This 8 lesson series discusses the many aspects of baptism. Some of the lessons included in this series are: "The Mode of Baptism", "Who Is A Candidate To Be Baptized?", "The Purpose of Baptism", "Objections To Baptism Answered", "Some Things Baptism Won’t Do", and "After Baptism Then What?"
What is Baptism Mode?
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
The Scripture records in John 3:23 that “John was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there.”
We welcome you today to our study of the subject of baptism. Today we're going to be thinking about the subject of the mode of baptism.
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Who May Be Baptized?
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
The Ethiopian eunuch said, “See here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36.
Implied from the question by the eunuch is that one must be prepared to be baptized. Today we want to think about, who is a candidate to be baptized? Is anybody who just walks up off the street a candidate? Is an atheist or agnostic a candidate to be baptized? What about a young child? When are they ready to be baptized?
Who's ready to be baptized? Is just anybody off the street who comes up and says ‘I'm ready to be baptized,’ really ready be baptized? Can you then take somebody off the street, who knows nothing about Christ and dunk them in water and that be baptism? What about somebody who's living an immoral lifestyle? Maybe somebody was a murderer and is never changed his mind on that, maybe somebody who has robbed a bank it is living it up off the funds and is still living in sin, is that person a candidate to be baptized? What about a young child? At what point does a person become ready to obey the gospel? Is just knowing the facts, the five steps in the plan of salvation, and who Jesus is, does that qualify one to be baptized?
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Why Be Baptized? (Part 1)
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
Jesus said, “He that believes and is baptized will be saved. He who does not believe shall be condemned,” Mark 16:16.
We welcome you to our study of the purposes of baptism. Why be baptized? What's the purpose behind it? Sometimes we hear people say, ‘Well baptism's something good you ought to do, something that you really need to follow, but it's not essential to salvation.’ Does the Scripture teach that?
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Why Be Baptized? (Part 2)
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
By inspiration of the Holy Spirit the apostle Peter said “Baptism does now also save us,” 1 Peter 3:21.
We welcome you to our second study on the purposes in this series on the purposes of baptism. What's the purpose of baptism in the Bible? Why should one be baptized?
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Objections to Baptism (Part 1)
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
Jesus said, “He that believes and is baptized will be saved,” Mark 16:16.
Sometimes when we hear the clarity of those passages that teach baptism is essential to salvation, people began to make objections. Today we hope to address those objections from the Scripture. We encourage you to have your Bible handy as we study this subject together.
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Objections to Baptism (Part 2)
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
The apostle Paul said, “As many of us as were baptized into Christ have clothed ourselves with Christ.”
The Bible clearly teaches that baptism is essential to salvation, but often time we hear objections to baptism being essential to salvation. This is a second part of our series on the objections to baptism.
We encourage you to get your Bible and stay tuned as we study this subject together.
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Things Baptism Cannot Do
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
The apostle Peter said, “Repent and be baptized for the remission of sins,” Acts 2:38.
In this series of lessons, we've stressed the essentiality of baptism. But today, we want to take a slightly different approach. Today we ask the question: What will baptism not do?
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After Baptism, Then What?
October 9, 2023 • The Gospel of Christ
Jesus said, “Unless one is born of water and the spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God,” John 3:5.
What about when a person obeys the gospel and becomes a Christian? After baptism then what?
Have we prepared ourselves to tell somebody now that you've accepted that, now that you have obeyed the gospel and become a Christian, here's what's necessary after baptism? A new babe in Christ shouldn't be left just to fend for themselves. We've got to help them understand after baptism, now what's expected?
Today we consider after baptism
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