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Jewish background of Christian baptism
It
continues on in daily living
Defining “baptismal
regeneration”
CONVERSION
STORIES IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
Acts 2:38-41….. the very
first believers were Jews; the start of the church at Pentecost
Acts 8:5-12…….Philip preaches
in Samaria. People respond in faith by being baptized
Acts 8:26-40…...Philip teaches
the Ethiopian eunuch who responds by being baptized
Acts 9:18……….the conversion of
Saul to Paul
Acts 10:47-48….the “Gentile Pentecost”-God
shows Peter the Gospel message is not for Jews alone
Acts 16:15……...the conversion
of Lydia and her household
Acts 16:16-33….Paul and Silas’
jailer (and his household) respond in faith and are immediately baptized
Acts 18:8 ………Crispus, the
synagogue ruler
Acts 19:3-5……..those that had
not heard yet of Jesus are baptized
Acts 22:16……...Paul’s story
revisited --his sins are washed away, calling on the name of the Lord in
baptism.
ANSWERS
TO SOME COMMON ARGUMENTS AGAINST BAPTISM
Invite Jesus into your heart
through prayer (Rev 3:20)
But baptism is a “work” and we
are not saved by works…we are saved by faith alone.
Aren’t we saved by Faith
Alone?— asked and answered in 1840
But I was
baptized as an infant…
Questions
for those that still want to say babies are “born in sin” or actually commit
sin….
Sure, baptism is
commanded, but it’s not essential…
“The Way of
Salvation” Kenny Carl Moser (1893-1976)
Questions about
1Corinthians 12:13?
“Speaking in tongues” and “Baptism of the Holy Spirit”
-A closer examination
We are not saved by baptism;
we are saved by the blood of Christ…
We are not saved by baptism, we are
saved by grace…
“What happens to a person if
they die before they are baptized?”
“What about the Greek word “eis” in Acts 2:38?”
9 questions for those that still want to insist salvation occurs before baptism
“But Paul said he was not sent to
baptize…”
“But God has answered my
prayers for a long time, so how could I not be saved?”
Baptism in the name of Jesus, or baptism in the name of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
what Jesus went through on the
cross
Do not be like the foolish who,
though they were at the very door, remained locked out.
painful,
excruciating, humiliating death
FORGIVENESS OF SINS AND
BAPTISM
THE POWER OF DARKNESS, THE
KINGDOM OF LIGHT, AND BAPTISM
THE GOSPEL, “SPEAKING THE WORD
OF THE LORD”, “PREACHING JESUS”, AND BAPTISM
JUSTIFICATION, RECONCILIATION,
SANCTIFICATION, AND BAPTISM
BORN OF “WATER AND SPIRIT”,
SALVATION, AND BAPTISM
MARTIN LUTHER ON BAPTISM Although
Martin Luther still had not shaken entirely the trappings of the false
teachings of the Catholic Church, such as the false doctrines of “original sin” (which leads to the
non-Biblical practice of infant baptism), and sprinkling or pouring instead of
immersion, he did nonetheless understand baptism with its meaning and purpose
in great clarity.
TRADITIONS OF MEN VS. THE WORD
OF GOD
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