Baptism

 Below are some various messages and notes on baptism. I still have a lot to add to this post, but am sharing the page as a placeholder, for now, to add more later. 

Messages on Baptism

Baptism and the Laying on of Hands

Buried with Christ in Baptism

The Response of Baptism

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4 aspects of baptism as found in the story of Noah's ark. 

1. The Ark
2. The Water
3. The World
4. The Believer

Study Notes

(printable PDF with gathered Scriptures for study)

Seven different usages for the term baptism

Note: When I gathered all of the Scriptures that use this term or some variant of it, here is how I ended up organizing them:

1. John’s water baptism 
2. Jewish rituals of washing
3. The baptism of our Lord Jesus at the cross
4. The baptism in fire
5. The baptism with the Holy Spirit
6. The baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus
7. The baptism for the dead 

The Baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus

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Instances of Baptism

    Acts 2:41 They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

    Acts 8:12-13 But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

    Acts 8:16 for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

    Acts 8:36 And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

    Acts 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 

    Acts 9:18 And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized;

    Acts 10:47-48 Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

    Acts 16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

    Acts 16:33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.

    Acts 18:8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

    Acts 19:5 And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

    1 Cor 1:13-17 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you, save Crispus and Gaius; lest any man should say that ye were baptized into my name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

The Experience of Baptism: Salvation from the World

    Matt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

    Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

    Acts 2:38 And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

    Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

    1 Cor 10:2 and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

Heb 6:2 of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

    1 Pet 3:21 which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

The Meaning of Baptism: Union with Christ (death, burial, and resurrection)

    Rom 6:3-4 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him through baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. 

    Gal 3:27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.

    Col 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Types on the Experience of Baptism: Salvation from the World

1. Israelites crossing through the Red Sea

2. Noah and seven others in the ark saved through the flood

Types on the Meaning of Baptism: Union with Christ (death, burial, and resurrection)

1. Israelites crossing through the Jordan River

2. Jonah and the big fish