- What is baptism?
Matthew 3:11 - (11) “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Baptism cam from the ______ ____________ Jewish purification rituals.
What is the mode or means of baptism?
Biblical baptism is by means of ____________.
Mark 1:9-10 - (9) At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. (10) Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
2.What is the purpose of baptism?
Acts 2:38 - (38) Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
New Testament baptism is for the ____________ of sins and to ____________ the ______ ______.
Many people teach belief is all that is needed.
John 3:16 - (16) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 10:9 - (9) If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Acts 16:29-31 - (29) The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. (30) He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (31) They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
But good biblical study also means that we study the context of the passage.
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John 3:3 - (3) Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
John 3:5 - (5) Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
3.But why baptism?
Romans 6:1-5 - (1) What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? (2) By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? (3) Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? (4) We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. (5) For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Baptism symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrections of Christ.
4.Is baptism necessary for salvation?
Acts 2:38 - (38) Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 6:7 - (7) because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.
John 3:5 - (5) Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
The bible repeatedly teaches that baptism by immersion, ____ ____________ ______ ____________.
