What is the Lord’s baptism? Clearly the baptism that the Lord referred to was not the baptism at the river Jordan, because that was over. The baptism that the Lord was about to go through was forthcoming, referring to His death on the cross. In Luke 12:50 the Lord said, “I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am pressed until it is accomplished!” The Lord was yearning to release Himself. The word pressed means confined or constricted. Christ had a sanctified body in which all of God’s riches were embodied. Such glorious riches were bound by the flesh, and how constricted and confined He was!On the one hand, the cross was for redemption of sins. On the other hand, it was for the release of life. The Lord was saying, “I am going to the cross to release My life. This will bring in strife. Can you handle this? Do you like this?” First there is death, and then there is the release of life. This is baptism.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:34:51 +0000
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