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S c r i p t u r e s f o r A m e r i c a M i n i s t r y

P O B o x 7 6 6

L a P o r t e , C O . 8 0 5 3 5

DONT MISSOUT!There are a lot of things

people dont want

to miss out on in life,

but

IF YOU MISS THIS,YOUVE MISSED

ETERNAL LIFE ITSELF!Its Humbling

Its Important

Its Mandatory

What is it?Read on.

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BaptismThe following words spoken from Himwho defeated death itself when He resurrectedfrom the graveJESUS CHRIST described thescene, and those in it who missed it. Theymissed out on it.

Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lordshall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he thatdoeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, havewe not prophesied in thy name? And in thy namehave cast out devils? And in thy name done manywonderful works? And then will I profess untothem, I never knew you: depart from me, ye thatwork iniquity. Matthew 7:23 KJV

NOTICEfrom the words of JesusChrist how deceived, surprised, and dismayedthey that heard these words were. THEY

HAD MISSED IT and now were going to missout for eternity.

WHAT WAS IT THEY MISSEDAND WHY??

Notice they thought and felt they wereChristians. They were believers. That isobvious for they said to Him have we notprophesied in thy name?, have we not in thy namecast out devils? and in thy name done many

wonderful works? Notice that Jesus did not denythat they had, they had done all these things,

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BaptismBUT they missed it, and now itwas too late for them. They were believers.There was not one of them in the crowd thatdidnt believe John 3:16.

"For God so loved the world, that He gaveHis only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Himshould not perish, but have eternal life".

John 3:16

OBVIOUSLY IT TAKES MORETHAN JUST BELIEVING IN

JESUS AND JOHN 3:16So many today are told by religious

leaders (who may or may not be sincere) thatall one has to do to be saved, as they say, is

believe on Jesus. Its called the faith onlydoctrine, which itself is a misnomer, for faith isacting on what one believes to be true.

The Apostle Peter was given the keys tothe kingdom.

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom ofheaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall bebound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose onearth shall be loosed in heaven." Matthew 16:19.

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BaptismIn Acts Chapter 2 it was Peters preachingto the very crowd that was involved in thecrucifixion of Jesus Christ fifty days previousthat caused the people to say;

"Now when they heard this, they were piercedto the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of theapostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" Acts 2:37

NOW, IT'S VERY HARD TOMISS THE APOSTLE PETERSANSWER TO THIS QUESTION!

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let eachof you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the

forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive thegift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38

People, for the most part, are not beingtold by their religious leaders to do this.

Instead, they are simply told to believe, toaccept Jesus, let Him come into their hearts, saythe sinner's prayer, etc, etc.

Baptism, true genuine Bible baptism, isimmersion in water. Not sprinkling, notpouring, not a Holy Ghost experience, not drycleaning or any other counterfeit that men, withthe assistance of satan, dream up. It isimmersion in water; full and completeimmersion in water.

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BaptismIts what John the Baptist did. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near

Salim, because there was much water there; and theywere coming and were being baptized. John 3:23

Its what was done in Acts Chapter 8.

And as they went along the road they came tosome water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water!

What prevents me from being baptized?" And Philipsaid, "If you believe with all your heart, you may."

And he answered and said, "I believe that JesusChrist is the Son of God." And he ordered thechariot to stop; and they both went down into thewater, Philip as well as the eunuch; and he baptizedhim. And when they came up out of the water, theSpirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and theeunuch saw him no more, but went on his way

rejoicing. Acts 8:36-39

Its what Romans Chapter 6 describes as aburial.

Or do you not know that all of us who havebeen baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptizedinto His death? Therefore we have been buried withHim through baptism into death, in order that asChrist was raised from the dead through the glory ofthe Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:3-4

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BaptismWHY ARE SO MANY MISSINGTHIS? YOU CANT MISS IT ONCE YOUREALLY LOOK FOR IT YOURSELF.

So why are so many missing it? Noticethe words of Jesus that weve just read werepreceded with the words:

Beware of the false prophets who come to youin sheeps clothing but inwardly are ravenous

wolves.Not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord,will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does thewill of my father who is in heaven

Matthew 7:15&21

The way you tell a falsehood (and the onewho proclaims it) is to compare what is said towhat the Bible says. Remember, the one sayingit may believe it himself as this may be what hewas himself told, but be that as it may, your life

and eternal life is dependent on what the Bibletells! And it tells believers in Christ to;



Jesus said Beware!Beware of the falseprophets whose motive may be deception, orhuman pride that keeps them locked into theirown deceptions, who will try to argue this

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Baptismsimple point and even try to use otherScriptures in their reasoning. Beware! Alsobeware of reasoning what difference does itmake. Why risk you whole eternity onfalsehoods and human reasoning? (Read thestory of Naaman, whose reasoning almost kepthim from going down into the water to becleansed-2 Kings 5:8-14).

