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The Command - Baptism
The Command - Baptism
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” –
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” –
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Jesus talks about baptizing disciples in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
But what does baptism mean?
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”
Is it just dunking yourself in water, or is there something more to it?
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Jesus talks about baptizing disciples in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. But what does baptism mean? Is it just dunking yourself in water, or is there something more to it?
Let’s take a look at a story with Philip and an Ethiopian official in .
Let’s take a look at a story with Philip and an Ethiopian official in .
The story begins with an angel of the Lord instructing Philip to run up to a chariot owned by an Ethiopian eunuch.
The story begins with an angel of the Lord instructing Philip to run up to a chariot owned by an Ethiopian eunuch. Philip heard the eunuch reading the book of Isaiah, specifically a prophecy of Jesus’ death. Philip is able to explain the passage to the eunuch and tell him the good news about Jesus. And now a new believer, the eunuch, in faith, eagerly gets baptized as soon as he sees a body of water.
Philip heard the eunuch reading the book of Isaiah, specifically a prophecy of Jesus’ death.
Philip is able to explain the passage to the eunuch and tell him the good news about Jesus.
And now a new believer, the eunuch, in faith, eagerly gets baptized as soon as he sees a body of water.
“And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.”
“And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.”
In this story, we see that although baptism is done in water, it’s a symbol of something more.
In this story, we see that although baptism is done in water, it’s a symbol of something more. According to , baptism is a symbol of Jesusʼ death, burial and resurrection. It means we have died to our old life and been raised to live a new life with Jesus. depicts even a scene of Jesus receiving a water baptism, and so should we. Receiving baptism means we identify Jesus as our Lord. It’s something for new believers to do not out of tradition but out of a desire to solidify and symbolize their new life in Jesus.
According to , baptism is a symbol of Jesusʼ death, burial and resurrection.
It means we have died to our old life and been raised to live a new life with Jesus.
depicts even a scene of Jesus receiving a water baptism, and so should we.
Receiving baptism means we identify Jesus as our Lord.
It’s something for new believers to do not out of tradition but out of a desire to solidify and symbolize their new life in Jesus.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BAPTISM?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BAPTISM?
If you haven’t already received a water baptism, talk to your pastor to schedule with your church (if you attend a church) to declare publically that you are a believer of Jesus Christ. If you don’t attend a church, talk to a friend who attends one, and try to get plugged in!
1. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BAPTISM?
It illustrates Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.
A. It illustrates Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.
“Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day” (, ESV).
“Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he
Baptism is a memorial of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ in His atoning work.
“Baptism has its retrospect.
It points back to Christ in His humiliation, death, burial, and resurrection; and keeps constantly in the minds of both candidates and spectators Him ‘who died for our sins and rose again for our justification.’
It testifies that He suffered, died, was buried, and rose from the dead, to perfect the work of redemption.”
“Baptism … is a historical monument. It witnesses to the world that Jesus died and rose again.”
world that Jesus died and rose again.”
was buried, that he was raised on the third day” (,
“For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead” , NLT).
McCune, R. (2010). A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity: The Doctrines of Salvation, the Church, and Last Things (Vol. 3, p. 273). Allen Park, MI: Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.
“For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead” , NLT).
ESV).
“For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with
him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty
It illustrates my spiritual cleansing from sin.
power of God, who raised Christ from the dead” ,
NLT).
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (, ESV).
B. It illustrates my spiritual cleansing from sin.
For Wayne Grudem, the immersion waters symbolize God’s judgment on unbelievers or on disobedience (e.g., the Genesis Flood, the Red Sea waters that drowned the Egyptians or Jonah’s being cast into the sea for his disobedience). To him, baptism is symbolic of the believer’s passing through the judgment of God because of the work of Christ.
McCune, R. (2010). A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity: The Doctrines of Salvation, the Church, and Last Things (Vol. 3, p. 272). Allen Park, MI: Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness,
a
but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration
It illustrates my new life as a Christian.
and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (, ESV).
C. It illustrates my new life as a Christian.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (, ESV).
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (, ESV).
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has
Strong’s words are helpful here: “As an outward expression of the inward change by which the believer enters into the kingdom of God, baptism is the first, in point of time, of all outward rites.”
McCune, R. (2010). A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity: The Doctrines of Salvation, the Church, and Last Things (Vol. 3, p. 275). Allen Park, MI: Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.
passed away; behold, the new has come” (, ESV).
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (, ESV).
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (, ESV).
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order
that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (, ESV).
we too might walk in newness of life” (, ESV).
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your
own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one
“…pledge of a clear conscience toward God” (, NIV).
may boast” (, ESV).
“…pledge of a clear conscience toward God” (, NIV).
WHY BE BAPTIZED BY IMMERSION?
WHY BE BAPTIZED BY IMMERSION?
2. WHY BE BAPTIZED BY IMMERSION?
Because Jesus was baptized that way.
A. Because Jesus was baptized that way.
“After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water” (, NLT).
“After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water” (,
NLT).
Every baptism in the Bible was by immersion.
B. Every baptism in the Bible was by immersion.
“...they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water...” (, ESV).
“...they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he
baptized him. And when they came up out of the water...” (-
WHO SHOULD BE BAPTIZED?
WHO SHOULD BE BAPTIZED?
39, ESV).
Every person who has believed in Christ.
3. WHO SHOULD BE BAPTIZED?
A. Every person who has believed in Christ.
“So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls” (, ESV).
“So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added
that day about three thousand souls” (, ESV).
“Simon himself believed and was baptized...” (, NLT).
“Simon himself believed and was baptized...” (, NLT).
“But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women” (, ESV).
“But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the
kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
The Bible teaches only believer’s baptism.
both men and women” (, ESV).
B. The Bible teaches only believer’s baptism.
WHEN SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED?
WHEN SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED?
4. WHEN SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED?
“Those who accepted his message...were baptized...that day!” (, NIV).
2:41, NIV).