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--SEHGANN (talk) 22:24, 28 January 2011 (UTC)IS WATER A SPIRITUAL MATTER??

Water in the new testament of the Bible is a common word and is used many different ways; analogies, proverbial sayings, and in parables. The word water and the use of the word is mostly used as “new life” or “cleansing”. Baptism is being reborn in Christ. Life itself is built upon physical and spiritual water. God says that we should drink of His love. And He took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, 28 for this is My blood, which seals the covenant between God and His people. It is to forgive the sins of many. Matthew 26:27

Water is one of a few main physical things that represent a spiritual ritual, analogy, proverb, or parable. A traditional and holy Christian ritual, baptism, is a great use of physical water used in a spiritual way. It represents being reborn as the LORD ‘s child, to be part of his body. And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s son by His baptism in water and shedding His blood on the cross-not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is Truth, confirms it with His testimony.

Water itself is part of one of the most humble acts by Jesus on Earth. Right before His death on the cross, during the famous LORD’S SUPPER  Jesus gets up with a towel and a basin of water and begins to wash the disciples feet. What a humble act, especially for Jesus. In those biblical times the slaves would always wash the feet of people coming into their master’s house, so I imagine the disciples would be very shocked to see Jesus doing that job. The disciples didn’t understand much about Jesus at that time, but they did know that He was the most powerful being, the Creator! You can’t imagine the most powerful superhero, superman, just simply working for someone se a slave….that’s what the disciples were thinking as Jesus was washing their feet. 6 When He came to Simon Peter, Peter said to Him, “Lord, why are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now why I am doing it: someday you will.” 8 “No,” Peter protested, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “But if I don’t wash you, you won’t belong to Me.” 9 “Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet.” 10 Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet to be entirely clean. And you are clean….” John 13:6-10

Jesus, in His travels, tells a woman at a well that she can drink and eat of spiritual food and water. He also proclaims later that we should, as Christians, hunger and thirst for this spiritual meal. Man cannot live on bread alone. A popular saying from when the Devil confronted Jesus to tempt Him in the desert. When Jesus said that, He meant of that we can’t live on only physical bread, but also spiritual bread and water. I have a personal idea on spiritual water, and that would be if Jesus gives us good spiritual water, Satan gives us evil spiritual water, and this water contains a spiritual poison. This poison is addictions, lust, criminal acts, and the temptation that causes people to do those things. Temptation is Satan’s most used weapon against could-be and believers of Jesus and it’s the poison, in the water. Our parents are like the water treatment plant, trying to clean all spiritual water of the poison, and letting the True One’s water com to us. But God is like the pipe, He delivers whatever water you want, whether dirty or pure, because God want us to have free will to choose our way, to Satan, or the Evil One or God, or the True One.

I hope that you learned many different uses and terms of water  in the New Testament, and can look up verses for yourself in the list (above) to see for yourself how God uses water.

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BOOKS USED: Holy Bible (NLT) Holy Bible (NIV) By SEHGANN HAZZARD LOL