This tract was prepared with the prayerthat you the reader would not miss this, andmiss out as those people Jesus spoke of did inMatthew 7:23.

WHY SOME WILL MISS IT!Its simple. Its called repentance. The

believers in Acts 2:37, who asked what to do,

were told to first--REPENT. Repentanceinvolves changing ones mind, it involvessurrendering ones will to the will of theirmaster and king Jesus Christ. It is the desire todo His will, not ours. The Bible likens it todying to our will and living to do His will. Ifyou will not do this, you will not most likelyget baptized. And even if you did, it would dono good. You must, as a believer, repent beforeyou are baptized.

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BaptismMany have been baptized, i.e. immersedin water but not for the right reason. In thefaith only doctrine there are a number ofchurches that do baptize, but not for theremission of sin; not for the forgiveness ofsins.


forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive thegift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 NASB


forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive thegift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 KJV

These churches baptize for what they callan outward sign of an inward grace or becauseyou are already saved. They deny the obvious,

that baptism is part of Gods plan of salvation.How much more obvious can God make it thanActs 2:38 or 2 Peter 3:21?

And corresponding to that, baptism now savesyou-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but anappeal to God for a good conscience-- through the

resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 3:21

Often, to try to get you to deny theobvious, false teachers will point out that thethief on the cross was not baptized and he was

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Baptismsaved (Luke 23:43). This is true, but this truthdoesnt invalidate the truth of Acts 2:38

You see, the thief on the cross was givensalvation prior to the death of Jesus. We todaylive after Jesus died on the cross, and was buriedin the tomb and then resurrected. We live inwhat the Bible calls the New Testament whichdid not begin until His death, burial, and

resurrection. And for this cause he is the mediator of the

new testament, that by means of death, for theredemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receivethe promise of eternal inheritance. For where atestament is, there must also of necessity be the deathof the testator. For a testament is of force after menare dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while

the testator liveth. Hebrews 9:15-17 KJVToday, for one to get the salvation Jesus

willed to us, we must follow the dictates of Hislast will and testament. The Bible testifies toyou thru the Holy Spirit inspired words of theApostle Peter who was given the keys to thekingdom what to do. Dont miss it.



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BaptismOne last point for this brief tract. Dontdeny the truth of Acts 2:38 because of the graceand power and love of God.

Many have had religious experiences,many have had what are called 'conversionexperiences' where their lives have beenchanged or where they, as believers, repentedand changed their lives. They had prayers

answered and did works for Jesus (Just likethose did in Matthew 7:23). If this has alreadyhappened to you, it is God's grace, power andlove you have experienced, but it doesn't changewhat you must do to be saved, according theWord of God, the Bible.

Saul of Tarsus had a religious, HolyGhost experience where he finally saw the lightand even surrendered his will to Jesus (Acts 9

and Acts 22). BUT then WHAT WAS HETOLD TO DO?

'And now why do you delay? Arise, and bebaptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His

name.' Acts 22:16

(If you were to take time and read the book ofActs you will note there was not one conversion in thatbook where the person was not baptized.)

NOTE: If your baptism wasnt done properly,

there is a Bible precedent for you to be re-baptized. See Acts 19:1-5. WHY RISK IT?

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A SIMPLE SUMMARYON PROPER, BIBLICAL BAPTISM1. Believe that Jesus Christ is and was the Son of

God and King of kings. (as proof of your belief,confess out loud that He is.)

2. Repent! Repent of your sins, meaning surrenderyour life to the King. Do His will over your will.Try to sop doing wrong, and start doing right.You die to your old way of life.

3. Be Baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ FOR theREMISSION of your sins. Baptism is immersion(or burial) in water, and it is where you contactthe shed blood of Jesus Christ that washes awaysin (Acts 22:16). (THEN you receive the gift ofthe Holy Spirit that is a helper that helps youwhen you try.) (Prior to being baptized, confessout loud your belief in Him. See Romans 10:9 andActs 8:37.)

When you do the above, you are then born-again of the water and the spirit (John 3:5) andbecome a member of His corporate body, which isthe Church (1 Corinthians 12:12-14).

Therefore we have been buried with Him throughbaptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised fromthe dead through the glory of the Father, so we too mightwalk in newness of life. For if we have become united withHim in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be alsoin the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our

old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin mightbe done away with, that we should no longer be slaves tosin; Romans 6:4-6

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