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 tu; tumeingia katika mbio ambazo tunahitaji kukimbia. Usisahau kwamba kuwa tu uzao wa Ibrahimu kitaalamu haimaanishi kwamba tunakubalika na Mungu. Waisraeli ni uzao wa Ibrahimu kwa namna fulani, lakini hii haimaanishi kwamba wanaweza kuokolewa bila kubatizwa na kufananisha maisha yao na Kristo na mfano wa Ibrahimu (Rum. 9:7,8; 4:13,14). Yesu aliwaambia Wayahudi, “Najua ya kuwa ninyi ni uzao wa Ibrahimu; lakini mnatafuta kuniua...Kama mngekuwa wana wa Ibrahimu, mngefanya kazi za Ibrahimu” ( Yohana 8:37,39 ) maisha ya imani katika Mungu na Kristo, uzao ulioahidiwa (Yohana 6:29). "Uzao" lazima uwe na sifa za babu yake.