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NO WATER BAPTISM TODAY?But, didn't James say, "faith without works is dead?"Yes, but James wasn't addressing us the Church the Body of Christ. Rather, James was speaking TO the twelve tribes of ISRAEL under the LAW. See James 1:1 KJV.We, who are IN Christ, today, are NOT Israel, and the twelve apostle of Jesus's EARTHLY ministry are NOT our apostles today. After Israel's FALL, Jesus Christ later made PAUL, alone, the minister of the Church the Body of Christ. So, WHAT PAUL WRITES are God's words TO us today during this present dispensation of GRACE. See Rom 16:25-26; Eph 3:1-10; Col 1:23-26; 1Tim 1:16 KJV Paul tells us very plainly that we today are NOT under the law, but under GRACE. The twelve apostles during Jesus Christ's EARTHLY ministry were under the LAW, as were the twelve tribes of Israel. But, we, the Church the Body of Christ are living in the dispensation of the GRACE of God; we are NOT under the law. See Rom 6:14; Eph 3:1-10 KJV. The book of James is part of the PROPHECY scriptures intended for Israel, as well as all the books of Hebrews through Revelation. Those books are TO and about the nation of Israel of the Ages To Come only. Those books are NOT addressed to us, the Church the Body of Christ. The only books in the KJV Bible where God addresses the Church the Body of Christ are in the books of Romans through Philemon. Why? Because those are the ONLY books penned by PAUL, who is the ONLY God-appointed apostle TO the Church the Body of Christ during this present dispensation of grace. See 2Th 3:17; Eph 3:1-10; 1Cor 12:27; 1Cor 14:37; Col 1:23-26 KJV. KJV Proof Text of Christ giving PAUL alone Authority over the Church the Body of Christ, and that what PAUL writes are the commandment of the Lord to us today:Rom 2:16; Rom 6:14; Rom 16:25-26; 1Tim 1:16; Gal 1:11-12; Eph 3:1-10; Col 1:23-26; 2Th 3:17; 1Cor 14:37; 2Tim 3:10; 2Tim 2:2; Rom 16:17; 2Tim 2:15-16 KJV. Paul writes:2 Timothy 2:15-16 (KJV): "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING the word of truth.16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they WILL increase unto more ungodliness."Rightly dividing the word of truth means to separate God's written word as thus:Time Past (Eph 2:11-12)PROPHECY Scriptures (Mk 1:1-2)Spoken since the world began (Ac 3:21)TO the Nation of Israel Genesis 12 up through Acts 8But Now (Eph 2:13)MYSTERY Scriptures (Ro 16:25)Kept Secret since the world began (Ro 16:25-26)TO the Church the Body of Christ (all nations)Romans through PhilemonAges To Come (Eph 2:7)PROPHECY Scriptures (Mk 1:1-2)Spoken since the world began (Ac 3:21)TO the Nation of IsraelHebrew through Revelation The common misconception within Christendom is that the Church the Body of Christ BEGAN at Pentecost in Acts 2. However, that's NOT what God's word (KJV) teaches. The Church the Body of Christ BEGAN with PAUL in Acts 9, and God calls it a NEW CREATURE and THE ONE NEW MAN. See 1Tim 1:16; 2Co 5:17; Ga 6:15; Eph 2:15 KJV. Paul tells us that the revelation of the MYSTERY that Christ committed to him had been kept SECRET and hid in God until Jesus revealed it to PAUL, and that no one knew about it, otherwise they wouldn't have crucified the Lord of glory. See 1Cor 2:7-8; Eph 3:1-10; Gal 1:11-12 KJV. If God had NOT KEPT SECRET the creation of the Church the Body of Christ, what it was to DO, and where it was headed (HEAVEN), Satan would have tried to STOP Christ from being crucified on the cross, because he would have feared losing his biggest territory: THE SECOND HEAVEN, i.e. outer space.Paul was sent as the DUE TIME TESTIFIER to explain to us, and the world through Paul's writings, the full meaning of the finished cross work of Christ, and what it specifically means to US THE BODY OF CHRIST (which was kept secret till revealed to Paul). Paul was the LAST person on earth to see Christ and be taught by him personally. What Paul writes is God's LAST installment of the written word of God. See 1Cor 15:8; 1Tim 2:3-7; Col 1:25 KJV. Only PAUL was made the minister of the Church the Body of Christ, and given the dispensation of Grace to give to us today. See Col 1:23-26; Eph 3:1-10; Gal 1:11-12 KJV. But, God is NOT finished with the nation of Israel. Even though Israel FELL in Acts 7 with the stoning of Stephen, and even though Israel's PROPHECY/LAW program is