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Baptism
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A necessary part of the salvic process |
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| Fortigurn |
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Feb 22 2003, 12:55 AM |
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CHRIST
AND THE APOSTLES INSISTED ON BAPTISM
John the Baptist insisted on baptism (are we surprised?):
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Matthew 3:
5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea,
and all the region round about Jordan,
6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing
their sins.
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Mark 1:
4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach
the baptism of repentance for the remission
of sins.
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Luke 3:
3And he came into all the country about Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repentance for
the remission of sins;
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Christ insisted on baptism (including his own):
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Matthew 3:
13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan
unto John, to be baptized of him.
14But John forbad him, saying, I have need
to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to
me?
15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer
it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to
fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
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Mark 1:
9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus
came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized
of John in Jordan.
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Mark 16:
15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16He that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved; but he that believeth not shall
be damned.
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John 3:
5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, Except a man be born of water and
of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God.
22After these things came Jesus and his
disciples into the land of Judaea; and there
he tarried with them, and baptized.
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Paul insisted on baptism:
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Romans 6:
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into
his death?
4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised
up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of
life.
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Galatians 3:
27For as many of you as have been baptized
into Christ have put on Christ.
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Peter insisted on baptism:
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Acts 2:
37Now when they heard this, they were pricked
in their heart, and said unto Peter and to
the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit.
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1 Peter 3:
21The like figure whereunto even baptism
doth also now save us (not the putting
away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer
of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ
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Paul was told he must be baptized without fail,
and without delay:
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Acts 22:
16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and
be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling
on the name of the Lord.
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Paul insisted on baptism:
Act
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s 16:
30And brought them out, and said, Sirs,
what must I do to be saved?
31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32And they spake unto him the word of the
Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33And he took them the same hour of the night,
and washed their stripes; and was baptized,
he and all his, straightway.
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Interesting quote for consideration by those who
refuse to be baptised:
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Luke 7:
29And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with
the baptism of John.
30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected
the counsel of God against themselves, being
not baptized of him.
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Baptism is important element in the gospel message.
When the foundation doctrines of the apostles are
expounded, baptism is there:
Peter says: Forgiveness of sins through faith in
Christ, repentance, and baptism- Acts 2:38
Peter says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - Acts
3:19,26
Philip says: Forgiveness of sins through faith in
Christ, repentance, and baptism - Acts 8:36-38
(Isa. 53:10)
Peter says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - Acts
10:36,37,43,47,48
Paul says: Forgiveness of sins through faith in
Christ, repentance, and baptism - Acts 13:24,38,39
(Psa. 2:12; Isa. 55:6,7)
Paul says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - Acts
17:30
Paul says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - Acts
26:18,20
Paul says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - Romans
6:1-6
Paul says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - Colossians
2:9-15
Peter says again: Forgiveness of sins through faith
in Christ, repentance, and baptism - 1 Peter
3:18-22
Note also the intimate connection between baptism
and salvation:
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Mark 16:
16He that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved;
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Acts 2:
37Now when they heard this, they were pricked
in their heart, and said unto Peter and to
the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
41Then they that gladly received his word
were baptized:
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Acts 16:
29Then he called for a light, and sprang in,
and came trembling, and fell down before Paul
and Silas,
30And brought them out, and said, Sirs,
what must I do to be saved?
31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32And they spake unto him the word of the
Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33And he took them the same hour of the night,
and washed their stripes; and was baptized,
he and all his, straightway.
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This is in absolute obedience to Mark 16:16
- word for word.
Although it may not appear so on first reading,
this quote is a very powerful argument for the necessity
of baptism.
If believe on the Lord Jesus Christ’ was sufficient
for salvation, there would have been no need for
baptism.
Furthermore, it is evident that the baptism here
was required as the outward sign of the inward
faith. The word ‘believe’ means ‘to have faith’,
and it is evident that the first act by which this
man and his family were to demonstrate their
faith was baptism.
This is congruent with the apostolic doctrine that
we are saved by faith and works.
Not faith alone, and not works alone. Nor are we
saved by our works - we are saved because
of our faith which is shown in our works.
Remember, the only works we ever do are merely an
acknowledgment of the grace of God to save us from
death - and what more symbolic act of God’s raising
us from the dead than baptism?
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Acts 10:
47Can any man forbid water, that these
should not be baptized, which have received
the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48And he commanded them to be baptized
in the name of the Lord. Then prayed
they him to tarry certain days.
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I’ve highlighted the two most important phrases,
and it’s not hard to see why they are important:
Can any man forbid water?
He commanded them to be baptized.
Firstly, we see that the ‘baptism of the Holy Spirit’,
if this is what we want to call it, did not prevent
the baptism of water.
In fact, it was insufficient without it.
Secondly, we see that Peter commands baptism,
even after these individuals have been ‘baptized
with the Holy Spirit’, as you would say.
What is the meaning of this? The non-baptizing christian
is at a loss to explain why his own conduct is tacitly
condemned by Peter.
But to the one who understands the significance
of baptism, it is clear.
The gift of the Holy Spirit was from God - it was
a sign of His favour towards those on whom He bestowed
His authority.
It was something God did to show His favour.
The baptism of the individual was from the individual
- it was a sign of his acknowledgement of
the gift of God.
It was something the individual did to acknowledge
the favour of God. |
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