Amen the part of the chapter we're gonna focus on is found in Mark chapter
number one in verse number one where the Bible says the beginning of the
gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God as it is written in the prophets
behold I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way
before thee the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare ye the way of
the Lord make his paths straight in verse number four John did baptize in
the wilderness and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins in
the time of my sermon this morning is baptism for the remission of sins
baptism for the remission of sins that's wrong with me if you went to Acts
chapter number 10 Acts chapter number 10 now what is remission what does
that mean what it's not a common word that we would necessarily use today
but the Bible simply teaches us that remission simply means forgiveness right
it means pardoning okay now in Acts chapter number 10 it basically explains
what that how you get remission of sins because a lot of people will take
Mark chapter 1 and say that the way you receive the forgiveness of sins
the way you receive the pardoning of sins is by getting baptized okay now is
that true no and we're gonna we're gonna just go ahead and just expose all
of that today but I want to explain first and foremost how do you get
remission of sins we'll look at Acts chapter number 10 verse 41 the Bible
reads here now to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before God even
to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead and he
commanded us to preach unto the people and to testify that it is he
which was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead to him give
all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever what believeth in him
shall receive remissions of sins now why is that well simply for the fact
that the Bible tells us that without the shedding of blood there is no
remission okay so someone's blood has to be shed in order for someone to
receive forgiveness and by the way that's why the sacrifices were
sacrificed in such a brutal way right but obviously that was a picture of the
a shadow of things to come that's why the Bible says that it is impossible
that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins right but still
without the without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins so
who shed his blood the Lord Jesus Christ okay now look go with me if
you would say Ephesians chapter number one now I think just with that verse
alone we can simply tell that by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ you
will receive the remission of sins right and obviously there's a false
doctrine out there that teaches well you have to confess your sins every
single day to be saved to be forgiven okay now for the Christian it's true
that we have to confess our sins to be forgiven every single day so we
could keep a right relationship with the Lord right but the Bible says that
the wages of sin is death well we no longer have to pay that wage why
because because we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ we've already
received remission of sins now look what Ephesians chapter 1 verse number
7 says in whom we have redemption through his blood and look what it says
the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace go to Romans
chapter number 4 so we see already that the remission of sins is received
a remission by the way is just another word for forgiveness we
receive that through his blood right well then how do we receive that by
believing on his name now someone would look at I say well then is the
Bible contradict in itself when it says in Mark chapter 1 the baptism for the
remission of sins absolutely not and here's the thing there's a song I
used to like to listen to it's a Christian song and it was I forgot
what the songs it's about the King James Bible that's why I liked it
and it said this it says if you find something wrong in it then
something's wrong with you so it's not like oh there's something wrong
here there's a contradiction no you're a contradiction okay because God's Word
is perfect all Scripture is given by inspiration of God is profitable for
doctrine for reproof for correction instruction and righteousness there is
no prophecy of the scripture given of any private interpretation holy man
of God spake as they're removed by the Holy Ghost the Bible tells us
okay and the words of the Lord are pure words there is no mistake within
the Bible so this isn't a contradiction so if you see something that might
even hint towards being a contradiction we need to study a little more
rightly divide the word of truth to find out what it really means okay now
look at Romans chapter 4 verse number 5 says but to him that worketh not I'm so
glad God put that in there man but believeth on him that justifieth the
ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness even as David also
described the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness
without works saying blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven that's
past whose sins are covered present blessed is the man to whom the Lord
will not impute sin future so what happens when you believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ well according to the Bible you receive a remission of sins
well what sins past present future okay now here's the thing you know those
who believe you can lose your salvation they're not reading these
verses or they're reading and they're just glazing over them because the
Bible and look if you don't believe that then you're calling God a liar
right because he said blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven whose
sins are covered blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin
the Bible says okay now go with me if you would to Acts chapter 19 and by
the way I love Mark chapter number 1 John the Baptist is the man okay but
here's the thing what is John's baptism because there's a false doctrine
out there that's called baptism regeneration and I don't care if you
think well you know you're not given the definition that what I think it is
baptism regeneration means you believe you can get saved by getting baptized
now look look look check this out I got baptized I get baptized every day
if that's what it is because I take showers every day okay my entire body
I take sure right you take showers every day right I'm pretty well don't tell
me if you don't take a shower but everyone takes showers every single day
okay and here's the problem with this baptism regeneration you know those who
believe this believe you can lose your salvation so how many times you
have to get baptized right because we the Bible says for all have sinned
come short of the glory of God there's none that do with good no
not one there's not a just man upon earth that do with good and sin
if not there's none righteous no not one as it is written right so if
that's the case that means the very about the thought of foolishness is
sin so when you think a stupid thought you've already sinned you lost your
salvation I guess you got to carry a baptism trough everywhere you go you see
but God's already covered that okay now look at Acts chapter 19 what is
John's baptism and this is why it's important than when we study Scripture
when we see one verse we compare it with others portions of Scripture look
at Acts chapter 19 verse number one says and it came to pass that while
Apollo's was at Corinth Paul having passed through the upper coast came to
Ephesus and finding certain disciples he said unto them have you
received the Holy Ghost since he believed and they sent him we have
not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost now let's pause there
for a second so what's going on here these people obviously are
claiming that they believed right and Paul says well have you received the
Holy Ghost since he believed and their response is this we didn't know there
