Popular Christian recording artist Lecrae has shared footage of himself being baptized in the Jordan River.
“Today we got baptized in the Jordan River. The one John baptized Jesus in… Getting baptized in it was an incredible experience for me,” he wrote on Instagram alongside a powerful video of the momentous occasion. “I love the Jordan because of all the symbolism it holds,” he added. “It was the border of the promised land. It was the picture of safety and security. Getting baptized in it was an incredible experience for me.”
The rapper went to eloquently explain the true meaning of baptism as a symbol of new creation and spiritual cleansing. Indeed, those who choose to get baptized are submerged underwater and resurface as having been cleansed by the blood of Christ. As the Apostle Peter wrote, “this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” — 1 Peter 3:21.
Lecrae noted that the “Jewish ritual immersion in water is called a mikvah, which is a Hebrew word meaning gathering of waters.”
“Immersion in a mikvah also represents death and resurrection. When you come back out of the water, you come back to life as a new creation,” he explained.
Not stopping there, Lecrae continued to share a…
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