Blessed is he
that readeth, and they that hear the
words of this prophecy, and keep
those things which are written therein:
for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3
Baptism
Lesson 24
Marking Code: B
Marking Color: Blue
Key Text: Ephesians 4:3-5
- Ephesians
4:3-5. The Bible teaches
one form of baptism. Baptism
by immersion commemorates
Jesus’ death, burial,
and resurrection. However,
Satan has a counterfeit for
every truth of God-including
a multiplicity of methods of
baptism. Pouring, sprinkling,
and other methods that have
been introduced into the
church. However, the
important question is: What
does the Bible say?
- Colossians
2:12. Complete burial
(immersion) under the water
is the biblical method of
baptism that accurately
symbolizes our death and
burial to sin. The Greek word
baptizo means “to
dip” or “to plunge
under.”
John 3:23. John
baptized where there was “much
water” (so he could completely
immerse those he baptized).
Matthew 3:16. Jesus
“came up immediately from the
water” after His baptism.
Acts 8: 38,39. Philip
baptized the Ethiopian by immersion.
- John 3:5.
Baptism is essential to
salvation.
Mark 16:16
1 Peter 3:21.
- Romans
6:3,4. Baptism symbolizes
Jesus’ death for sin,
burial and resurrection. We
die to sin, are buried
beneath the waters of
baptism, and are raised up
out of the water to live a
new life in Christ. Only
baptism by immersion can
truly symbolize the meaning
of this ceremony.
- Matthew 28:
19,20. Proper instruction
and preparation of the heart
needs to take place before a
person is baptized. The
preparation includes
understanding God’s will
for us, accepting Jesus as
Savior, repentance for sin, a
desire to be obedient to
God’s will, and a change
in the life. For this reason,
infant baptism is contrary to
the Bible and the practice of
the Early Church.
Mark 16:16.
Acts 8:35-37.
- Acts 2:38.
The Holy Spirit is evident in
our lives when we are
baptized and “put
on” Christ.
Galatians 3: 26,27.
- Acts 19:
1-5. When a person
receives significant new
light from God, re-baptism
may be appropriate.
- Mark 1:9-11.
Jesus set the example for us
by being baptized at the
beginning of His ministry.
1 Peter 2:21.
1 John 2:6.
- Acts 22:16.
A person should not delay
when the proper time comes
for baptism.
- 1
Corinthians 12: 12, 13.
We are invited to enter into
fellowship of one body in
Christ through baptism.
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