is a Holy Ghost now what does that tell us they weren't even saved you see how
you know that because the Bible teaches us in Ephesians chapter 1 and
verse 13 in whom he also trusted after that you heard the word of truth
the gospel of your salvation and whom after you have believed you were
sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise which is the earnest of our
inheritance unto the redemption of the purchase possession to the praise of
his glory so what's the sequence of events when you hear the gospel you
believe and guess what happens you get saved and God seals you with this Holy
Spirit of promise that very concept is reiterated in Ephesians chapter 4 where
the Bible says grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed
unto the day of redemption Romans chapter 8 says what does it say that
his spirit bears witness with our spirit that we're the children of God
that's why someone who's truly saved doesn't doubt their salvation we have
the Holy Spirit that bears witness we have the witness within ourselves the
Bible says okay you're not in the flesh but you're in the spirit if so be that
the Spirit of God dwell in you the Bible says okay and how's the sequence
of events you hear the gospel because faith cometh by hearing hearing
by the Word of God you believe it and guess what you're sealed with the
Holy Spirit of promise and why does God seal you with his Holy Spirit
well he calls it the earnest of our inheritance it's like a direct
deposit okay our soul is saved obviously the flesh is not the Bible
says that we're waiting to with the redemptions of our body according to
Romans chapter number 8 so what does he do he places his Holy Spirit within us
almost as a down payment to give us a security hey I saved you and one day
he's gonna purchase the entire thing which is the body as well that's when
we get glorified amen so that's the sequence of events so based upon
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 13 and 14 based upon Romans chapter number 8
based upon all the scriptures we see the sequence of events is that you
believe and you're sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise well based upon
that chapter excuse me verse number 2 of chapter 19 these people weren't saved
you will never meet a safe person who says they believe it and they say well
who's the Holy Ghost who's that Holy Ghost no you won't believe that
because the Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we're the children of
God okay so that's verse number 2 verse number 3 says and he said unto them
unto what then were you baptized so what is Paul saying so you were
baptized but into what so this is obviously given the the the notion that
these people were baptized right it says this and they said unto John's
baptism verse 4 then said Paul John barely baptized baptized with the
baptism of repentance saying unto the people so Mark chapter 1 tells us that
he baptized right for the remission of sins but this clarifies what he
actually said that's why it's always good to find out what do they really
say right well look what it says saying unto the people that they should believe
on him which should come after him that is on Christ Jesus so what was John
the Baptist's entire message you should believe he said well is that a
contradiction because it says baptized for the remission of sins 4 is a
preposition that means because so they got baptized because they received
the remission of sins well how do you receive the remission of sins according
to Ephesians chapter 1 through his blood well how do you get that through
his blood well according to the other verses we just looked at by believing
on him so once you believe on him you receive the remission of sins you
receive the forgiveness of sins and God says afterwards get baptized okay I
think that's pretty simple to understand right verse 5 when they
heard this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus and when Paul
had laid his hands on them the Holy Ghost came upon them just like the
sequence we find in Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 13 and 14 okay now go to
Matthew chapter number 3 you say why are you preaching this well because
obviously most of us know this doctrine of baptism and why we should
get baptized but the fact remains that we need to hit on these things very
frequently we need to hit on the things that we think we already know
about lest anyone should think otherwise right but there's a false doctrine out
there called baptism regeneration that teaches you we have to get baptized to
be saved okay which is false and we can prove that two ways from Sunday
Ephesians 2 verse 8 through 9 for by grace are you saved through faith and
that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not of works that steady
man should boast I give unto them eternal life and they shall never
perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand the Bible says
that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in
thine heart that God has raised them from the dead thou shalt be saved
for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved I mean we can go
on and on and on and on and on of the verses that prove salvation is just by
believe only okay the entire theme of the Scriptures is about believing well
it's different in the Old Testament you know they got saved by the
sacrifices it is impossible to the blood of bulls and ghosts should take
away since Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for
righteousness okay and all the other prophets and by the way we just read
the prophets gave witness I found in the Old Testament okay now I'm just
gonna give you some basic points about baptism just lest anyone should
think anything different number one baptism is by immersion okay what does
immersion means that means completely in completely out now how many you've
ever been to a funeral raise your hand all right I'm not trying to be
gory here but look fact remains when you bury someone you don't just bury
their head you bury the entire body right I mean that would be kind of
morbid if you only buried one portion of the body and let the other portion
stick out the Bible says and the Bible teaches is do you supposed to
bury them they go in the tomb or they get to go under the ground they
go in all the way well what is baptism picture it pictures the death
burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ now look what the Bible says in
Matthew 3 3 13 then come with Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be
baptized of him now that's another thing Jesus is salvation why the heck is
he getting baptized then if baptism saves you why is Jesus being baptized
oh here's the exception yeah exception to your false doctrine right
but John forbade him saying I have need to be baptized of thee and
cometh out to me and Jesus answering said unto him suffer it to be so now for
thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness then he suffered him and
Jesus went when he was baptized went up straightway out of the water okay
and lo the heavens were open unto him and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove and lighting upon him so what does the Bible teach
you he came up out of the water okay now I used to be a Catholic okay how
many of you used to be Catholics here okay did you ever get baptized there
in the Catholic Church I did you know and what they did is they grab a basin
of water and they pour it over your head okay you just and I got back to
us when I was like 12 usually do it to babies I was a late boomer okay I
bend my head over and they literally poured the water over my head that's
not straight way out of the water okay all they did is wash the gel out
of my hair all right go to Romans chapter number six and by the way you
see the same concept in Luke chapter number three so he came out of the
water so here's the concept baptism is by immersion that's why when we
