Transcript Basic Bible Teaching

Basic Bible Teaching
Lesson 10
THE MEANING OF BAPTISM
Overview
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Review: Lesson #9 – Salvation through Jesus Christ:
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God’s command to everyone: 1) repent; and 2) be baptized
How we benefit: 1) forgiveness of sins; and 2) eternal life
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Baptism is the next essential step to salvation after
belief and repentance
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The meaning of baptism: “a burial under water” and
the “washing away of our sins”
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Why does God command us to be baptized?
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When we rise out of the water, we commence a new
life, serving a new master
Review
Peter’s charge:
"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man
attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which
God performed through Him in your midst … this [Man], delivered
up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you
nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put [Him]
to death. And God raised Him up again, … Acts 2:22-24 [NASB]
The People’s response:
"When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to
Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?“ v 37
Peter’s Advice: 1
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Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of
you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of
your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The promise is for you and your children and for all who
are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call.“ v 37-38
Review
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To understand that you have sinned against God
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What is Repentance?
To realize that you have disobeyed God’s commandments
To feel the need to change and make your life right
with God
To feel this strongly in your heart
Sin &
Death
Eternal
Life
Repentance = to change the direction of our way of life
Review
How we benefit
from Repentance & Baptism
Peter’s Advice:
Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The promise is for you and your children and for all who
are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call.“ v 37-38
1. God will forgive our sins through the Lord
Jesus Christ
2. We are promised a gift = eternal life
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Review
God calls us, but he does not force us
The promise is for you and your children and for all who are
far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call.“Acts 2: 38
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God calls us to believe the Gospel, to repent, and to
be baptized.
But he will not force us to do it.
We must decide for ourselves. We must choose to
follow Jesus as his disciples.
For those who do decide to obey God, their lives will
be changed.
The Meaning of Baptism
Steps to Salvation
“ And many of the
Continue in
well doing
Corinthians, hearing,
believed and were
baptized ”
(Acts 18:8)
(Romans 2:7)
Baptism
(Mark 16:16)
Believe &
Repent
(Acts 3:19)
Hear and
Understand
(Romans 10:17)
Salvation
at the
return of
Christ
(2Tim 4:8)
Believe the Gospel & Baptism –
both essential for salvation
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“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved” (Mark 16:15-16)
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“But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about
the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they
were being baptized, men and women alike.” (Acts 8:12)
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“And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were
baptized ”
(Acts 18:8)
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“Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the
kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.”
(John 3:5)
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“It is the Spirit that makes alive, the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit and are life.”
(John 6:63)
Baptism = “to be buried under water”
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Greek word for Baptism = βαπτίζω “Baptizo”
Strong: “to make whelmed (that is, fully wet)”
 Thayer: 1) “to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of
vessels sunk) 2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to
wash, to make clean with water, to wash one’s self, bathe
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“Baptizo” is derived from βάπτω “Bapto”:
Strong: “to whelm, that is, cover wholly with a fluid”
 Thayer: “to dip, to immerse, to dip into dye, to dye, colour”
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What about
infant
sprinkling?
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Not taught in the Bible:
1. The word “Baptism” means to fully immerse in water
2. The examples of baptism in the Bible are full immersion
(Mark 1:5, 9-10; John 3:23; Acts 8:36-29)
3. A baby cannot “believe the gospel” and “repent”
Very important point!
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Historically, the Roman Catholic Church changed
from immersion to sprinkling in 1311 AD
Why does God ask us to be Baptized?
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the
Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is near."
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and
the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they
were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Matt 3:1-2, 5-6
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John insisted that they confess their sins first, and then be
baptized
Baptism is like washing – not our dirty skin, but our sins
We acknowledge that sin makes us dirty inside, and we need
to be baptized to become clean
When we come out of the water, although we cannot see that
our sins have been washed away, this is how God sees us
We agree with God’s method of salvation via the death and
resurrection of Jesus – next slide……
Baptism is like being buried with Jesus
Don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore
buried with him through baptism into death in order that,
just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory
of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been
united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also
be united with him in his resurrection..
Romans 6:3-5
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Going under the water and coming out again is like dying and
coming back to life.
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Just as Jesus died, we go under the water.
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Just as Jesus was resurrected, we come up out of the water.
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Baptism is therefore a public witness that we believe our sins
can be forgiven through the death and resurrection of Jesus
Baptism is the beginning of a new life
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that
you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your
body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer
yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from
death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as
instruments of righteousness.
Romans 6:12-13
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Before we repent and are baptized, we are slaves to sin (sin
is our master) and we cannot escape death.
When we repent and are baptized – we are freed from sin,
and have chosen to serve a new master (God)
Our old life dies in the water, and we come out a new person
We try our best to obey God’s commandments and follow the
example of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is not easy, but we know that God will forgive us when
we fail.
Case Study 1:
When should I be baptized?
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“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved” (Mark 16:15-16)
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“But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about
the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they
were being baptized, men and women alike.” (Acts 8:12)
Answer
When you understand and believe
the true gospel
Case Study 2:
Do I need to be re-baptized?
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“I am astonished that you are so quickly … turning to a different
gospel …. But even if we or an angel from heaven should
preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let
him be eternally condemned!” (Galatians 1:6-8)
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“Paul ..arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples…So
Paul asked, “What baptism did you receive?" "John's baptism,"
they replied. Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of
repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after
him, that is, in Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized
into the name of the Lord Jesus.” (Acts 19:1-5)
If you did not understand the true
gospel at the time of your first baptism, then
yes, you need to be re-baptized.
Answer:
Steps to Salvation
“ And many of the
Continue in
well doing
Corinthians, hearing,
believed and were
baptized ”
(Acts 18:8)
(Romans 2:7)
Baptism
(Mark 16:16)
Believe &
Repent
(Acts 3:19)
Hear and
Understand
(Romans 10:17)
Salvation
at the
return of
Christ
(2Tim 4:8)
Are
You
Ready?
Review Questions
1.
What is baptism?
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What did John ask people to do before he
would baptize them?
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What is washed away in baptism?
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Whose death do we remember when we are
baptized?
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In the old life, whose slaves are we?
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In the new life, whose slaves are we?
Next lesson
The Kingdom of God on Earth
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A fundamental bible teaching which Jesus mentioned in his
model prayer (Matthew 6:9-10)
The promised time when God’s purpose will be done on the
earth.
It will happen when Jesus
returns from heaven
Look at versus which tell us
what the kingdom will be like