“This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And.it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.” (1 John 5.6-8)

Paul rarely baptized anyone. He wrote:

“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on man’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” (1 Cor. 2.4, 5)

The cup of wine is the New Covenant in Christ’s blood. (Lk. 22.20) That Covenant is our agreement with God. Blessings and curses flow from that relationship. Yet we never hear mention of this important theological doctrine. (See Jer. 31.31-34)