WA
ATER (BELLIEVER'S) BAPTISM
M REVIEW: TTo really unde
erstand whatt Water or Be
eliever's Baptiism is about, you must fullly understand
d what it means to become a Born‐Aggain Christian
n. Every person must com
me to the placce (through the work of thhe Holy Spirit) where they know, and beelieve that: 1. God's Holy Law
w condemns u
us as sinners (Romans 3:233 For all havee sinned, and come short o
of the gllory of God;). m God] (Romaans 6:23 For the 2. ass sinners, we all deserve death and Hell [eternal sepparation from
wages of sin is
w
s death; but th
he gift of God
d is eternal liffe through Jessus Christ ourr Lord.; Hebreews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men on
nce to die, buut after this th
he judgment:; 1 Thessalon
nians ey themselve
es shew of us what manne r of entering in we had un
nto you, and h
how 1:9 (9) For the
e turned to G
God from idolss to serve the
e living and tr ue God;). ye
w
oliness and justice condem
mn all mankindd, His love brought Jesus down to die [pay 3. while God's ho
th
he price] for aall sin (John 3
3:16 For God so loved thee world, that h
he gave his only begotten Son, th
hat whosoeve
er believeth in
n him should not perish, bbut have everlasting life.; 1
1 Peter 2:24‐2
25 Who his own s
W
self bare our ssins in his ow
wn body on th e tree, that w
we, being deaad to sins, sho
ould livve unto righte
eousness: by whose stripe
es ye were heealed. (25) Fo
or ye were ass sheep going asstray; but are
e now returne
ed unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.; Titu
us 3:4‐6 But after th
hat the kindness and love o
of God our Saaviour towardd man appearred, (5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy hee saved us, byy the washingg of egeneration, and renewingg of the Holy Ghost; (6) W
Which he shed
d on us abund
dantly througgh re
Je
esus Christ ou
ur Saviour; 1 JJohn 2:2 And
d he is the proopitiation for our sins: and
d not for ours only, but also for the sins of the w
whole world.). e, a person must: 4. byy God's grace
a. individ
dually respond to these go
ospel truths inn repentance.. [hatred of th
heir sin] (Actss 2:38 Then P
Peter said untto them, Repe
ent, and be bbaptized everyy one of you in the name o
of Jesus C
Christ for the remission off sins, and ye shall receive the gift of thee Holy Ghost., Acts 11:18 When they heard these things, thhey held theirr peace, and gglorified God,, God also to th
he Gentiles grranted repenttance unto liffe.); sayingg, Then hath G
b. have faith alone in Christ alone [[believing & ttrusting in Hiis death for us], for forgiveeness eptance by G
God (John 3:16
6 For God soo loved the wo
orld, that he ggave his only & acce
begottten Son, that whosoever b
believeth in hiim should no
ot perish, but have everlastting life., Jo
ohn 4:10 Jesu
us answered and said untoo her, If thou knewest the gift of God, aand who itt is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldeest have asked of him, and
d he would have given thee living water.; Acts 4:112 Neither is there salvatio
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for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved., Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.; Ephesians 2:8‐9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.); c. openly confess Jesus as God and Lord (Romans 9:1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost; Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.). d. desire to live in obedience to Christ (John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments., John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples., John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.; Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.); WATER BAPTISM: The Lord Jesus calls all those who trust and follow Him to be Baptized as Believers (Acts 10:47‐48 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? (48) And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.). 1. Who May he Baptized?‐ Only those who believe and have put faith in Jesus Christ as Savior & Lord can be Baptized. What does the Bible say people did before being baptized? a. Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. b. Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and 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. c. Acts 8:36‐38 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. d. Acts 9:17‐18 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. (18) And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. River Rapids III Class Lesson 22 – Baptism Page 2 of 4 e. Acts 10
0:47‐48 Can any man forb
bid water, thaat these shou
uld not be bap
ptized, which have receive
ed the Holy G
Ghost as well as we? (48) And he comm
manded them
m to be baptizzed in the name of the Lord. Then prayyed they him to tarry certaain days. Does the Bible
e teach us to B
Baptize babie
es? Why? 2. What is the rig
W
ght Motive fo
or Baptism?‐TThere are threee good reasons to be Bap
ptized; can yo
ou name them? _________ (M
Matthew 28:1
19‐20 Go ye therefore, an
nd teach all n
nations, baptizing a. O ____
them iin the name o
of the Father,, and of the S on, and of the Holy Ghost: (20) Teaching them tto observe all things whatssoever I havee commanded
d you: and, lo
o, I am with yo
