#151: Washing Off Adam in Baptism in Jesus Name

#151: Washing Off Adam in Baptism in Jesus Name

From Jesus Alone is God by Jesus Alone is God

July 5, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 4

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The episode discusses the symbolism of baptism in Jesus' name through the healing of the man born blind in John 9.

Email: hpaulsilas@hotmail.com https://apostolicinternational.com/ Statement of beliefs: https://apostolicinternational.com/statement-of-beliefs The sermon: https://apostolicinternational.com/sermons/WASHING_OFF_ADAM_IN_BAPTISM_IN_JESUS_NAME.pdf This sermon presents the healing of the man born blind in John 9 as a prophetic picture of baptism in Jesus' name. The preacher argues that the blind man represents all humanity, born in the spiritual blindness inherited from Adam. Jesus' act of making clay from the dust and placing it on the man's eyes symbolizes Adam's fallen nature—the "dust" from which humanity was formed and the condition of sin and spiritual blindness passed down to every person. The central emphasis is that the clay itself is not the cure but the problem. The blind man remains in darkness until Jesus commands him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. Since John explains that "Siloam" means "Sent," the sermon identifies the pool as a symbol of Jesus Christ, the One sent into the world. Washing in Siloam therefore foreshadows baptism in the name of Jesus, where the old life inherited from Adam is washed away and replaced with new life in Christ. The sermon connects this…

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Host: Jesus Alone is God

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Organizations: Apostolic International

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Places: Pool of Siloam, Galatians, John

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