baptized we got a horse trough out there the people go in all the way in
all the way out why because when Jesus Christ went all the way in he
came all the way out okay and it's a picture it's a figure of things to
come and look let me say there's a lot of false doctrines are based upon
the fact that people take the figurative as literal right they take
the figurative aspects of the Old Testament and they like no the Jews
have to have that land right they take figurative things well you know the
sacrifices well if the sacrifice is saved why aren't you sacrificing today
okay they're figurative these are the Bible says that these are a shadow
of things to come these are by the way God loves using illustrations I mean
though a lot of the Old Testament is just purely illustrations because it's a
beautiful pictures of what God will fulfill in the New Testament you know
the Lamb of God who should take away the sins of the world when Genesis when
the Bible says that God shall provide himself a sacrifice does that
mean God like literally went down there tied himself to the where
Abraham was gonna sacrifice Isaac and it no that was a picture what he was
gonna do in the future now look what the Bible says so the first thing is
is that baptism is by immersion secondly I already mentioned this but it
pictures the resurrection of Christ Romans chapter 6 and verse number one
says what shall we say then shall we continue in sin that grace may abound
God forbid how shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein know
ye not that so many of us were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death therefore we are buried with them by baptism into
death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the
Father even so we also should walk in newness of life okay for if we have
been planted together in the likeness of his death we shall be also in the
likeness of his resurrection the Bible says so according to this verse when we
get baptized it's picturing what God has done for us spiritually okay now
go to Colossians chapter number two brother David thank you and I often
use this illustration I think it's a great illustration it never gets old
for me you know if you if you find something better than let me know I'll
use it but my wedding ring this is a symbol of the fact this just shows that
I'm that I'm married to my wife okay my wife has rings on her finger and it
just shows that she's married to me now does that mean that when she
takes off her rings to do the dishes at home she sees she ceases becoming my
wife no it just means she's probably gonna lose them if she's not careful
they might go down the drain okay but that simply symbolizes our marriage
okay that's all it is is a symbol it's not like married unmarried married
unmarried you know no no it's simply symbolic of what actually took place now
look at Colossians 2 verse 12 buried with them in baptism wherein also you
are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised
him from the dead now buried with him by baptism someone would take that
and say see that's why that's why you got to get baptized in order to be
saved right because it's literal well okay you want to take it literal okay
look at verse number 11 and who also you're circumcised with the
circumcision made without hands in putting off the body of the sins of the
flesh by the circumcision of Christ why don't you take that literally
because according to that verse you need to be circumcised well you're
being inappropriate I'm just reading the scriptures here
circumcision is all over the Bible but see anyone with the brain in their
head can see that and say oh okay that's not literally circumcision
because the Bible says in Romans chapter number two free is not a Jew which is one
outwardly you know and circumcision of that of the of the flesh made up made
with hands but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and circumcision is that
of the heart and of the spirit not of the letter whose praise is not of
men but of God so what does it say circumcision is simply a symbolic and
if you want to take verse 12 literally then go ahead and take verse
11 literally too that's why it's important to compare scripture with
it's just the picture of it okay now go to Acts chapter 16 Acts chapter 16 all
these guys who believe in this are crucifying Christ afresh you say why
is that because if you believe you could lose yourself that means you
have to keep going to get baptized over and over and over again okay but the
Bible says he offered himself once and for all okay now what else what
else regarding Baptist so it's by immersion we understand that it pictures
the resurrection but also it comes after salvation okay make no mistake
about it baptism comes after salvation look at Acts 16 verse 30 but Paul cried
with a loud voice saying do thyself no harm for we are all here this is a
common portion of scripture that we will use today when we go out sowing
okay it's a great verse to use then he called for a light and spring in
and came trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas and brought them out
and said sirs what must I do to be saved and they said be baptized oh wait
no it doesn't sorry it says believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt
be saved in thy house and they spake unto him the word of the Lord and to
all that were in his house and he took this took them the same hour of
the night and washed their stripes and was what baptized he and all his
straight way but guess what the sequence was he was baptized after he
believed okay and that's very important that we understand the sequence because
sometimes you run into people and they get saved and they're and they're like
all right it's time to get baptized like well I was already baptized
before that no you just got wet I'm not trying to be facetious here but
that's just the honest truth because according to the scriptures the
sequence of events is that you get baptized after you get saved okay now
go to Acts chapter number eight these are familiar scriptures but it's worth
reading Acts chapter 8 verse number 35 this is when Philip is caught away in
the spirit to witness to the Ethiopian eunuch says then Philip opened his
mouth in verse 36 excuse me 35 then Philip opened his mouth and began at
the same scripture and preached unto him Jesus and as they went on their
way they came unto a certain water and the eunuch said see here is water
what doth hinder me to be baptized and Philip said if thou believeth with
all thine heart thou mayest and he said and he answered and said I believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he commanded the chariot to stand still
and then went down both into the water both Philip and the ethe excuse
me and the eunuch and he baptized him so here's the thing even the
Ethiopian eunuch said what doth hinder me what's keeping me from being
baptized and Philip gives him the condition if thou believeth with all thine
heart thou mayest so what does he mean by that on the other if you turn
that that phrase around what he means is this if you don't believe then you
can't do it that's what's hindering you right he says look if that's the
condition thou believeth with all thine heart thou mayest okay he was in by
the way the Ethiopian eunuch was not this is not like the summertime
and he was just trying to find a reason just to like go get wet okay he
preached to him the scriptures faith cometh by hearing hearing by the word
of the Lord we're hearing by the Word of God he believed and he said okay now
I know and by the way he had just come from that revival that was taking place
where Philip was so guess what was taking place over there people were
getting saved and they were getting what baptized so he was a witness of
what was taking place of things like man what do I have to do to get
baptized he says if thou believeth with all thine heart thou mayest he said
