2.  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. (Acts 2:38 NKJV)  'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' (Acts 22:16 NKJV)

3. BAPTISM Jesus Christ Acts 2:38; 19:5 Hear Believe Repent Death Burial Resurrection Salvation Sins washed away Into Christ What is over baptism? What follows? What precedes? What supports and gives it value? Mk. 16:16 Acts 2:38 Acts 22:16 Matt. 28:19,20 Gal. 3:27 Romans 6:1-4

4.  Baptism is an immersion. 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. (Colossians 2:11-12 NKJV) Romans 6:1-4

5.  Faith "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. (Mark 16:16 NKJV) Acts 8:35-38  Repentance Acts 2:38

6.  "The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. (Ezekiel 18:20 NKJV)  Paul described a time in his life when he was alive before he became a sinner – Romans 7:7-11  The Nature of the New Covenant… Hebrews 8:6-13 John 6:44-46

7.  At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. "Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. (Matthew 18:1-5 NKJV)  See also Matthew 19:13-15  Look at the definition of sin itself! Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. (1 John 3:4 NKJV)

8. BAPTISM Jesus Christ Hear Believe Repent Death Burial Resurrection Salvation Sins Washed Away Into Christ One Baptism – Ephesians 4:5

9.  Should Infants be baptized? Not one example in N.T. They must meet the prerequisites of faith and repentance. They must be taught before they can know the Lord!

10.  Baptism – A Special Study by Mark Copeland  Infant Baptism – Article by Mike Pickford  www.christianlibrary.org/authors/David_ B_Brown/7Myths&.htm#c7 www.christianlibrary.org/authors/David_ B_Brown/7Myths&.htm#c7  The History of Infant Baptism by Luther W. Martin  Baptism Sermon – Johnny Felker  Guardian of Truth XXXI: 19, pp. 584-586 – October 1, 1987