Transcript THE DOCTRINE OF BAPTISM

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Rolan D. Monje
Teaching Class 2010
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 Jude
1:3 “Dear friends, although I was
very eager to write to you about the
salvation we share, I felt I had to write
and urge you to contend for the faith that
was once for all entrusted to the saints. “
1
Tim 4:16 “Watch your life and doctrine
closely. Persevere in them…”
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The New Testament
 Christian literature
 Greek and Roman writings
 Jewish writings
 Other writings
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 In
history, there are two early church
“ordinances” that are agreed upon:
communion and baptism.
 These are the two earliest among the
early church’s practices.
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To show the importance of communion
and baptism, we will look at two sources:
1. the Bible record, and
2. the records of church history.
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 Other
terms used are
• “Lord’s supper”
• “Lord’s Table”
• “Eucharist”
• “Breaking of the bread”
• “Oblation”
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Four main passages (Matt 26:26-29; Mark
14:22-25; Luke 22:15-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25).
Acts 2:42 refers to the table fellowship as
“breaking of bread” (cf. Acts 20:7).
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 NIV:
They devoted themselves to the
apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship,
to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
 TAB: …sila’y
napanatiling matibay sa turo
ng mga apostol at sa pagsasamasama, sa
pagpuputolputol ng tinapay, at sa mga
panalangin.
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 Paul
writes, “For I received from the Lord
what I also passed on to you...”
 We note of the bread, “This is my body,
which is for you,” of the cup, “This cup is
the new covenant in my blood,” and the
doubled command, “This do in
remembrance of me.
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 “Having
ended the prayers, we salute
one another with a kiss. There is then
brought to the president of the brethren
bread and a cup of wine mixed with
water;
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 and
he taking them, gives praise and
glory to the Father of the universe,
through the name of the Son and of the
Holy Ghost, and offers thanks at
considerable length for our being
counted worthy to receive these things at
His hands. And when he has concluded
the prayers and thanksgivings, all the
people present express their assent by
saying Amen.
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 ... those
who are called by us deacons
give to each of those present to partake
of the bread and wine mixed with water
over which the thanksgiving was
pronounced, and to those who are absent
they carry away a portion.
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...not as common bread and common
drink do we receive these; … both flesh
and blood for our salvation... that Jesus
took bread, and when He had given
thanks, said, “This do ye in remembrance
of Me, (Luk_22:19) this is My body;” and
that, after the same manner, having taken
the cup and given thanks, He said, “This
is My blood;” and gave it to them alone.
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“they met before daybreak on a
particular day…they sang a hymn (Lat:
carmen dicere) to Christ as a god, took an
oath (sacramentum) to abstain from
crime, and dispersed to meet again later
to eat.”
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 Take
each communion time as special
 Pray for your heart when you take
communion
 Come to the meetings of the body with
gratitude
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 English
verb “baptize” is a transliteration
(simply, word conversion using the
corresponding letters of one alphabet to
another) of the Greek word “βαπτίζω”
 “Baptism”  Greek noun baptisma
 Similarly, ‘Amen’ is the transliteration of a
Hebrew word meaning “so be it” or “let it
be” (Num 5:22).
 In the original language, baptisma mainly
means ‘immersion’ or ‘dipping’.
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 Acts
2:38 (NIV)
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.
 Acts
8:12-13 (NIV)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the good
news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
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
1 Cor. 12:13 (NIV)
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into
one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave
or free--and we were all given the one
Spirit to drink.
 Galatians
3:27 (NIV)
For all of you who were baptized into
Christ have clothed yourselves with
Christ.
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 Mark
16:16 (NIV)
Whoever believes and is baptized will be
saved, but whoever does not believe will be
condemned.
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Peter 3:21 (NIV)
And this water symbolizes baptism that now
saves you also--not the removal of dirt from
the body but the pledge of a good conscience
toward God. It saves you by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ
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 Matthew
28:19-20 (NIV) Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very
end of the age."
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 Romans
6:3-4 (NIV)
Or 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.
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 One
is forgiven of his sins (Acts 2:38).
 One is put into Christ (Acts 2:38; Gal.
3:27; Rom. 6:1-6) and his body (I Cor.
12:13).
 One calls on the name of the Lord and his
sins are washed away (Acts 22:16).
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 One
is saved through an appeal to God for a
good conscience (one does not until baptism
have a good conscience) and through the
resurrection of Jesus from the dead (I Pet. 3:21).
 One “puts on Christ” (Gal. 3:27).
 One is “buried with Christ” and “baptized into
his death” and rises to live a new life (Rom. 6:24). This must be the time when Jesus’ blood
covers his sins (note how it is through the blood
of Christ that we have redemption in Eph. 1:7
and Matt. 26:28
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 One
is “united” or “grown together” or
becomes “at one with” (sumphutos) Christ and
our old self is crucified with him (Rom. 6:5).