currently on HOLD during this present dispensation of grace, God WILL resume his dealings with Israel at the END of this dispensation, which will end at the RAPTURE.Satan has usurped God's authority in heaven as well as on earth. Since the beginning, God has made known his plan to reconcile Satan's rebellion ON EARTH through the instrumentality of the nation of Israel in the coming kingdom ON EARTH when Christ returns to rule and reign with the nation of Israel ON EARTH. But, God kept his plan to reconcile Satan's rebellion IN HEAVEN, A SECRET in order to catch Satan by SURPRISE, out-smarting that old serpent, called the Devil, for God's glory through our Lord Jesus Christ, to be testified in DUE TIME by apostle PAUL! See 1Cor 2:7-8; 1Tim 1:15-17; Ro 16:25-27; 1Tim 2:3-6 KJV. God kept the mystery a SECRET until AFTER his Son completed the cross work, and until AFTER Christ's ascension, and until AFTER Israel fell, and until AFTER creating the Church the Body of Christ by making PAUL the FIRST member.God calls the Church the Body of Christ THE NEW CREATURE, because the Church the Body of Christ was NEW! The Church the Body of Christ DIDN'T EXIST before Paul was saved in Acts 9. See 1Tim 1:16 KJV. It was then, in Acts 9, that Christ began revealing the MYSTERY to Paul. The MYSTERY is all about the formation of the Church the Body of Christ, what it is to DO, and where it's HEADED. And, Satan HATES it, because by it Satan is humiliated and God is glorified. God literally blind-sided Satan by keeping the mystery a secret, until Christ revealed it to Paul. When Satan entered into Judas, Satan literally participated in his own defeat! God spoiled Satan's plans and made a show of him and his followers, triumphing over them in it. See Lu 22:3; Col 2:15 KJV. The reason Israel's DOCTRINE is different than the DOCTRINE to and about the Church the Body of Christ, is because THE WAY WE OPERATE is different and our DESTINATIONS are different. Think of it as the armed forces of God. Israel is like God's ground troops and we are like God's air troops. Both are God's people, but each have different OPERATING SYSTEM, i.e. Law vs. Grace, and the location of the INSTRUCTIONS of our particular operating system is also different, i.e. Prophecy Scriptures vs. Mystery Scriptures.Israel of Time Past and the Ages to Come walks by SIGHT ... But Now we walk by FAITH. The Nation of Israel are God's EARTHLY people (God's ground troops), while we the Church the Body of Christ are God's HEAVENLY people (God's air troops; heaven). Israel has EARTHLY promises, while we have HEAVENLY promises.Therefore, we are NOT "spiritual Israel" as many suppose. Rather, we are the Body of Christ, a NEW CREATURE, who are called by God to follow Paul and his gospel/doctrine, and to continue Paul's ministry today, until the rapture.And, in PAUL'S WRITINGS ALONE we find the plan of our SALVATION, our instructions in righteousness, and our promises from God. James is one of God's ground troops; he is a member of the nation of Israel, so we don't get our doctrine from James, nor any of the other eleven apostles of ISRAEL under the law. We are NOT under the law, but under GRACE.So, don't make the mistake of thinking the gospel of your salvation is found anywhere OUTSIDE of Romans through Philemon KJV. Because it's NOT! If you've only trusted in the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, which the twelve taught, for your salvation, YOU AREN'T SAVED. You MUST believe the gospel of Christ THAT PAUL PREACHED if you want to have forgiveness and eternal life in HEAVEN!!! Today, in order to have eternal life in heaven, you MUST, without doing, saying, or praying anything, TRUST in God the Son Jesus Christ as your only Saviour, and BELIEVE that Christ DIED FOR ALL YOUR SINS, and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day. You have to BELIEVE without adding ANY works to the gospel.Today, we're saved by GRACE through FAITH, without the works of the law. WATER BAPTISM is a work of the law. Adding water baptism is adding a work to the gospel, and that cancels out the grace, voids the faith, and makes the promise of eternal life of NONE EFFECT. So, just believe Paul's gospel of Christ (1Cor 15:1-4) if you want to be SAVED!See Ro 1:16; Ro 2:16; Eph 2:8-9; 1Cor 15:1-4; Eph 1:13; Ro 4:4-5,14 KJV. ========================SHARE COPY PASTE EDIFY