Baptism
Romans 6:1-11
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Baptism Involved In Obedience
Starting place
Rom. 10:13ff
Confess
Repent
Believe
John 8:24
Hear
Rom. 10:17
Luke 13:3
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Acts 2:38
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N.T. BAPTISM
Always a RESPONSE AFTER…
•Preaching (8:35-36)
•Receiving the word (2:41)
•Belief (8:12)
•Repentance (2:38)
•Confession (8:37-38)
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N.T. BAPTISM
Always BEFORE…
Salvation. Mk. 16:15-16; 1 Pet. 3:21;
cf. Mt. 28:18ff
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Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
Requires Water.
Acts 10:47, “Can anyone forbid water, that
these should not be baptized. . .”
Acts 8:36, “See, here is water. What hinders me
from being baptized?”
Requires Much Water. John 3:23
Requires Going Down Into & Coming Up
Out Of Water. Acts 8:38-39
Requires A Burial. Rom. 6:4
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Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
For Salvation – Mk. 16:16
Now Saves Us – 1 Pet. 3:21
Into Christ's Death – Rom. 6:3
For Remission Of Sins – Acts 2:38
For Washing Away Sin – Acts 22:16
Body Of Sin Done Away – Rom. 6:6
To Be Born Again – John 3:5
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Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
• Necessary to entrance into the kingdom.
– John 3:5
• Raised with Christ.
– Colossians 2:11-12
• Results in putting on Christ.
– Gal. 3:27
• Raised to walk in new life.
– Rom. 6:4
• Made alive to God in Christ.
– Rom. 6:11
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Characteristics Of N.T. Baptism
• Puts One Into Christ
– Galatians 3:27, “For as many of you as
were baptized into Christ have put on
Christ.”
• Adds One To Christ’s Church
– Acts 2:47. “praising God and having favor
with all the people. And the Lord added
to the church daily those who were being
saved.” (NKJV)
“Then those who gladly received his word
were baptized; and that day about three
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thousand souls were added to them” (2:41)
Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
• Into One Body
Corinthians were baptized into
Christ after hearing and believing
(Acts 18:8; cf. 1 Cor. 6:11)
– 1 Corinthians 12:13,
“For by
in one Spirit we were all
all baptized
baptized
into one body—whether Jews or
Greeks, whether slaves
free.. ..”.”
bond ororfree.
Mt. 28:19
Acts 2:41, 47
Col. 1:18
Gal.3:27-28
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Design of Water Baptism Regarding
Sinner & Christ
• Baptized into Christ, Rom. 6:3;
Gal. 3:27
• In Christ…
• All spiritual blessings, Eph. 1:3
• Redemption, Eph. 1:7
All things new!
• Forgiveness, Eph. 1:7
2 Cor. 5:17
• Inheritance, Eph. 1:11
• New creature, 2 Cor. 5:17
• Salvation, 2 Tim. 2:10
• No condemnation, Rom. 8:1
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• Eternal life, 1 John 5:11-12
Examples In Acts…
• People on Pentecost
– Acts 2:38
• Samaritans
– Acts 8:12
• Ethiopian Eunuch
– Acts 8:35-39
• Saul of Tarsus
– Acts 9:18; 22:16
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Examples In Acts…
• Cornelius the Centurion
– Acts 10:48
• Lydia, a Seller of Purple
– Acts 16:15
• Philippian Jailor
– Acts 16:33
• Corinthians
– Acts 18:8
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Will You Be Baptized?
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In response to the preaching of Jesus?
By a burial in water?
For the remission of your sins?
To get into the body?
To come unto salvation?
To be born again?
To put on Christ?
To be raised to walk in a new of life?
To be made alive to God in Christ Jesus?
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