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[[File:jesusbaptized.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It is not water baptism that saves but the baptism of repentance, the submersion in '''[[the way]]''' of Christ.
Christ knew the people would be put out of the network of [[synagogue]]s <Ref>[[John 12]]:42  Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the [[Pharisees]] they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the [[synagogue]]:</Ref> run by the [[Pharisees]] through their false [[Corban]] and so He [[commanded]] His ministers to organize the people in His [[network]] of [[righteousness]].
This christian [[network]] of [[synagogue]]s or in the Greek called ''symposium'' which we may see today as congregations of [[tens|ten]] families which provided the [[welfare]] for the [[people]] through the [[Corban of Christ]]. The gatherings of people who [[repent]]ed and recieved the [[baptism]] of [[Christ]] rather that the [[baptism]] of [[Herod]] started in small groups of [[tens]] to provide [[welfare]] for the people by a [[network]] of the people through [[fervent charity]] alone. This [[daily ministration]] was not the [[Legal charity]] of the [[world]] but was the practice of [[Pure Religion]] so that they [[might be saved]].<Br>Listen to the five part [[Remission#Remission_series|Audio series on Remission]]. ]]

== Remission ==


We see the word [[remission]] ten times in the [[Bible]]. Remission is almost always translated from the Greek word ''aphesis'' but is not always translated remission. It was used in the New Testament text at least 17 times. 

The Greek noun ''aphesis''<Ref name="remission">{{859}}</Ref> supposedly means a "release from bondage" and is from the Greek verb "''aphiemi''"<Ref name="aphiemi">{{863}}</Ref> which suggestd  the idea of ''permitting one to go their way'' as if they were pardoned. Hopefully "their way" was "[[the way]]" of Christ. This was identified also as [[redemption]].

There is one time in [[Romans 3]]:25  where we see another Greek word used and translated [[remission]]. The term is ''paresis'' <Ref>{{3929}}</Ref><span style="color:red"><[[3929]]></span> from the verb  ''pariemi''<Ref>{{3935}}</Ref>  as we see the noun ''aphesis'' is from Greek verb "''aphiemi''". They both include the idea of hiemi ''to send''  eimi, ''to go''.

: [[Romans 3]]:25  Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission <span style="color:red"><[[3929]]></span> of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

The nine times that ''aphesis'' is translated [[remission]] it is related to different things, ideas, or events.

=== Shed for many ===

Matthew quotes Jesus as using the term '''[[remission]]''' during the ritual meal of [[Passover]] in relation to His shedding of blood for many during the [[cross|crucifixion]]:

: [[Matthew 26]]:28  For this is my [[blood]] of the new testament, which is '''[[shed]] for many for the remission <span style="color:red"><859></span> of [[sin]]s'''.

By His shedding of [[blood]] everyone is evidently not to be automatically "''released from the bondage''" associated with sin but only ''many''<Ref>{{4183}} </Ref> as we see in the text of Matthew. 

This would be in conformity with what [[John 3]] said about the fact that men "[[might be saved]]"<Ref>[[John 3]]:17  For God sent not his Son into the [[world]] to condemn the [[world]]; but that the [[world]] through him might be saved.</Ref> And again from Christ states in [[John 5]]:34<Ref>[[John 5]]:34  But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye [[might be saved]].</Ref> it is not just the [[shed]]ding of His blood but the things that he says. 

=== Received not the love of the truth ===

Paul who ''preached Christ first'' also made similar references to those who ''might'' or evidently ''might'' not be saved<Ref>: [[Romans 10]]:1  Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they [[might be saved]].
: [[1 Thessalonians 2]]:16  Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.</Ref>. 

