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“The whole purpose of water baptism is to give the Jew an opportunity to humble himself before God through confession of sin. I say confession rather than repentance, because true repentance is rejection of the carnal mind in favor of the Christ mind. This is only possible if Christ, our new mind, is formed in us. John knew this and the Jews understood it also.” — Sheila R. Vitale
The whole purpose of water baptism is to give the Jew an opportunity to humble himself before God through confession of sin. I say confession rather than repentance, because true repentance is rejection of the carnal mind in favor of the Christ mind. This is only possible if Christ, our new mind, is formed in us. John knew this and the Jews understood it also.