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ETS: The Apostle Paul illustrates the realities of salvation through the symbolism of Christian baptism.
ESS: Believers are to live out the new life that Christ has given to them.
OSS: Believers will commit to live out the life pictured in their baptism.
PQ: What is the meaning and significance of baptism?
UW: Truths
TITLE:
”The Meaning of Baptism”
“Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not!
Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?
3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism.
And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was.
6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives.
We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin.
8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him.
9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again.
Death no longer has any power over him.
10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin.
But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.
11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.
12 Do not let sin control the way you live;* do not give in to sinful desires.
13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin.
Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life.
So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law.
Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
Introduction:
There is a lot of confusion about the subject of baptism.
Men teach a number of different things about baptism.
Some go to seed on the subject while others ignore it altogether.
The story is told of the preacher who went to pastor a particular church.
He was one who was fond of preaching on water baptism.
Week after week he would preach about baptism.
Finally in desperation, the deacons requested that he allow them to pick his scripture text for the following Sunday’s message.
He agreed.
They assigned him the text .
“There“, they said, “let us see him get a sermon on baptism out of that verse.”
When he got up to preach, he announced the agreed upon text.
His opening sentence then followed, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth is two-thirds water.
Today’s subject is Water Baptism.”
While we chuckle at his persistence, and realize that he had gone to seed on the subject, to ignore the Biblical teaching on baptism is also wrong.
What does the Bible teach about Baptism?
It is one of the basics of the faith.
Our text helps us to understand some truths about baptism.
I. BAPTISM IS TO BE DONE IN A PARTICULAR WAY ().
“Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?”
A. The word “Baptize” indicates us the mode.
1. “βαπτίζω” means, “to immerse, to submerge .”
a.
This is the only word used for the practice of baptism.
B. The practice shown in the New Testament demonstrates the mode.
1. Jesus was baptized this way ()
13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by But John tried to talk him out of it.
“I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.”
So John agreed to baptize him.
16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
2. Jesus Commanded this type of baptism for those who believe
().
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.
And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
3. Peter Commanded it at Pentecost ().
38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
4. Every time believers were baptized in the book of Acts, this is how it was done
(; ,; ; ; ).
C. The Picture presented in the act of baptism mandates the mode.
1.
It pictures death, burial, and resurrection.
II.
BAPTISM IDENTIFIES US OPENLY WITH CHRIST (, )
A. It is a public identification with the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross
().
“have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?
1.
When we are baptized, we are openly expressing our faith in the substitutionary death that Jesus died for us on the cross ().
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
B. We are identified as becoming united with Jesus ()
Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was.
1.
Notice Paul’s words, “Baptized into Christ”.
This denotes the fact that we are in union with Christ.
* When the husband and wife are united at the marriage altar, they become “One flesh”.
When we are baptized, we become one with the Savior.
Baptism identifies us with Christ as the wedding identifies the bride with her groom.
III.
BAPTISM SHOWS THE IMPACT OF OUR SALVATION EXPERIENCE
(, ).
“ For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism.
And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives.
We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin.
8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him.”
A. Baptism shows the Gospel message that Jesus died for our sins and rose again for our justification.
() For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism.
And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
1. Christ died for us ().
“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
2.
He arose so that we can be justified
()
“He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God..”
B. Baptism shows that the believer has died to the old life of sin and has been raised to walk in a different life.
has been raised to walk in a different life.
(vss.6-7).
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