Logos.com Colossians 3:1–10 (NIV) 3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2   Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3   Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Today: 3 John

Logos.com 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 (NIV) 12  Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13  Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

Baptism signifies and seals, but it doesn't save. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 72 Q. Does this outward washing with water itself wash away sins? A. No, only Jesus Christ’s blood and the Holy Spirit cleanse us from all sins Summary Passages like today's are difficult for people who've grown up knowing Christ. Many of us can't remember a time when we didn't know the truth of God's Word, and although we certainly didn't live up to that Word each day and have done things we're deeply ashamed of, we can't honestly say that our foolishness and disobedience stemmed from our not knowing the love of God or our Savior. What a blessing we've been given to always know and live in God's grace! Maybe some of you can point to a specific time where you went from living in malice and envy to being renewed in the Holy Spirit, and you've experienced the night and day difference that comes from suddenly coming to know Christ. What a blessing you've been given, to understand clearly that your salvation doesn't stem from doing a bunch or righteous deeds, but because of God's mercy! Regardless of how or when you came to be aware of your salvation, know that all Christians became Christians in the exact same way: by being washed. The sacrament of baptism signifies the fact that when you were re-born, whether that happened so early in life that you can't remember, or it just happened last week, that you were washed and made clean by the power of the Holy Spirit. Dig Deeper It's important to remember that the sacrament of baptism, while both beautiful to experience and witness, and necessary because our Savior commanded it, does not in and of itself actually save the recipient. As we've recently been reminded, sacraments are signs and seals. Baptism signifies that the recipient's sins have been washed away, and there's not enough water in the world to physically accomplish the cleansing that we require to live in peace with a holy God. Paul here reminds us that the true washing we need comes by the power of the Holy Spirit who has been 'poured out on you generously through Jesus Christ your Savior. We also talk about the covenant often when baptizing a person, noting that their baptism seals them into the covenant family of God - that is, the Church. As awesome as that is, v7 reminds us that as a baptized member of the church, you're not just joined to a distinct group of people, rather you've become an heir of God and you have the certain hope of eternal life. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who has shown His kindness and love to His children by washing them in the power of the Holy Spirit; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that having been made clean by the washing you've experienced, you will stay clean and free from sin. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke 4

Galatians 1:3–5 (NIV) 3   Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4   who Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

BibleHub.com Galatians 3:26-29 26  So in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith, 27  for Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 CONTEXT: The book of Ecclesiastes contain the writings of the Teacher, a character Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

John 3:1-8 (NIV) 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3  Jesus replied, “Very truly Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 3: Total Inability All people are conceived in sin and are born children of wrath,  unfit for

Romans 3:9-18 (NIV) CONTEXT: Paul's been deflating the idea that the Jewish people had an advantage over Psalm 14:1-3, 53:1-3, Eccl. 7:20 13  “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”  Psalm 140:3 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”  Psalm 36:1 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 Today: Philippians 3

BibleHub.com Genesis 3:1–7 (NIV) 3   Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the 2  The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,  3  but God did say Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity longer able to do anything good unless it's given to us from heaven ( Belgic Confession, Art. 14 , John 3:

San Luis Obispo County, California 1 John 3:1–2 (NIV) 1   See what great love the Father has lavished Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity