• Baptism Is A Label  PRO

  Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 7, 2011 (message contributor)

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  Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

BAPTISM IS A LABEL

Some believed that because they were circumcised they were saved. But God never intended circumcision/baptism to do anything.

Consider, for example, labels. They name the products, but they do not bring them into being. So with circumcision: BAPTISM LABELS YOU A CHRISTIAN, BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU LIVE LIKE ONE. Wearing a wedding ring labels me a husband, but it