This failure to be saved is not because Jesus failed. It is not because people do not believe Jesus died that they might be saved or that there is one God.<Ref>[[James 2]]:19  Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.</Ref> 

It is because they are deceived by others or even by themselves<Ref>[[2 Thessalonians 2]]:10  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.</Ref> and they "received not the love of the truth" which is evidenced by their deeds.<Ref>[[John 14]]:15  If ye love me, [[keep my commandments]].
: John 14:21  He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
: John 15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
: 1 John 5:2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
: 1 John 5:3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
:: Exodus 20:6  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
:: Deuteronomy 5:10  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
:: Deuteronomy 7:9  Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
: John 10:38  But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me, and I in him.
: [[Titus 1]]:16  They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
: [[James 2]]:17  Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18  Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19  Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20  But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
: Revelation 2:2  I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
: Revelation 2:6  But this thou hast, that thou hatest the [[deeds]] of the [[Nicolaitan]]s, which I also hate.</Ref>

Even those who believe they are [[born again]] are actually under a [[strong delusion]] because they actually [[John_3#Hateth_the_light|hateth the light]]. Many will say they love the light and hate the darkness. Light and darkness are metaphors for truth and the unwillingness to see the truth. 

How we know if someone loves the darkness is by their ''evil deeds''.<Ref>[[John_3]]:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. </Ref> 

The [[Covetous practices]] we were warned of by Peter and forbidden by Christ where you desire [[benefits]] from ''men who call themselves [[benefactors]] who force the contributions of the people'' is an evil practice.

Coveting what belongs to others for our own benefit is a sin.<Ref>[[1 John 3]]:8  He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9  Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10  In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.</Ref> 

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=== Baptism of repentance ===

[[John the Baptist]] talks about this ''remission of sin'' in relationship to [[baptism]]. It is important to note that he does not say ''remission of sin'' because of the ''baptism by water'' but the ''baptism of [[repentance]]''.

: [[Mark 1]]:4  John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the '''baptism of repentance''' for the [[remission]] <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins.
: [[Luke 3]]:3  And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the '''baptism of repentance''' for the [[remission]] <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins;

In the actual scriptures there is a consistent reference to "'''repentance and [[remission]]''' of sins" and [[baptism]] is only mentioned when there is  the "[[baptism]] of [[repentance]]".

: [[Luke 24]]:47  And that '''repentance and remission''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

This statement by Christ Jesus, again at that ritual Passover meal, was said to open our "understanding" that they and we might understand the scriptures <Ref>[[Luke 24]]:45  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,</Ref> concerning the importance of ''repentance and remission of sins'' not only to the Jews but to all nations.

By this [[doctrine of Jesus]] we can see that anyone not preaching the importance of repentance in the remission of sins is not a preacher or even a minister of Christ.

Peter also makes that clear according to quotes we find in Acts that it is an essential element that people "Repent" and not merely be baptized.
: [[Acts 2]]:38  Then Peter said unto them, '''[[Repent]], and be baptized''' every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

It would seem reasonable to surmise by these consistent statement that without all these [[elements]] including [[repentance]] that you will not receive the true [[Holy Ghost]] nor those gifts associated with that [[Holy Spirit]].


=== The way and not the way ===

The coming of [[John the Baptist]] was in part to give the people the ''knowledge of salvation'' they lacked because they ''sat in darkness''<Ref name="luke179">[[Luke 1]]:79  To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into [[the way]] of peace.</Ref>. That knowledge was to ''guide our feet into the way of peace'' not the way of [[force]] nor [[fear]] and certainly not a [[fealty]] that would return the people to the [[bondage of Egypt]]. 

The idea of being blind, captive to your enemy, and sitting in darkness was prophesied by Isaiah<Ref>[[Isaiah 42]]:7  To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.</Ref> and Micah.<Ref>[[Micah 7]]:8  Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.</Ref> Of course John<Ref name="luke179"></Ref> and Jesus<Ref>Matthew 11:5  The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
: Mark 10:51  And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
: Luke 4:18  The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
: Luke 7:21  And in that same hour he cured many of [their] infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many [that were] blind he gave sight.
: John 9:18  But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.</Ref>

Paul writes in [[Romans 3]] about the people who have ''all gone out of the way''.<Ref>[[Romans 3]]:12  They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.</Ref> Even though they are all come together they are ''unprofitable''<Ref>{{889}}</Ref> and do not do ''good''.<Ref> {{5544}} </Ref> 

This ''not doing good'' may be the result of [[apathy]] and [[sloth]] in attending to the "[[weightier matters]]"<Ref>[[Matthew 23]]:23  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the [[weightier matters|weightier [matters]]] of the law, judgment, [[mercy]], and [[faith]]: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.</Ref> or a willingness to become "[[workers of iniquity]]".

