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What is the Meaning of This?

  • Jan 11
  • 1 min read

Updated: Feb 18

But you cannot make the sovereign creator of the whole universe and savior of humanity through Jesus Christ take these gifts back by threatening God with a hair dryer or hanging a certificate on your wall. In baptism God makes a promise to you with the hope you will acknowledge it with gratitude and service. But if you do not, that does not undo God’s promise, because it is not a conditional promise; it is a gift.


Matthew 3:13-17; 2 Kings 5:1-19





 
 
 

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