well he will believe in what well according to the Ethiopian eunuch he
says I believe that Jesus is the Son of God okay sequence of events is
very important now go with me if you would to mark chapter number five mark
chapter number five here's my next point and this is we're gonna spend some
time on this one baptism and I've already mentioned this already but it's
we're gonna we're gonna hit on this right now baptism does not save you
and when I say save you I mean it doesn't save you it doesn't take you
to heaven it doesn't wash away your sins doesn't justify you it doesn't make
you perfect you say I already know that why would you say that well the reason
I've decided to preach on this message is because there's this lying
heretic by the name of Caleb Robertson now you listen to me real
close okay you're about to get some strong meat right now okay and if this
offends you great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall
offend them okay you said we shouldn't criticize people then you haven't read
the Bible yeah okay and look we're not criticizing for criticism for criticism
sake okay the Bible teaches us that we're supposed to preach sound doctrine
and it teaches us that we ought to give attendance to reading to
exhortation into doctrine why so we can save ourselves and those they hear
us from what from false doctrine okay so the reason we preach these things
and we call out the names like Caleb Robertson is to prevent people from
being sucked into his false doctrine of baptismal regeneration now look I'm
gonna be honest with you I don't think any safe person will be involved in
that okay I don't think you will now I think a safe person can get stumped
right and then maybe it could cause them to stumble a little bit but they
won't go into that false doctrine you say so why would you preach on it
because the Bible commands me to preach the whole counsel of God okay all the
doctrines preach the word be instant in season out of season reprove rebuke
exhort with all long-suffering and what doctrine okay so this guy Caleb
Robinson he's a Church of Christ guy okay and let me let me just go ahead
and tell you the story of what took place last week and by the way tell
me your name again Mario I was gonna call you Mike Mario got baptized last
week all right he came for the first time he's like waving to everyone you're
the reason for all this man now Mario got saved okay a while back so
what's the sequence of events he gets baptized he said why hadn't he got
baptized because he didn't have a local church to go to okay by the way
it's not like he could just go to the ocean and just baptize himself you
need the authority of the church to do that right so he had enough sense
because he's read the Bible and I'm sure he's heard biblical preaching to know I
need to go to a Baptist Church to go get baptized by an ordained person
okay so we came here and he said I need to get baptized we asked him his
salvation testimony he gave a clear presentation of his salvation and guess
what we baptized them by the way in jeans and all okay and his clothes and
everything all right he's like I don't care just just bat I need to do this
all right so brother Marcos takes a picture of this guy again or takes a
picture of me baptizing this guy and he posted on Instagram and surely I don't
know how long thereafter he posted it this guy comes on the feed and starts
saying oh you guys believe that you bet I never met a Baptist who believes
that you know baptism saves and Marcus was like who said that and he's just
like no you get saved by trusting in Christ right and look we as much as
people criticize us we give people the benefit of the doubt it's like
maybe they're just misled they don't know any better whatever but this guy
keeps egging on and egging on and egging on and egging on and after a
while you start realizing that this guy is not sincere at all okay in fact
he's trolling all he always do it the only thing he's missing is the hair
you know the troll hair he's trolling the Instagram so I'm at I'm working
and I'm like I can't look at this right now because I need to finish my
job I need to finish my work I was like I'll take a look at it
afterwards I look at afterwards I'm like you've got to be kidding me some of the
arguments on this thing was ridiculous so I hop on there and I start listening
to this guy and right off the bat and people criticize for saying things
us for saying things like this but it's the honest truth the guys
reprobate and I'm gonna prove it to you today okay oh that's always it
every time you guys don't get along someone you call them a reprobate
well you know when's the last time you heard a Baptist preacher say that
within the last ten years you don't hear very often so does that mean
they don't exist right no they exist the only thing is is that these Baptist
preachers are actually saying something about it okay so I talked to this guy
trying to talk some sense of this is guy and he's not making sense why is
that because he knows not the scriptures no where of he affirms
either he does err not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God and I'm
approve it so this guy starts bragging about how he's got Baptist running all
over the place yeah we got Baptist running all over the place he's in
Virginia by the way pastor Jason Robinson is in West Virginia okay he
ain't running nowhere he's one of the most doctrinal guys that we know
godly man preaching hellfire and damnation sermons out there against
false doctrine I don't see Jason Robinson like running away from West
Virginia to get away from this guy okay and he and the reason he says that is
because if you go on his Instagram feed you see all these videos of him like
with this camera going up to Baptist and stuff like that and trying to make
them look stupid now look shame on the Baptist that would be afraid of
such a guy okay we're not running and you went on the wrong Instagram
feed okay now I'm gonna get back to these notes real quick but let me just
say this so this guy makes a video about me on Thursday exposing Bruce Mejia
I'm gonna expose Bruce Mejia it's Mejia but you don't you if you want to call
me brother Mejia that I'm fine with that okay I don't care
I'm exposed Bruce Mejia and he goes on on this huge rant he puts my feet
on there okay showing all my things and everything that I've ever said and
all these things and he thinks like he's he thinks I'm like sitting at home like
oh no people are gonna see this they're gonna see me calling them a reprobate
and then he thinks I'm gonna like apologize or something like well I
didn't really mean that you know we're all God loves everyone hell no
I'm not saying that look I got on I made the video and I said I didn't
take back anything I said I said and if you're surprised over the words that I
said over to you and on Instagram you obviously haven't seen my sermons we're
public buddy we don't hide things under a bushel we screaming from the
housetops so it turns out this guy is a liar and so is his family okay
they for years they just lied about people they try to extort people and
and just try to defame their character and they've been caught multiple times
in their lies you say why is that well because if you read Romans chapter 1 the
Bible says that they're full of deceit so they can't help but just spew lies
out of their mouths and it's good to deal with the person like that
because they kind of like just give themselves away really quick because if
you how many you've ever run into just a chronological liar a chronic
liar okay they're just constantly lying they have a hard time keeping up with
their lies okay because then they forget what they say how they said it where
the proof is and it's just like look if you're telling the truth it's just there
it is you know so this guy's a liar and anytime he's confronted about his lies
this is his go-to question for everyone where's the Baptist Church in
