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Baptism in the New Testament:

1. Always For Believers Only as a PUBLIC Testimony of their decision for Christ

  • "Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about 3,000 souls were added to them" Acts 2:41

2. Always using as much water as possible, immersing someone

  • "Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunich said, "see, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized? Then Phillip said, "if you believe with all your heart, you may!" Acts 8:36

  • Meaning of Baptitzo –to immerse, plunge, sink, drench, overwhelm

3. Always in close proximity to the date of one’s conversion
  • Already Seen, Acts 2, 8
4. Demonstrates following the obedient example of Jesus, pleasing the Heavenly Father
  • Jesus came to be baptized. John tried to prevent him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?" But Jesus said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed him. When he had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, "this is my beloved son, in whom I am well-pleased." Matthew 3:13-17
5. At the Great Commission Jesus made winning disciples and Baptizing them one of the highest priorities of the church

  • Matthew 28:18-20

6. The Apostles commanded early disciples to be baptized
  • "Can anyone forbid water, that these should be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Acts 10:47-48 (Peter)
7. Demonstrates what salvation is – Just as Christ died, was buried, and rose, we have died to our old life, buried our former way of living, and now live to Christ
  • Romans 6
8. Demonstrates our unity with other believers
  • "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body"
  • I Corinthians 12:13

9. Does not save, but is a testimony to salvation
  • "this is also an antitype which now saves us – baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God)
  • I Peter 3:21
10. Does not guarantee salvation
  • See Acts 8, where Simon the magician was baptized but still seems to be very lost!

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