These people who go out of the way of [[faith]], [[hope]], and [[charity]] spoken of by John and Jesus have have often chosen to go the way of [[force]], [[fear]], and [[fealty]] which makes them [[merchandise]], [[curse children]] and is not ''the way of peace''.<Ref name="luke179"></Ref>


 

=== The grave and the tomb ===

These metaphors like the shadow of death, graves and tombs include those who sit in darkness and do not love the light nor the truth even though because they are deceived, or choose to be, they claim they do love the way, the truth and the light. 

Paul tells us their mouths is like a tomb<Ref>[[Romans 3]]:13  Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:</Ref> and their tongue deceives<Ref>{{1387}} </Ref> the people, because their mouth is full of <Ref>[[Romans 3]]:14  Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:</Ref>full of cursing<Ref> {{685}} </Ref> and bitterness<Ref> {{4088}} </Ref>.

This seems in conformity with Christ's statement about "things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart.<Ref>Matthew 15:18  But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.</Ref> If we have truly [[repent]]ed and have the heart of Christ or the [[Holy Spirit]] of Christ dwelling in our midst will these things come out of us?



=== The purse of innocent blood ===

There is a great deal in scripture about [[flesh and blood]] and the ''[[shed]]ding of [[blood]]'' and [[bite|biting]] one another which will [[shed]] innocent [[blood]] and [[curse children]].

They ''run to [[shed]] blood'' which is a theme in [[Proverbs 1]]<Ref>[[Proverbs 1]]:10 ¶  My son, if sinners entice thee, [[consent]] thou not. 11  If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12  Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13  We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14  Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have [[one purse]]: 15  My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16  For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 17  Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18  And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives. 19  So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 ¶  Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:</Ref> and [[Isaiah 59]] which speak of a path that also sheds innocent blood in a path of [[iniquity]] which brings waste and destruction.<Ref>[[Isaiah 59]]:7  Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths.</Ref>

The same path Paul says is swift to shed blood brings destruction and misery and is not the way of peace.<Ref>[[Romans 3]]:15  Their feet [are] swift to shed blood: 16  Destruction and misery [are] in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known:</Ref>

It also involved being ''saved from our enemies''<Ref>[[Luke 1]]:71  That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;</Ref> and ''delivered out of the hand of our enemies so that we could serve with out fear''<Ref>[[Luke 1]]:74  That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,</Ref> in [[righteousness]]<Ref>[[Luke 1]]:75  In holiness and [[righteousness]] before him, all the days of our life.</Ref>

: [[Luke 1]]:77  '''To give knowledge of salvation''' unto his people by<Ref>{{1722}}</Ref> the [[remission]] <span style="color:red"><859></span> of their sins,<Ref>his father Zacharias was filled with the [[Holy Ghost]], and prophesied, saying,
68  Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69  And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
70  As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71  That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72  To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73  The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74  That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
75  In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
76  And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77  To give '''knowledge of salvation''' unto his people by the '''remission of their sins''',
78  Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79  To give light to them that '''sit in darkness''' and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.</Ref>

=== Who truly believeth ===

: [[Acts 10]]:43  To him give all the prophets witness, that '''through his name whosoever believeth in him''' shall receive [[remission]] <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins.

There is always, or should be, the question of who believes in Jesus because he himself warns that many will say they believe but their works are [[iniquity]]. This conforms with Paul's statements about not [[Not inherit the kingdom|inheriting the kingdom]] and James' statements about faith being dead without works. It also conforms to [[John 3]] reference to those loving darkness though they say they are born again.

