People Look At Baptism Differently

PeopleLook

AtBaptism

Differently

Non-BiblicalNon-BiblicalViewView

Not EssentialSprinkling

Outward sign..

BiblicalBiblicalViewView

Is EssentialBurial

Obedience

How Do You Look At Baptism?How Do You Look At Baptism?

PeopleLook

AtBaptism

Differently

Non-BiblicalNon-BiblicalViewView

Not EssentialSprinkling

Outward sign..

BiblicalBiblicalViewView

Is EssentialBurial

Obedience

How Do You Look At Baptism?How Do You Look At Baptism?

BiblicalBiblicalViewView

Is EssentialBurial

Obedience

Forward Backward

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

• Remission of sins (Acts 2:38)

Remission of SinsRemission of Sins

Acts 2:38

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the

name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall

receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

“Remission”

"a dismissal, release" (Vine's)

“freedom; (figuratively) pardon”

(Strongs)

1. release, as from bondage, imprisonment, 2.

forgiveness, pardon, of sins(Thayer)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

• Remission of sins (Acts 2:38)• Saved (Mark 16:16)

SavedSaved

Mark 16:16

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who

does not believe will be condemned.

“Saved”

"to save, to keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or

destruction" [Used: restore health - Whole]

(Thayer)

“deliver or protect”(Strongs)

Parallel: Remission of sins(Luke 24:46)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

• Remission of sins (Acts 2:38)• Saved (Mark 16:16)• Into Body / Church (1 Cor. 12:13)

Into The Body / ChurchInto The Body / Church

1 Cor. 12:13

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into

one body--whether Jews or Greeks,

whether slaves or free--and have all

been made to drink into one Spirit

“Body / Church”

Saved(Eph. 5:23; Acts 2:47)

Kingdom(Matt. 16:18)

Access Spiritual Blessings(Eph. 1:3)

Great Changes(Eph. 2)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

• Remission of sins (Acts 2:38)• Saved (Mark 16:16)• Into Body / Church (1 Cor. 12:13)• Child of God (Gal. 3:26-27)

Child of GodChild of God

Gal. 3:26-27

26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

“Child of God”

Born Again(John 3:3,5)

Heirs of God(Rom. 8:16-17)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

• Remission of sins (Acts 2:38)• Saved (Mark 16:16)• Into Body / Church (1 Cor. 12:13)• Child of God (Gal. 3:26-27)• Seeking a clear Conscience (1 Pet. 3:21)

Clear ConscienceClear Conscience

1 Pet. 3:21

The 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:

“Answer of Good Conscience”

“an appeal to God for a good conscience”

(NASV)

“but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God”

(ASV)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

• Remission of sins (Acts 2:38)• Saved (Mark 16:16)• Into Body / Church (1 Cor. 12:13)• Child of God (Gal. 3:26-27)• Seeking a clear Conscience (1 Pet. 3:21)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

• New Life (Rom. 6:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:7)

New LifeNew Life

Rom. 6:3-4

Or do you not know that as many of us as were

baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we

were buried with Him through baptism into

death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead

by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness

of life.

“New Life”

New & Different(Parallel to Christ)

Not to continue in sin

New RelationshipNew Rules

New BeginningNew Goals

New Purpose

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

• New Life (Rom. 6:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:7)• Preparation for Death (1 Cor. 15:29)

Preparation For DeathPreparation For Death

1 Cor. 15:29

Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the

dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why

then are they baptized for the

dead?

“Preparation for Death”

Context: Why do what we do

“Adds to our knowledge of the resurrection – not baptism”

(Woods)

Baptized in view of deathWhy? If no resurrection.

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

• New Life (Rom. 6:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:7)• Preparation for Death (1 Cor. 15:29)• Same Body – Unity (1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:5)

Same Body - UnitySame Body - Unity

1 Cor. 12:13

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into

one body--whether Jews or Greeks,

whether slaves or free--and have all

been made to drink into one Spirit.

“Same Body - Unity”

Context: Division / Differing Gifts

All have same baptism – by the same spirit – thus united

One Baptism(Eph. 4:5)

Context: Unity

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

• New Life (Rom. 6:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:7)• Preparation for Death (1 Cor. 15:29)• Same Body – Unity (1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:5)• All Needs Supplied in Christ (Col. 2:11-13)

All Needs Supplied In ChristAll Needs Supplied In Christ

Col. 2:11-13

In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses

“All Needs Supplied”

Context:Complete in

Christ (v. 10)

• Storehousewisdom (vv. 1-3)

• God (v. 9)• Head (v. 10)• Takes all sin

away (vv. 11-13)

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

• New Life (Rom. 6:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:7)• Preparation for Death (1 Cor. 15:29)• Same Body – Unity (1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:5)• All Needs Supplied in Christ (Col. 2:11-13)

I. Looking Forward to BaptismI. Looking Forward to Baptism

II. Looking Back to BaptismII. Looking Back to Baptism

How Do YouHow Do YouView Baptism?View Baptism?

BBAAPPTTIISSMM

• Still in sinStill in sin• Not a ChristianNot a Christian• Still lostStill lost• No hopeNo hope

• Sin forgivenSin forgiven• Are a ChristianAre a Christian• SavedSaved• Hope of heavenHope of heaven