Two Brothers' Baptisms

Since 2008, I have been in a brotherly yet house owner-tenant relationship with the physical house owner of which I have been a resident and his tenant to date. As a Christian brother, I have also been praying for my brother's family to be shepherded into the church life and his children to be saved. Now and then, in our family prayers, we have been praying for them. In the past few months, I have received a message from him concerning his sons' baptism that he would want me and the brothers in the church to help them baptize. In fact, it has also been our prayer that the entire family be saved and brought into the church life. At the beginning of this month, I received an email and a WhatsApp message from my brother requesting prayer for the baptism of his two sons and also that I could baptize them. I brought this matter to the Lord and also fellowshipped with the brothers in the church in Gurugram. After I came back from a trip to Hyderabad, I proposed 21 June for the baptism. Somehow they could not make it.  Meanwhile, we have been praying, and a few days ago I received a message that they would be coming today, the 28th of May for the baptism.

Today morning, they all came and attended the meeting. After the meeting, as the church we prayed for the baptsim of the two brothers and I released the burden concerning believing and baptism with an emphasis on the seven significances of water baptism. 

Believing and Baptsim: First, believing, and only then, baptism.
Mk 16:16He who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be condemned.

Fulfilling the Righteous Requirement of God
Rm 6:4We have been buried therefore with Him through baptism into His death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we might walk in newness of life.
Identification with the Death of Jesus
Rm 6:3Or are you ignorant that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?  
Identification with the Resurrection of Jesus
Rm 6:5For if we have grown together with Him in the likeness of His death, indeed we will also be in the likeness of His resurrection.
Termination of the old man and germination of the new man
Mt 3:13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him.
Mt 3:14But John tried to prevent Him, saying, It is I who have need of being baptized by You, and You come to me?
Mt 3:15But Jesus answered and said to him, Permit it for now, for it is fitting for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted Him.
Open declaration, a witness, and a testimony
Mt 3:16And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.
Mt 3:17And behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have found My delight.
Entrance into the kingdom of God
Jn 3:5Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Becoming member of the Body of Christ

1Co 12:13For also in one Spirit we were all baptized into one Body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and were all given to drink one Spirit.

After the ministry of the word, first, the younger brother was baptised. Later, the elder brother made a fuss about some mistreatments he met in the past by some so-called "Christians" in the past. However, we fellowshipped with him and helped him to know the differences bewteen those who believe into so-called Jesus' "photos" and do not live a normal Christian life and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Then, I also mentioned the difference between the soul and the spirit and that in the soul many negative points may be there concerning the so-called Christians but that is not the key point. The key point is beliveing in the spirit and receiving the Lord as simple as calling upon the Name of the Lord Jesus. We helped him to call upon the Lord's name, then he was willing and finally took water baptism. Thus, the two brothers were baptized!

The Lord answered the prayer of their parent and also the prayers of the church. Hallelujah!

May the Lord cause them to grow in the divine life for the testimony of Jesus!