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BAPTISM:
No Water Down
I. Jesus’ Frame of Reference
A. Baptism is a way to fulfill all
righteousness
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To Jesus, baptism is the first step in carrying out the
will of God.
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Matthew records that Jesus persuaded John the Baptist to baptize
him.
John resists, but Jesus insists.
(Matthew 3:11-17)
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Jesus identified himself with the
sinners by undergoing
baptism.
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While the Pharisees and Sadducees
proudly refused to be baptized, Jesus
humbled himself to fulfill all
righteousness.
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I. Jesus’ Frame of Reference
B. Baptism is a way to be born into the kingdom
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Jesus told Nicodemus that the only way to
be born into the kingdom is to be born
of water and spirit.
(John 3:5)
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PERSONAL REGENERATION
a supernatural act or work which only God in the person of the Holy
Spirit can perform
(Titus 3:5)
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BORN OF FLESH
weaksinfulunder the rule
of evil
BORN OF SPIRIT
strongcleansedunder the rule of the Holy Spirit
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“Baptism is inseparable to new birth and the new
birth precedes the entrance into the
kingdom. Baptism itself is a necessity for
salvation since one cannot enter the
kingdom without it.”(Jack Cottrell)
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I. Jesus’ Frame of Reference
C. Baptism is a way to surrender
life to His authority
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Jesus insists that in the making of
disciples each one should be baptized in
the name of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit.(Mark 16:15-16)
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Jesus insists that everyone who will
hear the Gospel and believe should be
baptized.
(Mark 16:15-16)
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Baptism is a complex mysterious work of
God through our union with Christ by
the Holy Spirit.
(Galatians 1:8-9)
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II. Peter’s Frame of Reference
A. Baptism is for the remission
of sins
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People asked, “what shall we do?”
Peter rephrased the question into,
“what must be done?”
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“What shall we do?”
Focuses on their ability to solve the problem
“What must be done?”
Focuses on their mistake and the guilt
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Repent and be baptized. Baptism, in this case, is an appeal
to God for a clean conscience in Christ.
(1 Peter 3:21)
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Baptism is NOT something to be
done BY them but
TO them.
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We, who missed the mark and fell short of the standard of God, should understand and believe that
baptism is done TO us for the remission of
our sins.
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II. Peter’s Frame of Reference
B. Baptism is for the indwelling of
the Holy Spirit
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“I will be with you.” This is the first time that God promised that the Holy Spirit
will dwell in the believers’ hearts.
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“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I
will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep
My judgments and do them.”
(Ezekiel 36:26-27)
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“I baptize you with water, but Jesus will baptize you in Spirit
and fire.”
(Matthew 3:11)
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III. Paul’s Frame of Reference
A. Baptism is a union with Christ
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Explains the understanding of
apostle Paul about baptism.
(Romans 6:3-5)
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We have been baptized into His
death. The death to sin, the burial of sin
into the watery grave, and the resurrection
into new life occurs in baptism.
(Romans 6:3-5)
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“We are created into Christ.”
(Ephesians 2:10)
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All of us who are in Christ are new
creatures. The old has gone, the new has
come.
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
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III. Paul’s Frame of Reference
B. Baptism is a summary of the Gospel and the focal point of Christian life
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Baptism is an affirmation of our faith and a way of
identifying ourselves to Christ.
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Baptism is a physical analogy of a profound
spiritual reality… a picture, a symbol, a memorial of the life of Christ, and the dramatization of death,
burial and resurrection of Christ.
(Galatians 2:20)
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We have baptism because of God’s grace bestowed
upon everyone who identified with
Christ unto salvation.
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“whosoever believes in Him shall be saved.”
(John 3:16)
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Read the Scripture on baptism
like it is your first time reading it!
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BAPTISMis immersion for the penitent sinner who
believed in the purpose of obtaining
the forgiveness of sins by the grace of God.
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The only thing standing between you
and your will to be baptized is the story
you keep telling yourself
as to why you can’t achieve it or that you
are not ready yet.
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Take the first step.
Raise your hand.
Ask the Holy Spirit to help you be identified with Christ
in baptism.
Come forward and we can pray for you.
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