 One is buried with him, we were spiritually
circumcised, we put off the old nature which
was offensive to God, and we were raised with
him through our faith in the power of God,
were made alive with Christ and forgiven our
sins (Col. 2:11-13). We are no longer offensive
to God after baptism.
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 We
are given the promise that we will live with
him: “Now if we died with Christ we will also
live with him” (Rom. 6:8). Hence one is assured
of his own resurrection in the future.
 One is born again (born from above), John 3:35.
 One receives the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38) who
renews us and saves us through his “sanctifying
work” ( II Thes. 2:13).
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HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
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 Ceremonial Washings
Leviticus 16:4,24 (for purification).
 Jewish tradition
• Cleansing
• Proselyte baptism
 Qumran
tradition
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 Rachatz
(Lev 16.4, also v.24)
µvâ;bel]W /r`c;B]Ata, µyIMö'B' 6jà'r:w“
He must wash in water…
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Miqveh (cf. Gen 1.10a)
ar“Yè"w" µyM-iy" ar1:q; µyIM`'h' hwÝEq]mil]W
He gathered the waters and called them…
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PATRISTIC WRITINGS
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 Blessed
are they who, placing their trust
in the cross, have gone down into the
water…We indeed descend into the
water full of sins and defilement.
However, we come up, bearing fruit in
our heart, having the fear [of God] and
the trust in Jesus in our spirit. Barnabas
1.144.
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I
hear, sir, some teachers maintain that there is
no other repentance than that which takes
place, when we descended into the water and
received remission of our former sins. Hermas
2.22.
 Before a man bears the name of the Son of God,
he is dead. But when he receives the seal, he
lays aside his deadness and obtains life. The
seal, then, is the water. They descend into the
water dead, and they arise alive. Hermas 2.49.
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 They
there receive the washing with water in
the I will also relate the manner in which we
dedicated ourselves to God when we had been
made new through Christ…. for the remission
of their past sins. The rest of us pray and fast
with them. They are brought by us name of God
(the Father and Lord of the universe), of our
Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. For
Christ also said, "Unless you are born again,
you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven."
Justin Martyr 1.183.
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 This
washing of repentance and
knowledge of God has been ordained on
account of the transgression of God’s
people, as Isaiah cries. Accordingly, we
have believed and testify that the very
baptism which he announced is alone
able to purify those who have repented.
And this is the water of life.… Justin
Martyr (c. 160, E), 1.201.
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 When
we come to refute them [the
Gnostics], they have renounced the
whole faith…. For the baptism instituted
by the visible Jesus was for the remission
of sins. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.346.
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 Being
baptized, we are illuminated.
Illuminated, we become sons…. This work
is variously called grace, illumination,
perfection, and washing. Washing, by which
we cleanse away our sins. Clement of
Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.215.
 In the same way, therefore, we also repent
of our sins, renounce our iniquities, and are
purified by baptism. Thereby, we speed
back to the eternal light as children of the
Father. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E),
2.217.
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 Now, the
teaching is laid down that "without
baptism, salvation is attainable by no one." This
is based primarily on the ground of that
declaration of the Lord, who says, "Unless one
is born of water he has not life." However, when
this is laid down, there immediately arise
scrupulous (or rather, audacious) doubts on the
part of some. Tertullian (c. 198, W), 3.674, 675.
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 Matthew
alone adds the words, "to repentance,"
teaching us that the benefit of baptism is
connected with the intention of the baptized
person. To him who repents, it is saving.
However, to him who comes to it without
repentance, it will produce greater
condemnation. Origen (c. 228, E), 9.367.
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 History
tells us that for at least 1500
years, baptism was expected and
practiced by those who wished to
convert to Christianity
 During the Reformation, Luther and
others reacted to ‘works-oriented’
Catholicism; the idea of ‘just believe’
and ‘faith alone’ sprang from this
(over)reaction
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 General info:
• Article “Immersion for Salvation” at
www.douglasjacoby.com
• Article “20 Questions on Baptism” at
www.addtoyourlearning.com
 On the popular ‘Sinner’s Prayer’
• The Sinner’s Prayer online article by Steve Staten
@ www.myconvictions.com
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 Be
grateful for your baptism
 Make each spiritual birthday special
 Be fired up about calling others to repent
and be baptized – to respond to the good
news of Jesus
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 Because
God loves us, he gave us his Word
to tell us how to respond to his love.
 History
and Archeology help prove the
importance of communion and baptism in
the early church.
 We
can be fired up that we are truly
following what the Bible says!
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