Transcript Baptism Who, Why, How, and When Who Is To Be Baptized? •Those who are convicted of their sins • Acts 2:38 Then Peter.

Baptism
Who, Why, How, and When
Who Is To Be Baptized?
•Those who are convicted of their sins
• 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.
•Those Who Believe
• Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of
God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
• Acts 8:36-37 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? 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.
Why Should You Be
Baptized?
•For Remission (Forgiveness) of Sins
• Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy
sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
• Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
• 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.
•To
obtain spiritual blessings (Spiritual Blessings are in Christ,
Baptism puts us into Christ)
• Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
• Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
Christ.
•To Be Saved
• Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned.
How Are You To Be
Baptized?
•With Water
• Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water:
and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending
like a dove, and lighting upon him:
• Acts 8:36-39 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? 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. 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. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away
Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
•Buried In Water
• Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in
newness of life.
• Colossians
2:12 Buried with him in baptism, where in also ye are risen with him
through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
•In The Name of The Father, Son, and The Holy Ghost
• Matthew 28:18 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
When Should You Be
Baptized?
• Immediately
• Acts 2:37-38 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said
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unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 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.
v. 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand souls.
• 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? 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. 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.
• Acts 16:25,30,33
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God:
and the prisoners heard them. And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do
to be saved? And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes;
and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Conclusion
•Scriptural Baptism is:
•To be performed as soon as possible
•To one who believes and is convicted
•For the forgiveness of their sins
•By being buried in water
•In the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost
•HAVE YOU BEEN SCRIPTURALLY BAPTIZED?
•WHAT IS STOPPING YOU?