Was My Baptism Authorized By Jesus

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Was My Baptism Authorized By Jesus?
Was My Baptism Authorized By Christ?
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Matt. 2819
The Scriptures Teach
Matthew 2819 (NKJV) Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 
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Mark 1616
The Scriptures Teach
Mark 1616 (NKJV) He who believesand is
baptizedwill be savedbut he who does
notbelieve will be condemned.
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Acts 238
The Scriptures Teach
Acts 238 (NKJV) Repent, and let every one
of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
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Acts 2216
The Scriptures Teach
Acts 2216 (NKJV) And now why are you
waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away
your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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1 Peter 321
The Scriptures Teach
1 Peter 321 (NASB) And corresponding to
that, baptism now saves you not the removal of
dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a
good conscience through the resurrection
ofJesus Christ.
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Examples of Conversion
Conversions in Acts
What MUST One Do To Become A Christian?
Examples of Conversions in Acts
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Galatians 326-27
The Scriptures Teach
1 Corinthians 1213(NKJV) For by oneSpirit we
were allbaptized into one body.
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Romans 63-4
The Scriptures Teach
Romans 63-4 (NKJV) Or do you not know that
as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into His death? Therefore we were
buried with Him through baptism into death, that
just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we also should walk
in newness of life.  
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Galatians 326-27
The Scriptures Teach
Galatians 326-27 (NKJV) For you are all
sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as
many of you as were baptized into Christ have put
on Christ.
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Galatians 216
Salvation By Grace Through Faith
Titus 35 (NKJV) but according to His mercy He
saved us, through the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Spirit 
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Galatians 216
Salvation By Grace Through Faith
John 35 (NKJV) Jesus answered, Most assuredly,
I say to you, unless one is born of water and the
Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 
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Colossians 212-13
The Scriptures Teach
Colossians 212-13 (NKJV) In Him you were also
circumcised with the circumcision made without
hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the
flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with
Him in baptism, in which you also were raised
with Him through faith in the working of God, who
raised Him from the dead. 
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Early Church Fathers
Early Church Fathers Taught
Shepherd of Hermas (90 A.D.)there is no other
repentance except that one when we descended into
the water and received the forgiveness of our
former sins. Justin (A.D. 140)Then they are
led by us to where there is water, and in the
manner by which we were regenerated they are
regenerated. Iranaeus (A.D. 160)remember
that we have received baptism for remission of
sins. Tertullian (A.D. 200)Baptism itself is
a bodily act, because we are immersed in water
but it has a spiritual effect, because we are set
free from sins.
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The Biblical Pattern For Baptism

• THE SUBJECT
• Must Believe and Repent. NOT Babies.
• THE MODE
• Immersion in water. NOT Sprinkling or Pouring.
  
• THE PURPOSE
• Forgiveness Of Sins (Acts 238 2216) To be
  Saved (1 Pet. 321), To get into Christ (Rom
  63-4 Gal. 327). NOT Because Already Saved, NOT
  to Join a Church, NOT to Show Faith.

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Why were you baptized?
Why Were You Baptized?
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Why were you baptized?

• As an Infant To Remove Original Sin?
• Discipline of the Methodist Church p. 1713
• The minister shall take the child in his arms
  and baptize the child and say this child, whom
  this day we recognize as a member of the family
  of God

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Why were you baptized?

• To Join A Denomination by Vote of the Session?
• Presbyterian Law for Local Churches p. 43
• Un-baptized persons are received into the
  church by the vote of the session upon their
  profession of faith in Christ. This is followed
  by baptism.

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Why were you baptized?

• To Join A Local Church?
• Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual p. 36
• each member must be admitted by the free and
  voluntary consent and approval of those already
  members (a vote of the body) by this action
  alone are new members received. the church
  considers the question of his reception then,
  votes that he be received as a member, on being
  baptized.

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The Purpose of Baptism Changed?
in the Apostolic age when there was one Lord,
one faith, one baptism, and no differing
denominations existed, the baptism of a convert
by the very act constituted him a member of the
church,... In that sense, baptism was the door
into the church. Now it is different.... -
Hiscox Standard Manual for Baptist Churches
Who Made It Different?
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Doctrinal Creeds say
Baptism is to show forth our faith, in a solemn
emblemthat is a prerequisite to the privilege
of a church relationship. - Hiscox Standard
Manual for Baptist Churches p.141

• Baptism is an outward sign of an inward grace.
• - Discipline of the Methodist Church p.1713

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However

• If baptism is an outward sign, then it is
  solely a work BY man FOR other men!
• BUT the Lord says we are
• buried with Him in baptism, in which you also
  were raised with Him through faith in the
  working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
  - Col. 212

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Some Men Say
Baptism is not a saving ordinancebut a
declarative act. - Baptist Sunday School
Committee

• Baptism is not essential to salvationbut it is
  essential to obedience, sinceChrist commanded
  it. It is also essentialto membership in the
  church...
• Hiscox Standard Manual for Baptist Churches
  pp.20-21

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Some Say
In his booklet, What Baptists Believe And Why
They Believe It, J. G. Bow, pp. 36-37 Baptists
believe that no one is a scriptural subject for
baptism till he is already saved. All
well-informed people know that we teach this
then upon what ground can they say we believe
baptism essential to salvation?
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But the Bible says

• and corresponding to that, baptism now saves us
  not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an
  appeal to God for a good conscience through the
  resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
• 1 Peter 321

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But the Bible says

• Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in
  the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
  sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy
  Spirit.
• Acts 238

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FOR in Acts 238
AN OUTWARD SIGN

• An Outward Sign?
• To Show Faith?

In Order to Obtain the Forgiveness Of Sins?
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FOR in Acts 238

• An Outward Sign?
• To Show Faith?

let every one of you be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins-
Acts 238
For this is My blood of the new covenant, which
is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.-
Matt. 2628
forgiveness
In Order to Obtain the Forgiveness Of Sins?
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Why Did Jesus Shed His Blood?
Because Our Sins WereAlready Forgiven? OR That
We Might Obtain Forgiveness?
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Why Are We Baptized?
Because Our Sins AreAlready Forgiven? OR That
We Might Obtain Forgiveness?
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Why Were You Baptized?

• To Show Forth Your Salvation?
• As An Outward Sign of Salvation?
• Did You Think You Were Already Saved?
• To Join A Local Church?
• To Join A Denomination?
• To Receive Forgiveness, Become A Christian, Enter
  Christ, Be Saved?

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Re-Baptized in Acts 191-5

• Paul passed through the upper country and came to
  Ephesus, and found some disciples. He said to
  them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you
  believed? So they said to him, We have not so
  much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.
• And he said, Into what then were you baptized?
  So they said, Into John's baptism.
• Then Paul said, John indeed baptized with a
  baptism of repentance, saying to the people that
  they should believe on Him who would come after
  him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
• When they heard this, they were baptized into the
  name of the Lord Jesus.

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The Baptism AuthorizedBy Christ

• The disciples of John were re-baptized, not
  because baptism is designed to be repeated, but
  because they never had been, in fact, baptized in
  the manner prescribed by the Lord Jesus.
• - Albert Barnes, Commentary on
  Acts

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The Baptism AuthorizedBy Christ

• These disciples had been baptized properly, but
  NOT for the right purpose into the name of
  Jesus.
• Their baptism was NOT the baptism authorized by
  Jesus.
• No argument all were immediately baptized again,
  this time into the name of Jesus.

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Do You Need To Be Re-Baptized?