Baptism - What Saith the Scripture? HA Ironside writes about a variety of subjects covered by the Bible and distinguishes John's Baptism unto Repentance, The Baptism of Jesus, Baptism of Wrath upon the Cross, Baptism in the Commissions, Baptism unto the Death of Jesus Christ, Baptism for the Remission of Sins, Baptism of Households and Baptism for the Dead.
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Significant Distinctions
Significant distinctions between the local church and the Church which is His Body.
The local assembly is distinct from the Body of Christ. Hopefully everyone in the local fellowship is part of the universal church, but the reverse is not necessarily true. Believers can be outside of a local fellowship.
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The Body is a spiritual organization. The truths related to it are positional. A local assembly is geographical and truth related to it is practical. (Eph 1:22,23; 1 Cor 1:1-2)
We enter the Body at conversion. The local fellowship is joined after conversion, baptism and acceptance by the assembly (1 Cor 12:13; Acts 2:41-42).
There is neither male nor female in the Body (Gal 3:28). There are clear distinctions between the genders in the local fellowship (1 Cor 11:1-16; 14:34; 1 Tim 2:12-15).
No believer can be separated from the Body (Rom 8:38,39). It may be necessary to put away a sinning believer from the local assembly (1 Cor 5).
Nothing false can enter the Body. Satan cannot prevail against it (Matt 16:18). A local assembly can have wolves creep in (Acts 20:29) and Satan can corrupt it (2 Cor 11:1-3).
There is perfect unity in the Body (Eph 4:4). A local assembly can be rent by schisms (1 Cor 3:3).
The bride will be presented to Christ without flaw (Eph 5:25-27). A local assembly can be removed in judgment (Rev 2:5).
The bride has an eternal relationship with Christ. A local assembly is terminated at the rapture (1 Cor 11:26; Rev 2:25).
The Body is never together in one place at one time until the rapture (2 Thess 2:1). An assembly should regularly meet in its entirety (1 Cor 14:23; Heb 10:25).
The Lord Jesus said he himself would “build my church” (Matt 16:18). Paul said that men are builders of local assemblies and he himself was the master builder (1 Cor 3:10).
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