Our Lord Jesus, after His resurrection and right before His ascension, commanded His disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, & Holy Ghost. Let us draw up a small cupful from that deep well of glory. The vindicated, incarnate Christ gives this sign of washing as an assurance that your sins are washed by His blood. This washing is done so in the triune name, teaching us that we’re bound to the Father as a beloved child; united to the Son in His redemptive Work, sealed by the Spirit that we might truly live & persevere in righteousness.
And so, as these parents bring this infant brother to the waters, an ocean of glorious theology is here. Even the most learned saint here has only scratched the surface. All of us are brought to the saving life of Christ not by the greatness of our understanding, but by the greatness of God’s grace. Indeed, the water of baptism is deep, not shallow.
So welcome our brother to Jesus Christ…
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