Colossians 2: In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ,

12 having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. Colossians 2:11-15

13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, Colossians 2:11-15

14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. Colossians 2:11-15

15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Colossians 2:11-15

Revisiting Baptism Again - Baptism is Transformational Colossians 2:11-15

Review From Last Week As a sign of a covenant – Covenantal As a sign of a covenant – Covenantal As entering a community – Relational As entering a community – Relational As a work of God – Effectual As a work of God – Effectual As sharing Christ’s holiness As sharing Christ’s holiness As working, because to be baptized is to obey God’s commands As working, because to be baptized is to obey God’s commands As being transformational As being transformational

Transformational changes occur in our baptism Before Before During During After After

Baptism Before - During - After Repentance – new mind/behavior Repentance – new mind/behavior Regeneration – new life Regeneration – new life Sanctification – new person every day Sanctification – new person every day

Repentance A redirection of life in mind,emotion and behavior. Repentance is redirecting life toward God.

Repentance – a turning Sorrow, remorse, “pain in the heart” Sorrow, remorse, “pain in the heart” A turning A turning A change of attitude and relationship toward God A change of attitude and relationship toward God Repentance also involves not just a recognition that we have done wrong but a recognition that in a more fundamental sense we are wrong. F. Alshorn Repentance also involves not just a recognition that we have done wrong but a recognition that in a more fundamental sense we are wrong. F. Alshorn

C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity: C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity:...fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement; he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying you are sorry, realizing that you have been on the wrong track and getting ready to start life over again from the ground floor - that is the only way out of our 'hole'. This process of surrender - this movement full speed astern - is what Christians call repentance.

Regeneration - what happens because of the Holy Spirit The convert dies - that is why baptism must be a burial. Romans 6:3: “All of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death.” The convert dies - that is why baptism must be a burial. Romans 6:3: “All of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death.” There is a union -“if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” Romans 6:5 There is a union -“if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” Romans 6:5 Sins are forgiven and the gift of the Holy Spirit is given. Sins are forgiven and the gift of the Holy Spirit is given.

An Inner Recreating The new birth or regeneration is an inner recreating of fallen human nature by the Holy Spirit. The new birth or regeneration is an inner recreating of fallen human nature by the Holy Spirit. Two facts about the change Two facts about the change The regenerate man has forever ceased to be the man he was. The regenerate man has forever ceased to be the man he was. This recreation is due to the exercise of divine power. It is a birth of the Spirit. This recreation is due to the exercise of divine power. It is a birth of the Spirit.

Infants do not induce or cooperate in their own procreation and birth, no more can those who are dead in trespasses and sins prompt the quickening operation of God’s Spirit within them. Infants do not induce or cooperate in their own procreation and birth, no more can those who are dead in trespasses and sins prompt the quickening operation of God’s Spirit within them. J.I. Packer

“Five Finger Approach” Restoration Restoration Hear Hear Believe Believe Repent Repent Confess Confess Be Baptized Be Baptized Consider This Faith Faith Repentance Repentance Discipleship Discipleship Baptism Baptism Forgiveness of sins Forgiveness of sins Holy Spirit Holy Spirit

Sanctification, Baptism and the Holy Spirit Acts 2:38 Acts 2:38 I Cor. 6:11 “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” I Cor. 6:11 “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” II Thess. 2:13 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.” II Thess. 2:13 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.”

Sanctification- Continual Renewal Sanctification is the process by which the Holy Spirit makes us more like Christ in all that we do, think, and desire. True sanctification is impossible apart from the atoning work of Christ on the cross and the indwelling Holy Spirit because only after our sins are forgiven and we have the presence of the Holy One can we begin to lead a holy life. Sanctification is the process by which the Holy Spirit makes us more like Christ in all that we do, think, and desire. True sanctification is impossible apart from the atoning work of Christ on the cross and the indwelling Holy Spirit because only after our sins are forgiven and we have the presence of the Holy One can we begin to lead a holy life.

Sanctification involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new person implanted in the soul in regeneration. In other words, sanctification is the carrying on to perfection the work begun in regeneration, and it extends to the whole man for the entirety of life. Sanctification involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new person implanted in the soul in regeneration. In other words, sanctification is the carrying on to perfection the work begun in regeneration, and it extends to the whole man for the entirety of life.