WATER

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WATER

H2O bond angle = 104.5high heat capacity = 4.184 J/gK

high delectric constantpolarremarkable properties! H-bondingice floatsgood solvent

IMPORTANCE OF WATEREarth’s surface is > 70% H2O

Our body is ~ 2/3 H2O*Very important to life – scientists claim possibility of life on moon, moons of Saturn, galaxy because of it

WATER IN THE BIBLEGod, the Master Chemist created

water 2 Peter 3:5-6

Gen. 1:6-10 2nd day of creation 2:6-7 mist from the earth

WO´TER (מים, MAYIM; υδωρ, HUDOR):

The Greek philosophers believed water to be the original substance

Because of the scarcity of water in Palestine it is especially appreciated by the people there (I Chron. 11:17)

The rainfall is the only source of supply of water for Palestine

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WATER DURING THE EXODUS

In Exodus 15:23 the people grumbled for water

15:27 12 wells of water In Exodus 17:1-7 the people grumbled for

water In Numbers 20:1-13 the people were

without water again. Moses sinned and lost the right to go into the promised land.

3 INSTANCES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

The flood Gen. 7:11,17 Noah’s family saved in the ark

Crossing the Red Sea Exodus 14:21-22, 26-30 Hebrews were saved from the Egyptians

Jonah in the great fish’s belly Jonah 1:17; 2:3, 10 Jonah was saved by a great fish

In all 3 instances, these people were saved by being brought through the water

WATER IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

1 Peter 3:20-21 water baptism saves us John 3:5 we must be born of the water & the

Spirit Romans 6 we are buried with Christ in

baptism 1 John 5:6-12 and Matt 12:40

Christ makes this all possible John 4:1-24 Jesus with the woman at the well

Christ is the Living Water Ephesians 5:26 we are cleansed by water Rev. 22:17 water of life

“BAPTISM DOTH ALSO NOW SAVE US” Conclusion: we are saved spiritually

through the water. It is not anything magic about the

water. It is not because we are doing some

great thing. This is how God designed for us to be

saved.

THE PLAN OF SALVATIONHear the Word (Rm. 10:17)Believe in Jesus (Jn. 1:12)Repent of Sins (II Cor. 7:9-10)Confess Faith in Christ (Mt. 10:32)Be Baptized in Water (Rm. 6:3-4)Continue in God’s Grace (Ac. 13:43)If you err as a Christian:

Repent & Pray God for Forgiveness (Ac. 8:22)