taught by Yeshua and practised by the apostles. Mathew 28:18-20  

Yeshua came up to them and spoke to them, to saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing them into the Name of the Father and the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Christian Baptism

Much of Christian baptism is not valid also,as it is based on men's traditions, false teachings and misunderstanding of Scripture.

• Catholicism, Anglicans or Church of England, Lutherans, Uniting Church and others use sprinkling on babies or adults heads as baptism.
  
• Baptists, Church of Christ, Pentecostals and many others use a formula based rite prayed over people like, "In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
• Jesus Only groups baptise with the formula, "In the name of Jesus."    
  

None of these follow the instructions or have understanding of what Yeshua taught.

Yeshua's Baptism

Yeshua's command was to baptise or immerse into, not in ("eis", into in the Greek)  the Name of the Father, and the Son and the Ruch HaKodesh (Holy Spirit). This is an immersion into something not a formula to say over somebody.  The construction of the verse and being in the singular only allows for one name. That is the Name of the Father, which is Y'Hovah.

We are to be immersed into Y'Hovah the Father, Yohovah the Son and Y'Hovah the Ruach. (That throws up a whole lot of theological implications for Christianity) But the Scriptural truth is that the Father, Son and Ruach all have the same Name and can be no other Name than Y'Hovah (Some use Yahweh) as is born out by a proper understanding of the Torah and the prophets.

What are we saying when we agree to be baptised into the Name of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh?

We are saying that I will be obedient to:-

• The will of Y'Hovah the Father
• The word of Y'Hovah the Son
• The Walk of Y'Hovah the Ruach HaKodesh

The will if the Father I will do, The word of the Son I will keep, The walk of the Ruach I will follow!  Read Matthew 6:9-13, 7:21-29; John 14:15-31, 16:5-15; Romans 8:4,9-14; Galatians 5:16-25. Take notice of the words will, word and walk in these passages as related to the Father Son and Ruach.

We are at baptism immersing ourselves into everything that the Father, Son and Ruach have done for us and is doing and is wanting to do in our lives, all of which is encapsulated in His Name. A better understanding of why we do certain things and desire to obey what is pleasing to the Father and according to His word always a brings a deeper sense of peace and satisfaction to our lives.