=== Mutual shedding ===

: [[Hebrews 9]]:22  And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no [[remission]] <span style="color:red"><859></span>.

As we stated earlier by His shedding of [[blood]] everyone is evidently not to be automatically "''released from the bondage''" associated with sin but only ''many''<Ref>{{4183}} </Ref> as we see in the text of Matthew. 

This is also repeating the principle of forgiveness we see Jesus state in [[Mark 11]]:26  "But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses." Jesus repeats this principle over and over again in scripture.<Ref>Matthew 6:14  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
: Matthew 6:15  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
: Matthew 18:35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
: Mark 11:25  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26...
: Luke 6:37  Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
: Luke 11:4  And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
* [[Luke 12]]:10  And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.</Ref>

Laying down your life is a form of shedding your blood which is symbolic of giving up your life for others. That would be evidence to you that you have forgiven. If you cannot or even find it difficult to sacrifice for others then you know you have not fully forgiven.

: [[Hebrews 10]]:18  Now where [[remission]] <span style="color:red"><859></span> of these [is, there is] no more offering for sin.

Forgiveness is so important to the remission of sins that the  Greek word ''aphesis'' is translated forgiveness numerous times.

: [[Mark 3]]:29  But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never '''forgiveness''' <span style="color:red"><859></span>, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
: [[Acts 5]]:31  Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and '''forgiveness''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins.
: [[Acts 13]]:38  Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the '''forgiveness''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins:
: [[Acts 26]]:18  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''' <859> of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
: [[Ephesians 1]]:7  In whom we have redemption through his blood, the '''forgiveness''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
: [[Colossians 1]]:14  In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the '''forgiveness''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> of sins:


The overlap of forgiveness and remission of sin is so distinct that you know there has been no remission if there is still unforgiveness.

[[Remission]] is translated ''deliverance'' and ''liberty'' in the same verse in the sense of setting a ''captive'' free only in Luke:

: [[Luke 4]]:18  The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach '''deliverance''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to '''set at liberty''' <span style="color:red"><859></span> them that are bruised,<Ref name="bruised">{{2352}}</Ref>


Deliverance from the consequences of sin is not the plan of God if we do not include repentance. Ultimately all sin is the result of rejecting if not usurping God. It is men taking the place of God.

We may call doing things contrary to these instructions [[sin]] but we should not imagine that the consequences are like violating man made laws<Ref>[[Acts 17]]:28  For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31  Because he hath 
appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.</Ref> and suffering prescribed penalties.<Ref>Ecclesiastes 8:17  Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].
: [[Acts 17]]:29  Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
: [[Romans 2]]:3  And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
: [[Romans 12]]:3  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.</Ref>

The [[Ten Commandments]] of God are not like the laws of men but rather the laws of physics. If sin is unrighteous acts or behavior contrary to the way of God's creation then there is no escape from the consequences except in a changing of your acts. But can we change our acts without changing our thinking? Can we change our thinking to a righteous way of thinking without eating of the tree of life and fasting from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?<Ref>[[Romans 2]]:3  And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?</Ref>

Is the ''[[remission]] of sins'' a product of [[baptism]] by water or ''the [[baptism]] of [[repentance]]''?

== Remission series==

What does [[Matthew 26]]:28  mean:
: "For this is my [[blood]] of the new testament, which is shed for many for the [[remission]] of sins."

We also know that [[Mark 1]]:4  
: "John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the [[baptism]] of [[repentance]] for the [[remission]] of sins."<Br>

=== Audio Series links ===

[[Remission]] 1-2 
<Br>http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/20220101remission.mp3<Br>[[Remission]] 3 hour<Br>
http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/202201012remission.mp3
<Br>[[Remission]] 4 <Br>
http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/20220108remission4.mp3
<Br>[[Remission]] 5 <Br>
http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/20220108remission5.mp3
<Br>[[Remission]] and [[charity]] <Br>
http://www.hisholychurch.net/audio/20220115charity.mp3


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