Baptism is therefore just a beginning; we have entered a race which we then need to run. Don't forget that just technically being Abraham's seed does not mean that we are acceptable with God. The Israelis are Abraham's seed in some ways, but this does not mean that they can be saved without being baptized and conforming their lives to Christ and the example of Abraham (Rom. 9:7,8; 4:13,14). Jesus told the Jews, "I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me...If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham" (John 8:37,39), which was to live a life of faith in God and Christ, the promised seed (John 6:29). The "seed" must have the characteristics of its ancestor.
Kwa hiyo ubatizo ni mwanzo unaostahili; tumeingia kwenye mbio ambazo zinahitajika wakati huo kukimbia. usisahau kwamba kuhusiana na uzao wa Abrahamu hauna maana kwamba tunakubalika mbele za Mungu. Waisraeli ni uzao wa Abrahamu kwa namna nyingine, Lakini hii haina maana kwamba wanaweza kuokolewa bila kubatizwa na kufuatisha maisha yao kwa Kristo na mfano wa Abrahamu; (Rum. 9: 7, 8; 4: 13,14). Yesu aliwaambia Wayahudi, "najua ya kuwa ninyi ni uzao wa Abrahamu; Lakini mnatafuta kuniua ….. kama mngekuwa watoto wa Abrahamu, mngezitenda kazi zake Abrahamu" (Yohana. 8:37,39), ambaye aliishi maisha ya kumwamini Mungu na Kristo, Uzao ulioahidiwa (Yoh. 6:29).