the Bible where's the verse in the Bible where it says the Baptist Church
so I look up this guy and there's a guy who actually called into his
place to confront him about a lie that he told recently regarding some
money a w-2 forums and all these things and he was caught point-blank in
this lie I mean the guy even posted the video he exposed himself it was it was
hilarious to be honest with you so and then this is what this guy says well
let me ask you a question where's the verse in the Bible about the
Baptist Church and the guy says what are we what are you talking about I'm
confronting you about these lies you're saying and all you got is like
where's the Baptist Church in the Bible now the reason he's asking that
is because he's from the denomination of the Church of Christ and he wants
to say well the Church of Christ was in the Bible well newsflash buddy that
phrase is not found in the Bible either it's the church at Corinth which
is in Christ the churches of Galatia right upon this rock I will build my
church and see here's the thing one of his favorite things to say is where
is that exact phrase in the Bible well I'm sorry God did not I'm sorry
that God didn't you know seek your advice on how to write the Bible he
wrote it the way he wants to write it okay so and that's his face and then he
says this show me in the Bible where the Bible says believe only you heard
the face plant just like look at Mark chapter 5 I sent them this verse
here verse 35 says while he yet spake there came from came from the ruler of
the synagogue's house certain which said thy daughter is dead why trouble is
thou the master any further as soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken he
saith unto the rule of the synagogue be not afraid only believe so I
sent them this right he's a fool there you go let's talk about healing
I caught you I'm like come in what that's about healing the Bible says he
was wounded for our transgressions okay he was bruised for our iniquities the
chastisement of our peace was upon him by his stripes we are healed now
when you read about the miracles and the healings the physical healings in
the New Testament the Gospels what is that picture salvation okay so that's
reinforcing the fact that you only have to believe now if you want to
take this weird interpretation that of what he's saying then what Isaiah is
saying is that by his stripes were healed that means any time they were
beating Jesus you know all the diseases were just coming out of the
people they were just being healed of all the diseases as he's taking a
bean that's not what it means it means beat his chest that healed means
basically you got saved okay why because he was delivered for our offenses
the Bible says okay but he's all here I got you good get me man I don't take
back anything I said now go to Deuteronomy chapter actually let's do
this go to Acts chapter 22 and look don't be offended at this and if you
know someone like this who believes in a baptism of regeneration and let me
just make something very clear okay we don't believe everyone's a reprobate
there's people who believe this doctrine that are not reprobate they're deceived
but they're not reprobates you say who are the reprobates the reprobates
are the ones teaching this who have the agenda to teach this to damn
people to hell right these are the people who are wicked these are the
people who are disgusting and look he got offended because I called him an ass
you cuss and he claims to be a kjv only guy I told him did you know that ass is
found 76 times in the Bible I say you know what ass means in the Bible it
means donkey you know what a donkey means means a beast you know why I
called you an ass because in the New Testament it says the reprobates are
beasts case closed by the way these natural brute beasts made to be taken
and destroyed understanding speaking evil the things with a which they
understand not talk about this guy we're gonna go out sowing right now
after service go knock on doors and we're gonna I be teenagers who readily
get saved so easily because the concept of salvation is so easy okay just
believe only all right it's not hard to I can witness to someone using John
3 16 it's as simple as that okay now acts 22 verse 12 look what the Bible
says here and he got offended because I called him stupid by the way stupid
means you lack information you don't you don't have certain knowledge right
like if I tell you look the sky is blue and you're like no it's it's it's
it's uh it's yellow well maybe if you live in downtown LA right you say no
it's uh it's you know some off-the-wall color and it's like no
it's blue and you're like no it's it's it's orange then I would say
then you're you're stupid because the fact is right there it's blue if you
can't see that if you can't admit that you're stupid plain and simple that's
not something that's offensive that's it that's an actual word is stupid stupid
just means I know people use it just flippantly but stupid just means you
lack knowledge okay now acts 22 verse 12 says in one Ananias a devout man
according to the law having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt
there came unto me and stood and said unto me brother Saul received thy sight
and the same hour I looked up unto him upon him and he said the God of our
fathers hath chosen thee that thou shouldest know his will and see that
just one and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth for thou shall be his
witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard and now why
terriest thou arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins this is one of
the first verses that Caleb brought up to me there you go arise and be
baptized and wash away thy sins well finish the verse calling on the name
of the Lord why because whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved okay and how do you wash away your sins according to the
Bible by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ verse 43 or excuse me so in in a
prior verse that we that we read in chapter in Acts it says to him all the
prophets excuse me to him give all the prophets witness that through his
name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins so bad
so Caleb says that baptism is the gospel he said that in the video that he
made about me which was garbage it looked like it was from like the 90s
my wife walked in in my office as I was watching she's like is that from
like the 90s or it's an old video I was like no he just did that like
three days ago okay and he says the Gospels baptisms that's what the
gospel is no the gospel is the death bear and resurrection of Jesus Christ okay
now let's just play let's just play let's just play false doctrine for a
minute okay we're gonna we're just gonna pretend right now all right let's
pretend that baptism is the gospel okay I don't believe it is but let's
just go ahead and pretend just for just a couple minutes is that okay just
for the illustration sake now go to 1st Corinthians chapter number 9 1st
Corinthians chapter number 9 let's just say for a second that what Caleb is
saying is true which I feel sick to my stomach even trying like even like
coming out of my mouth but let's just pretend okay okay 1st Corinthians
chapter 9 verse 16 this is Paul the Apostle speaking here says for though I
preached the gospel I have nothing to glory up for necessities laid upon me
yea woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel for if I do this thing
willingly I have a reward but if against my will a dispensation of the
gospel is committed unto me so we see according to those verses Paul is very
passionate about preaching the gospel he said this woe is unto me I mean
that's like I'm cursed if I don't preach the gospel and he says a
necessity is laid upon me that I must preach the gospel so obviously we can
obviously tell the preaching the gospel is very much important to the
Apostle Paul would anybody deny that in this room it's true right now go to 1st
