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CHAPTER FOUR-PART ONEBAPTISM IN JESUS NAMEPart One: The Scriptures Question # 4.1 - According to the scriptures, why are we baptized? 1. Remission of Sins- a. "It behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead... And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations" -Luke 24:47. ("Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins... -Acts 2:38). b. "And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord." -Acts 22:16. 2. To Put on Christ- "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ" -Galatians 3:26-27 3. Salvation- "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. But he that believeth not shall be damned" -Mark 16:16. ("Be it known unto you all...the name of Jesus Christ... This is the stone...which is become the head... Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." -Acts 4:10-12. "God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein... souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God.) - 1 Peter 3:20-21. ("By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house..." -Hebrews 11:7). Question # 4.2 - How are we to be baptized? 1. By Immersion- "They went down both into the water, both Philip and the Eunuch; and he baptized him..." -Acts 8:38. "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water..." -Matthew 3:16. Strong's Concordance- "#907 baptizo...from a derivative of 911 (bapto); to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet). #911, bapto, a primary verb; to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid...". 2. In Jesus' Name- "Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death? Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up...even so we also should walk in newness of life" -Romans 6:3-4. "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him... Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him..." -Colossians 2:6,12. "It behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead... And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations" Luke 24:47. ("Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins... -Acts 2:38). "They were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" Acts 8:16 & 19:5. Peter "commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord" Acts 10:48. Question # 4.3 - By whose authority are we baptized into Jesus' name? 1. Jesus- a. "Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost..." -Matthew 28:19. (Keep in mind that Matthew's statement here is Just one version of the Great Commission, all the versions must be considered together). Also, remember that Jesus said- "I am come in my Father's name" -John 5:43 ("For unto us a Son... is given...and His name shall be called...The Everlasting Father" -Isaiah 9:6) "...The Comforter...is the Holy Ghost...in my name..." -John 14:26. b. "It behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead... And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations" Luke 24:47. ("Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins... -Acts 2:38). "...Believe; in my name..." -Mark 16:17. 2. The Apostles- a. Peter: "Jesus...said unto...Peter...I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven..." -Matthew 16:17-19. "Peter said...be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ..." -Acts 2:38. b. Philip the evangelist: "...Philip...preached Christ unto them. And... they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" -Acts 8:5,12,16. c. Paul: "...Said Paul, John verily baptized...saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" -Acts 19:4-5. d. All the apostles together: "...Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James...and Simon...and Judas... These all continued with one accord... Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said... Be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ..." -Acts l:13-14, 2:14,38. Question # 4.4 - For whom does baptism in Jesus' name apply (To the Jews only, as some teach, or for all believers)? 1. Jews- "And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews... Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ..." -Acts 2:5,38. 2. John the Baptists Disciples (rebaptized in Jesus' name)- "Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on Him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" -Acts 19:2-5. 3. Samaritans- "Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them... When they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women... In the name of the Lord Jesus" -Acts 8:5,12,16. 4. Gentiles- "...A centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house... Peter...commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord" -Acts 10:1-2,48. 5. As many as the Lord our God shall call- "...Be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.for the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." -Acts 2:38-39. "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" -Galatians 3:27-28. In Summary- "Be it known unto you all, and to all the people... the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth... There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" -Acts 4:10-12. "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him" -Col. 3:17. (Baptism is both in word and in deed!) "And this is His commandment, that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ" -1 John 3:23. "Now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized...calling on the name of the Lord." -Acts 22:16. "When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" -Acts 19:5. "So how about you?" End of Chapter Four, Part One. To Be Continued in Part Two. Bibliography for The Commandments of God, and the Traditions of Men Bible Study Tom Raddatz
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