Transcript “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him.

“Buried with him in baptism,
wherein also ye are risen with
him through the faith of the
operation of God, who hath
raised him from the dead.”
Col. 2:12
Much water – John 3:23
Going to the water – Acts 8:36
Going down into water – v. 38
Coming up out of water – Mt.3:16
Baptizo – to dip, immerse, bury,
submerge, plunge under
Sprinkle – Rantizo
Pour - Cheo
Baptizo = Baptism
251 AD – Novation was sick
Sprinkled – promise that if he got
better he would be immersed
Got well – refused immersion
Affusion -Besprinkled - Aspersion
1311 AD – Council of Ravenna
“Let every adult person, and
the parents of every child to
be baptized, have the choice
of sprinkling, pouring, or
immersion.”
P. 470 of a Creed Book
What is Wrong with Sprinkling ?
Idea of men
Not a doctrine found in the
Bible
A person who was sprinkled
has not really been baptized !!
Many religious groups teach
that a person is saved, forgiven
of sins, before baptism.
They deny that baptism has
anything to do with the
salvation of our soul.
1. What shall we say then? Shall
we continue in sin, that grace may
abound?
2. God forbid. How shall we, that
are dead to sin, live any longer
therein?
3. Know ye not, that so many of us
as were baptized into Jesus Christ
were baptized into his death?
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.
5. For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the
likeness of his resurrection:
6. Knowing this, that our old man
is crucified with him, that the body
of sin might be destroyed, that
henceforth we should not serve
sin.
7. For he that is dead is freed
from sin.
8. Now if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live
with him:
V. 3 “baptized into Jesus Christ”
If saved before baptism then we
are saved before we are in Christ
Die to sin = Repentance
Buried by Baptism
Raised to walk in newness of
life
“Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature: old
things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new.”
II Cor. 5:17
When are we a new creature?
When we are “in Christ”
Baptized into Christ – Rom.6:3
“For as many of you as have
been baptized into Christ have
put on Christ.” Gal. 3:27
Baptism is how we get into Christ
If we are saved before baptism
then we are saved before we
come into Christ.
Some
Will
Ask
NO !
“'And now why are you waiting?
Arise and be baptized, and wash
away your sins, calling on the
name of the Lord.‘”
Acts 22:16 NKJV
Baptized to wash away sins
If saved before baptism then he
was saved before his sins were
washed away
Immersion not sprinkling
Not already saved
Save
Remission
Forgiveness
“The like figure whereunto
even baptism doth also now
save us (not the putting away
of the filth of the flesh, but the
answer of a good conscience
toward God,) by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ:”
1 Pet. 3:21
"He who believes and is
baptized will be saved; but he
who does not believe will be
condemned.” Mark 16:16 NKJV
B + B = Saved
-B = Condemned
Immersed
“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.” Acts 2:38
Forgiveness of sins
Acts 19:1-5 = is an example
Knew only baptism of John
Paul taught them about Christ
Baptized a second time
Requirements for Scriptural Baptism
1. Right person
Believes in Christ
2. Right Action
Immersion – burial
3. Right Purpose
Remission of sins
Rebaptized if...
First baptism did not meet the
scriptural requirements
If you did not understand what
you did in being baptized
If a question exists, then resolve it.
“'And now why are you
waiting? Arise and be
baptized, and wash away
your sins, calling on the
name of the Lord.'”
Acts 22:16 NKJV
In Christ
= SAVED
Baptized
(Gal.3:27)
Confess (Rom.10:10)
Repent (Lk.13:3)
Believe (Jn.8:24)
Hear (Rom.10:17)
Cleansed
1 Jn. 1:9
Forgiven
Pray – Acts 8:22
Confess sins – 1 Jn.1:9
Repent of sins – Acts 8:22
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]
www.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning July 12, 2009