Corinthians chapter 15 or excuse me chapter 1 I'll read to you from 1st
Corinthians 15 10 says but by the grace of God I am what I am and his
grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain but I labored more
abundantly than they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me
he's talking about preaching the gospel he was evidently a very staunch
preacher of the gospel of baptism because we're still playing this we're still
pretending guys we're not we're not done yet okay 1st Corinthians chapter 1
verse 13 is Christ divided was Paul crucified for you or were you baptized
in the name of Paul look at Paul says I thank God that I baptized none
of you but Christmas in Gaius hold on a second if the gospel is baptism
he's looking at sass and he's laying upon me he's like man I'm thankful I
didn't baptize any of you except Christmas in Gaius look what it says
lest any should say that I have baptized in my own name and I baptized
also the house of Stephanus besides I know not whether I baptized any other
so either Paul I mean according to this logic Paul's just a hypocrite he's
like the Baptist preachers they believe in soul winning and they talk
about all about soul winning and then they don't do it in so many right so
he's over here according to this logic that the the Gospels baptism he's
over here the sass he's laid upon me what was on to me and he's like
any of these guys I did like two over here I think I did that one house over
there other than that I don't even know if I baptized anybody else what is
he schizophrenic it's like Paul you just said over there the walls unto
you necessity is laid upon you right well let's read on shall we for
Christ sent me not to baptize didn't you just say in the other verse a
dispensation of the gospel has been committed unto me so according to you
know the gospel is baptism right but is it Christ sent me not to baptize but to
priest the gospel not with words of words student wisdom of words lest the
cross of Christ should be made in an effect so according to verse number 17
he makes a distinction between baptism and the gospel sorry we're not playing
pretend anymore I just killed the whole thing it's not true so for him to get
up to the gut baptism is the gospel then why would Paul said I think I that I
baptized none that's kind of weird it's kind of wicked you know you ran
into a Bible believing safe person and say man I'm thankful I don't go so
winning I'm thankful I don't preach the gospel so thankful for you'd be
like what's wrong what's wrong with you are you so lukewarm and you know like
you just don't love souls or I mean that that would be weird well here's the
thing the gospel is the death-bearing resurrection of Jesus Christ and when
the Bible says that Paul came knowing nothing but Jesus Christ and
him crucified all right here's that Jesus Christ and crucified in the
baptism in fact he even really put an emphasis on baptism it's foolish go to
Acts chapter 26 by the way we baptized in this church but Christ sent us not to
baptize necessarily right we're here to preach the gospel portions of that
after that of course relate to baptism and we already explained what
that means Acts chapter 26 verse 16 says but rise and stand upon thy feet
for I've appeared unto thee for this purpose to make thee a minister and a
witness both of these things which thou has seen and of those things in the
which I will appear unto thee delivering thee from the people and from
the Gentiles unto whom now I send thee to open their eyes and to turn them
from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God that they may
receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are
sanctified by what faith that is in me by the way that's a synonym for
faith is what believe believe only go to Acts chapter 2 so here's some
verses that they use and make sure you write these down if you're not
necessarily familiar with them because you will run into this while you're out
soul winning you won't run into someone as bad as Caleb he's a special
case okay he's spiritually special needs is what he is okay that's what I
mean by that and I mean that from the bottom of my heart to the top of
my head spiritually okay and by the way make a clip of what I just said
make a video what I just said right now go ahead replay what I just said like
for 30 minutes acts chapter 2 so here's some verses that they use they like to
use acts chapter 2 verse 38 says then Peter said said unto them repent and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost verse 39 for the promise is
unto you into your children and to all that are far off even as many as the
Lord our God our God shall call and with many other words that he testify
and exhort saying save yourselves from this untoward generation then they
that gladly received his word were baptized in the same day that were
added unto them about 3,000 souls so they love acts chapter 2 verse 38 yeah
okay and by the way Caleb use this up and down like crazy and he's like
making fun of my English and all like my grammar and stuff just because of a
what's that called autocorrect okay that's all you have by the way right
but here's the thing you make fun of my grammar but you get that you have
to be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins for means because so the reason you should get baptized is
because you've been forgiven of your sins that's pretty simple right okay
and it even says there in verse 41 then they they that gladly received his
word were baptized so the sequence is still there you say well how can you
say that gladly receiving his word is because faith cometh by hearing and
hearing by the Word of God when you receive the Word of God that means
you got saved read the parable of the seed in the sower okay now go go
with me if you went to Romans chapter number 5 this is a good example of
this okay Romans chapter number 5 verse number 12 and look I don't think anyone
can leave here this morning and say brother see you he didn't use any
scripture that guy didn't use any Bible if you say that you're a liar
okay we got one two three four cameras going five oh man I didn't see
that one okay I think we've seen enough scriptures but we're gonna look
at more okay look at Romans 5 verse 12 wherefore as by one man sin entered
into the world and death by sin and so death passed upon all men for that all
have sinned so why did death pass upon all men because all men have sinned
okay that's how it's using it right now go to go to John chapter 3 this
one this one's really funny but I like this one the second example
obviously that first one is easy okay for the remission of sins means because
of remission of sins we don't baptize anybody who does not believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ by the way and the only requirement to be baptized is to
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ we don't have a class here you know to
teach you about baptism I've heard of churches that do that you know first
fundamental who used to be in Monterey Park they used to have like a
like a four-week class or something you know it's like dude you dunk them
they come out that's it you know you have to I mean are you talking
about the temperature in the water how deep it is what kind of what kind of
water it is no just the Ethiopian unit didn't even have a class he just went
in and went out okay now look at John chapter 3 verse 3
excuse me says Jesus answered and sent it to him verily verily I say unto
thee except the man be born again of course Jesus speaking to Nicodemus a
ruler he cannot see the kingdom of God Nicodemus sayeth unto him how
can a man be born when he is old can he enter the second time into his
mother's womb and be born Jesus answered by the way the latter end of verse 4 is
very important to understand what we're about to read right now because it's
in response to what he said in verse 4 Jesus answered verily verily I say