ou alway,, even unto th
he end of the world. Amenn.; Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them
m, Repent, and be bap
ptized every o
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ ffor the remisssion of sinss, and ye shalll receive the ggift of the Hooly Ghost.); b. L ____
_________ (Jo
ohn 14:15 If yye love me, kkeep my comm
mandments.)); c. J ____
_________ (Accts 8:35‐39 TThen Philip oppened his mo
outh, and beggan at the sam
me scriptu
ure, and preached unto him
m Jesus. (36)) And as theyy went on theeir way, they came unto aa certain wate
er: and the eu
unuch said, Seee, here is waater; what do
oth hinder mee to be bap
ptized? (37) And Philip said, If thou be lievest with aall thine heartt, thou mayesst. And he
e answered and said, I believe that Jesuus Christ is th
he Son of God
d. (38) And he commanded the ch
hariot to stand
d still: and th ey went dow
wn both into the water, botth uch; and he baaptized him. (39) And wh
hen they weree come up ou
ut of Philip and the eunu
ore: the waater, the Spiriit of the Lord caught awayy Philip, that tthe eunuch saaw him no mo
and he
e went on his way rejoicingg.); W
ght Method o
of Baptism?‐ In the Bible, nno one was eever Baptized
d except by 3. What is the rig
im
mmersion (go
oing a11 the w
way into the w
water). Th
he word "bap
ptism" actuallly means to im
mmerse or puut into, a. What d
did Jesus do w
when Baptize
ed ____________(Matthew
w 3:13‐16 Theen cometh Jesus from G
Galilee to Jord
dan unto John
n, to be baptiized of him. ((14) But John
n forbad him,, sayingg, I have need to be baptize
ed of thee, annd comest tho
ou to me? (1
15) And Jesuss answe
ering said unto
o him, Suffer it to be so noow: for thus itt becometh u
us to fulfil all righteo
ousness. Then he suffered
d him. (16) A
And Jesus, when he was baaptized, went up straigh
htway out of tthe water: an
nd, lo, the heaavens were o
opened unto h
him, and he ssaw the Sp
pirit of God de
escending like
e a dove, and lighting upon
n him:); b. Why d
did John baptiize in Aenon _
_________________ (John 3:23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim
m, because theere was much
h water theree: and they caame, and were baptized..); River Rapids III Class Lesson
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c. What did Philip
p and the Ethiiopian do ____________ (A
Acts 8:38 And
d he commanded d they went ddown both into the water,, both Philip aand the chariot to sstand still: and
the eunuch; and he baptized
d him.); 4. What is th
he right Mean
ning of Baptissm?‐ Water B
Baptism is a p
public displayy and witness of your perso
onal trust in C
Christ alone, of what God has done for you and in yo
ou by the Spirit, and of you
ur God given d
desire to live a new life in Christ. a. You arre publicly I__
_______ yourrself with Jesuus (Matthew 3:13 Then co
ometh Jesus ffrom Galilee
e to Jordan un
nto John, to b
be baptized oof him.), and o
openly statingg that you B____
_____ in Him ((Acts 8:37 An
nd Philip said , If thou belieevest with all thine heart, tthou mayesst. And he ansswered and said, I believe that Jesus Ch
hrist is the Son of God.). b. You arre picturing yo
our own d___
______ , b_________, and r ________ w
with Christ inward
dly by the Holy Spirit (Rom
mans 6:3‐4 K now ye not, tthat so many of us as weree baptized into Jesus Christ were b
baptized intoo his death? ((4) Thereforee we are burieed m into death: that like as CChrist was raised up from tthe dead by tthe with him by baptism
of the Father,, even so we aalso should w
walk in newneess of life.; Gaalatians 2:20 I am glory o
crucified with Chrisst: neverthele
ess I live; yet nnot I, but Chrrist liveth in m
me: and the liffe of God, who lo
oved me, and
d gave which I now live in the flesh I live by the faithh of the Son o
himself for me.). w on your dessire is to live aa n_____ life with C_________ c. You arre testifying that from now
living iin you (Galatiians 2:20 I am
m crucified w
with Christ: neevertheless I live; yet not I,, but Christ liveth in me: and the life w
which I now liive in the flessh I live by thee faith of the Son d, who loved me, and gave
e himself for m
me. – See abo
ove). of God
What do these
W
e verses say? mans 6:4‐6 TTherefore we are buried w
with him by baaptism into deeath: 1. Rom
thaat like as Chrisst was raised up from the dead by the gglory of the Fatther, even so we also shouuld walk in neewness of life. (5) For if w
we havve been plantted together in the likenesss of his death
h, we shall bee also in tthe likeness o
of his resurrecction: (6) Knowing this, th
hat our old m
man is cru
ucified with hiim, that the bbody of sin might be destroyed, that hen
nceforth we sshould not seerve sin. 2. Eph
hesians 2:4‐6 But God, whho is rich in m
mercy, for his great love wherewith he lo
oved us, (5) Even when w
we were dead in sins, hath
ogether with CChrist, (by graace ye are savved;) (6) And
d quiickened us to
hatth raised us u
up together, aand made us ssit together in
n heavenly pllaces in C
Christ Jesus:
3. Phiilippians 4:13 I can do all tthings througgh Christ whicch strengthen
neth me
e. 4. Galatians 5:24 A
And they thatt are Christ's have crucified the flesh w
with the
e affections and lusts. River Rapids III Class Lesson
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