The Significance of Baptism in the New Testament
Dive deep into the biblical teachings on baptism, exploring the profound symbolism of baptism as a burial with Christ and the importance of immersion. Discover the scriptural truths that highlight the transformative nature of baptism and the need to walk in newness of life after being baptized into Christ.
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What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin (Romans 6:1-7).
Is It Possible To Receive a Baptism That Is Not Valid? John s baptism Prepared his hearers for the Kingdom (Matthew 3:1-3). Fruit of repentance (Matthew 3:6, 8). Purpose of God (Luke 7:30). Condition of a reformed life (Mark 1:4). Brought about forgiveness of sins in the prospect of the Christ to come (Mark 1:4; Acts 19:4).
Is It Possible To Receive a Baptism That Is Not Valid? Calvary Pentecost Baptism of Christ (Matthew 28:19;Acts 2:38) Baptism of John (Mark 1:4; Acts 19:1-4) Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 19:4-5).
Was My Baptism By Immersion? The mode of baptism is to be immersion by definition. By definition means to to dip in or under (trans.): Hom. Od., 9, 392; Aesch. Prom., 863: The intens. [ occurs in the sense of to immerse (trans.) from the time of Hippocrates, in Plato and esp. in later writers, a. strictly, act. , to sink the ship, [Vol. 1: Theological dictionary of the New Testament. 1964- (G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley & G. Friedrich, Ed.) (electronic ed.) (529 530). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans].
Was My Baptism By Immersion? Baptism is described as a burial in the New Testament. The apostle Paul is vivid in his description of baptism as a burial with Christ in the context of conversion (Colossians 2:12; Romans 6:4). Neither sprinkling, nor pouring facilitates the concepts involved in the imagery of a burial in baptism. The action of baptism as recorded in the N.T. was immersion (Acts 8:38-39). (Note the phrase, they both went down into the water ).
Was My Baptism in Water? Biblical Baptism into Christ Was in Water. The eunuch said, See here is water, what hinders me from being baptized and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him (Acts 8:36, 38).
Was My Baptism in Water? Biblical Baptism into Christ Was in Water. Peter spoke of his obligation to baptize Cornelius and his family when he said, Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (10:47-48).
Was My Baptism in Water? Biblical Baptism into Christ Was in Water. To have forbade water baptism to Cornelius and his family would have been evidence of one attempting to stand in God s way (Acts 11:17).
Was I A Proper Subject For Water Baptism? Baptism is a requirement only for those who are actually sinners It is an act of a man seeking the forgiveness of his sins, not one who already has received forgiveness of sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16). Infants are not sinners - therefore there is no need of infant baptism.
Was I A Proper Subject For Water Baptism? Baptism is a requirement only for those who are actually sinners: What shall we do? Conviction of sin is essential in order for one to receive biblical baptism (Acts 2:37). Vincent s Word Study: broken in heart. Thayer: 2) metaphorically to pain the mind sharply, agitate it vehemently Louw and Nida: (An idiom, literally 'to pierce the heart') to experience acute emotional distress, implying both concern and regret - 'to be greatly troubled, to be acutely distressed.' 'when they heard this, they were deeply troubled' Acts 2:37.
Was I A Proper Subject For Water Baptism? Baptism is a requirement For Those Who Have Been Taught the Gospel: Faith comes from hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17) and is a requirement of baptism (Mark 16:15- 16a) This is the example of the conversion of the Eunuch & the Jailor (Acts 8:30-35 16:31-32). You cannot be taught error regarding salvation and baptized right: Go teach all nations baptizing them into the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19-20).
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Did I understand the purpose of baptism? The scriptures quite simply state the purpose of baptism: Peter said, Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Did I understand the purpose of baptism? It is not a matter of the baptizer repeating the words for the remission of sins, but it is a matter of the sinner understanding the purpose biblically of his baptism.
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Argument against the necessity of baptism The command to repent is in the second person plural and the command to be baptized is in the third person singular. The commands could be translated, Repent and let each of you be baptized. (NASB) This emphasizes the need for each individual to be baptized. The meaning is that they were all to repent, and each one was to be baptized, (i.e. Repentance is active and baptism is passive). How does this do anything but affirm baptism?
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Argument against the necessity of baptism The phrase for the remission of sins means because of the remission of sins J.H. Thayer, - citing Acts 2:38 eis aphesin hamartion, to obtain the forgiveness of sins (Greek-English Lexicon, Edinburgh: T.&T. Clark, 1958, 94). Wm. Arndt and F.W. Gingrich, - eis is defined as expressing purpose, with the sense of in order to, rendered the same phrase: for forgiveness of sins, so that sins might be forgiven . . . Acts 2:38 (Greek- English Lexicon, Chicago: University of Chicago, 1967, 228 Ref by Vines - 714).
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Argument against the necessity of baptism The phrase for the remission of sins means because of the remission of sins Elliger eis, in Acts 2:38, is designed to indicate purpose (Horst Balz & Gerhard Schneider, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, 1990, Vol. 1, 399). Doctor Daniel B. Wallace the causal use of eis in Acts 2:38 (i.e., because of instead of in order to ) has been demonstrated to fail in terms of linguistic evidence. (Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics p. 370).
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Robert Stein, Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Spring 1998: It seems clear by the varied groupings of these aspects in the New Testament that the experience of conversion was understood to involve all five components which normally occurred at the same time. As a result, when one or more of these aspects is missing from a specific passage we should presume that although not mentioned, they are assumed (6). Pattern Argument
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Robert Stein, Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Spring 1998: It should be noted that all five components (repentance, faith, confession, regeneration, baptism) are mentioned in the N.T. as bringing about salvation. Rather than argue that each component is a different path to salvation and that one could choose whichever path one liked best, it appears simpler and more reasonable to assume all five were present in the experience of conversion. At times the situation might call for emphasizing one over another, but all are related and assumed (Stein, 11-12).
Was My Baptism For the Remission of Sins Robert Stein, Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Spring 1998: Paul neither exalts faith at the expense of baptism, nor baptism at the expense of faith. They are integrally related, and each assumes the other (in ref. to Gal. 3:27). Stein even goes so far as to say, Baptist theology deviates from the New Testament pattern (16).
Did I Obey From the Heart? Obedience demands both hearing and submission (Heb. 5:9). Obedience is the natural expression of saving faith (Ephesians 2:8; Galatians 5:6; Hebrews 11:6). Baptism is a marker of conversion to Christ (Romans 6:3-4) and is described as obedience unto righteousness (Romans 6:16) Did I know what I was doing when I was baptized? If my view of the very purpose and design of baptism according to the gospel was wrong when I was baptized, then I have not received a scriptural baptism. If I was baptized to simply please my parents or friends then my baptism was not valid!
Into What Church Were You Baptized? In our baptism the Lord not only saves us, but He adds us to His church (Acts 2:41, 47). It is at this point that believers are incorporated into the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:12, 13, 27). We are not added to a denominational affiliation of which the Bible never speaks, but we are added to the saved (Ephesians 5:23; Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22, 23; 4:4; Colossians 1:18).