unto thee except the man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God so these Church of Christ heretics will
say well see born of water that's why you got to get baptized man born of
water and of the Spirit can we read can we continue reading verse 6 that which
is born of the flesh so verse 6 is a parallel passage to what he's saying in
verse number 5 he's saying that which is born of the flesh is flesh
and now which is born of the Spirit is spirit now how many of you been born
it's not a trick question I don't know if you know this but when you're in
your mother's womb there's water in there there's liquid okay my wife just
had a baby okay my daughter Kyla and we're waiting I mean we went to the
hospital the determining moment like what you know she's in pain and stuff
like that it's like man we want that water to break because the water
doesn't break she's not gonna be born you know she needs and they always
wait they have to wait like the water hasn't sometimes they go in and they
actually break the water themselves sometimes it just it just happens on
its own or whatever and by the way that shows that's like the the turning point
where it says okay this baby is gonna come soon because the water broke
right because obviously if the water is there the baby the baby can't stay
in the womb okay it has to come out has to be has to come out all right
so here he's saying because he said in verse number four can he enter the
second time into his mother's womb and be born Jesus said except the man be
born of water and of the spirit so he's saying look the way you're born
physically is of water but you have to be born of the spirit because you
can't go back into your mother's womb and come back out and that's how
you're saved he says that which is born of the flesh is flesh okay that
which is born of the spirit is spirit someone once said this born once die
twice born twice die once what does that say if you're born once physically
but you never get saved you're gonna face the second death but if you're
born twice which is born physically okay and you get saved then you don't you
only die once okay physically and by the way then we get a resurrect the
bodies even after that okay so that was pretty easy but I felt like it was
necessary to mention that okay now go to mark chapter 16 this is the the
coup de gras of baptism regeneration here okay here's the thing these guys
they pull up these verses like like they're scaring us like I'm gonna be
like oh no I'm like dodging you know let me say this one of the things when
when we confront him about certain things this is his go-to phrase as
well well let's debate why don't we debate and let me explain to you okay
if you don't understand this let me explain to you why I or anybody in our
movement doesn't debate anybody okay it's because I'm not a reprobate or
you're just read Romans chapter 1 the Bible says that they're full of debate
see why would I want to convince a reprobate that he's wrong the Bible
says that he's ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the
truth now as Janus and Jamborees withstood Moses so do these also resist
the truth men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith so I'm not
sure and people think oh you're trying to convert him you're trying to prove
I'm not trying to prove him wrong well he already knows he's wrong he's a
snake I'm trying to divert people from listening to him and being misled by
his false doctrine okay and then every time I confront him about his
lies why don't you debate me that's almost like Caleb I'm not a reprobate
bud that's why I don't debate you because you're ever learning and
you'll never come to the knowledge of the truth that's why and he said oh
it's cuz you're scared okay yeah it's cuz I'm scared sure that makes
you happy look at mark 16 this is example number three of the verses that
people like to use to prove a baptism regeneration and he said unto them
going into all the world verse 15 and preach the gospel to every creature he
that believeth in his baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not
shall be damned they'll say there you go right there he didn't believe
it than his baptized shall be saved now he got up in the video he said
the weirdest thing ever he says well of course and he said this he
says Baptist always like to harp on that last part of the verse I like to
harp on all the Bible and he says they always like to talk he goes but the
obviously we know if you don't want to go to hell you don't believe but if
you want to be saved you have to believe and be baptized now here's
this logic here mark come on up Alex come on coming up here Alex why don't
you stand over here and mark stand over here so let's say mark decides
to believe on Jesus Christ according to that man's logic and by the way we
believe this as well he won't go to hell amen but mark chooses not to be
baptized so according to his logic he's not saved so according to his logic
he's not going to hell but he's not going to heaven either so let me ask
you a question where does he go
purgatory sorry mark Abraham's bosom that's where he went right so yeah so
this guy's screwed because he believed so he's not going to hell but because
he didn't get baptized he's not saved so he's somewhere like in the
middle okay and you can't make this stuff up
he said this out of his own mouth okay now here's the here's the funny thing
about this let's say mark mark go ahead step step a little over there
let's say I'm witnessing to Alex and I'm giving them the down believe on the
Lord you do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ are you willing to
confess confess that right now okay well while you're standing here you
can believe on Christ and be saved you believe that okay so I get this
guy saved I walk over here and I'm preaching the gospel this guy I said
you believe on Jesus Christ are you willing to confess that okay well while
you're standing right here you could be saved so that I just lied to both of
them I told him the truth right I told him he could be saved while he's
standing right there I told him he could be saved if he's standing right
there you see the quintessential aspect of the gospel is not where
they're standing it's whether they believe so it doesn't matter if Mark's
standing there here or there it doesn't matter he's gonna get back he's gonna
get saved anyways now you say why you say that because they say well he
didn't believe it in his baptized shall be saved well he that believeth
and stands right there shall be saved he that believeth and goes outside
should be saved it doesn't matter what happens to you physically if you
believe you shall be saved but they have this weird misconstrued conception
that it all matters where your body is no with your body you have to be
baptized no no no it's whether you believe and that's why I'm so thankful
that our King James Bible says this verse but he that believeth not shall
be damned and by the way if you think that you're foolish if you think
that those are two separate things because the Bible says some save with
fear pulling them out of the fire John 3 16 for God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten son the whosoever believeth should not perish
but have everlasting life so that it's all-inclusive you won't go to hell and
guess what you go to heaven have a seat guys thanks I mean is that weird
I mean I might I think I think that I think that illustrates it pretty
perfectly right but this guy's like no you have to believe and be baptized
okay now go to 1st Peter chapter 3 this one right here this is like their
favorite right here right write this down if you don't know these things
write them down first Peter chapter 3 in verse number 21 well let's read
from let's start in verse number 18 for Christ also hath once suffered for
sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God being put to
