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Baptism
Romans 6:1-11

2. S A L V A T I O N Baptism Involved In Obedience Be Baptized Confess
Acts 2:38
S A L V A T I O N
Starting place
Rom. 10:13ff
Confess
Rom.
10:8-10
Repent
Luke 13:3
Believe
John 8:24
Hear
Rom. 10:17

3. N.T. BAPTISM Always a RESPONSE AFTER… Preaching (8:35-36)
Receiving the word (2:41)
Belief (8:12)
Repentance (2:38)
Confession (8:37-38)

4. N.T. BAPTISM Salvation. Mk. 16:15-16; 1 Pet. 3:21; cf. Mt. 28:18ff
Always BEFORE…
Salvation. Mk. 16:15-16; 1 Pet. 3:21; cf. Mt. 28:18ff

5. Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
Requires Water.
Acts 10:47, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized. . .”
Acts 8:36, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”
Requires Much Water. John 3:23
Requires Going Down Into & Coming Up Out Of Water. Acts 8:38-39
Requires A Burial. Rom. 6:4

6. Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
For Salvation – Mk. 16:16
Now Saves Us – 1 Pet. 3:21
Into Christ's Death – Rom. 6:3
For Remission Of Sins – Acts 2:38
For Washing Away Sin – Acts 22:16
Body Of Sin Done Away – Rom. 6:6
To Be Born Again – John 3:5

7. Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
Necessary to entrance into the kingdom.
John 3:5
Raised with Christ.
Colossians 2:11-12
Results in putting on Christ.
Gal. 3:27
Raised to walk in new life.
Rom. 6:4
Made alive to God in Christ.
Rom. 6:11

8. Characteristics Of N.T. Baptism
Puts One Into Christ
Galatians 3:27, “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
Adds One To Christ’s Church
Acts 2:47. “praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.” (NKJV)
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them” (2:41)

9. Characteristics of N.T. Baptism
Corinthians were baptized into Christ after hearing and believing (Acts 18:8; cf. 1 Cor. 6:11)
Into One Body
1 Corinthians 12:13, “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free. . .”
Into One Body
1 Corinthians 12:13, “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free. . .”
Into One Body
1 Corinthians 12:13, “For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free. . .”
Mt. 28:19
Acts 2:41, 47
Col. 1:18
Gal.3:27-28

10. Design of Water Baptism Regarding Sinner & Christ
Baptized into Christ, Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27
In Christ…
All spiritual blessings, Eph. 1:3
Redemption, Eph. 1:7
Forgiveness, Eph. 1:7
Inheritance, Eph. 1:11
New creature, 2 Cor. 5:17
Salvation, 2 Tim. 2:10
No condemnation, Rom. 8:1
Eternal life, 1 John 5:11-12
All things new! 2 Cor. 5:17

11. Examples In Acts… People on Pentecost Samaritans Ethiopian Eunuch
Saul of Tarsus
Acts 9:18; 22:16

12. Examples In Acts… Cornelius the Centurion Lydia, a Seller of Purple
Philippian Jailor
Acts 16:33
Corinthians
Acts 18:8

13. Will You Be Baptized? In response to the preaching of Jesus?
By a burial in water?
For the remission of your sins?
To get into the body?
To come unto salvation?
To be born again?
To put on Christ?
To be raised to walk in a new of life?
To be made alive to God in Christ Jesus?