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Read Exodus 14. Now, did the use of water earn the children of Israel their freedom from Egyptian slavery?
Read Exodus 30:17-21. Now, did the use of water earn the priests the right to serve within the Tabernacle?
Read 2 Kings 5:1-14. Now, did the use of water earn Naaman his cleansing from leprosy?
Read Acts 22:1-16. Now, if the grace of God could use water to free the children of Israel from their bondage, to sanctify the Levites and to cleanse Naaman from his impurities, then what makes a person today think that the use of water earns anything from God (Acts 2:37-38)?
Eugene Adkins
Kelton burg Church of Christ
Smithville,TN