death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit by which also he went and
preached unto the spirits in prison which sometimes were disobedient when
once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the art was
a preparing wherein few that is eight souls were saved by water verse
21 the like figure so what is a like figure it's like a picture right
like means like it's like that okay the like figure were into even baptism
does also now save us there you go we've got to get baptized
boxes like the light figure there's these things called parentheses in the
English language and the reason God puts these parentheses is less you
should think something else okay not the putting away of the filth of the
flesh but but the answer of a good conscience toward God and then it says
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ so I'm not for omitting any verse out of
Bible but let's just go ahead and ignore that parentheses okay because
what those parentheses do is basically what's outside of the first
parentheses and outside of the other ones that's still a continuing thought
that makes sense okay so let's read it without the parentheses the like
figure one to even baptism death also now save us by the what resurrection
of Jesus Christ he said well I thought you said the shedding the blood saves
us both do he was delivered for our offenses and raised again for our
justification according to Romans chapter number four okay so the Bible's
telling us there the way we're saved is by the resurrection not by being
baptized and look Noah did the water save Noah no the arc did he had to go
in the arc through the door the door was closed and then he was placed in the
water right was he like was the water like helping him like survive like was
he like in the waves like buoyancy like you just trying to flow no he was
in the boat and by the way Jesus said I am the what door if any man come
through me right so the Bible's teaching that again it's a picture
does Jesus Jesus saying like he's like a literal door you know it's just like
he's saying like there's like a door right here no it's a picture and the
reason why God puts so much symbolism and in in like figures in the
Bible is to just elaborate salvation he relates it to bread he relates it to
water he relates it to opening a door to receiving a gift he just hammers that
over and over and over why so that people won't get deceived about anything
else but they would think that anything else can save them so he puts the
cookie on the bottom shelf that's why the book of John's great it just
illustrates it beautifully okay lest anyone should think otherwise okay now
go to the last verse here John 3 16
so during the last part of that video that he made someone asked them what
about John 3 16 and he goes well let's go there let's go that verse right
there he goes and he reads it and he's reading from the King James Bible
for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life
then he has the gall to say that verse doesn't say believe only I was almost
revelation 316 that out of my mouth when I saw that by the way if you don't know
what that is that means spewed out of my mouth my dinner he said that
verse doesn't say believe only now now if I were to tell you okay what
I'm assuming he's referring to is that the actual verse doesn't have the phrase
believe only right but what if I were to tell you mark or Chad according to
John 3 16 what is the only thing you have to do to not perish and have
everlasting life he said believe so yeah it doesn't say believe only because I
didn't write the Bible okay but if I were to phrase it to you and tell you
according to this verse what is the only thing you have to do to be saved
you would say believe and look if you don't believe me go sowing with us I
use this illustration all the time and look and it's no coincidence that John
3 16 is one of the most famous verses in the Bible that even unsafe people
know okay there's a reason for that because it has to do with salvation and
it's very simple to understand that all you have to do why isn't mark 16 16
one of the most famous verses well I love mark 16 16 but it's not the most
famous verse in the whole world it's unsafe people are not quoting mark 6
well Caleb is but unsaved real unsaved people are not quoting mark 16 16 all
the time you know who quotes it everyone else quotes John 3 16 why for
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life it's so simple
I'm gonna use this verse over and over to today when I'm out so winning
just because I love John 3 16 okay you say what's the message today the
message is this aside from the fact that Caleb is a reprobate okay and by
let me say this okay I hate Caleb Robertson oh do not I hate them they hate
the Oh Lord oh I hate them with the perfect hatred how can you say you
hate because he that loved the Lord hate evil make a clip out of that you
said why would you say that you know why I hate people like Caleb Robertson
false teachers like that it's because I love people who are being deceived by
this and I don't want people to burn in an eternal hell and don't look at me
like oh that's weird that you hate people you've hated people in the past
too hatred is a very normal thing do you love Hitler the Bible just says
we're supposed to hate those who hate the Lord
well Caleb Caleb I think Caleb loves the Lord if he's twisting the Bible and by
the way the Bible says if you preach any other gospel let him be accursed
he's a curse you think God loves the accursed no about says that he should
be destroyed so what's the message today the message is this look we're
thankful for baptism by the way someone in here needs to get baptized
let me know we'll baptize you right away okay and the only prerequisite to
that is that you have to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ if you've done that
you can be baptized but the message is not just baptism the message is this be
careful regarding these false teachers and prophets who are trying to
creep in unawares teaching false gospels and teaching people how to go
to hell okay it's only through believing on Jesus Christ is not through this
false way and it's no wonder that this is coming up right before the
soul when he make a marathon these little roaches are just coming out of
everywhere you know yeah exactly just that we'll raid we don't do raid step on
them and just crush that doctrine okay amen for the King James Bible amen
for sound preaching amen for believe a belief only one saved always saved
easy believe ism whatever you want to call it that's what we are let's
thank you so much for your word and Lord we like to rightly divide the word of
truth here and I believe that you know that we want to honor you and the way
we honor you is by preaching the whole counsel of God being bold and our
witness the right Lord you said within your word that the righteous are as
bold as a lion the wicked flee when no man pursue it but the righteous are
bold as a lion and the only reason we have boldness is because of you
because of the authority of your word we don't come under our own power we don't
come on our own opinions we come with the authority of God's Word and I pray
that Lord that you would stop Caleb Robertson I pray that you wouldn't you
you would you would destroy him okay and I prayed that those who
potentially might listen to him and be deceived by him and caught with that
delusion that they would that they would get away from that and that a
soul winner would be able to come to them and give them the gospel so
they can be saved and I pray that you bless this time now bless as we go
out and preach the gospel in the city of El Monte and thank you so much for the
souls that have been saved within the last couple of weeks may protect us as
a church Lord fortify us draw us closer to one toward another as we
prepare for the so many mega marathon coming up in a couple weeks we love
you so much we thank you pray these things in Jesus name amen