I. Before Baptism

1. Attitudes Mt.3:7-9, baptism w/o repentance Lk.7:29-30, two groups

29: acknowledge God’s justice 30: rejected His counsel

2. Appeal: 1 Pt.3:21“a formal request…appeal to God for a clear conscience” (BDAG, 362)

I. Before Baptism

II. During Baptism

1. Action

Mt.3:…16

Came up…fromCame up…out of

(Mk.1:10)

(Went into…)Immersion

Jn.3:23

1. Action

2. Aim Mk.16:15-16, salvation (1 Pt.3:21) Jn.3:5, born again (or from above),

of water “Of Christian baptism, the new birth”

(BDAG)

Ac.2:38, forgiveness “for forgiveness of sins, so that sins

might be forgiven” (BDAG)

Jn.2:7 Jn.3:23 Jn.3:5

1. Action

2. Aim Mk.16:15-16, salvation Jn.3:5, born again Ac.2:38, forgiveness Ac.22:16, wash away sins

“For the sinner is unclean, polluted as it were by the filth of his sins. Whoever obtains remission of sins has his sins put, so to speak, out of God’s sight, – is cleansed from them in the sight of God. Remission is [represented as] obtained by undergoing baptism…” (Th.)

1. Action

2. Aim Mk.16:15-16, salvation Jn.3:5, born again Ac.2:38, forgiveness Ac.22:16, wash away sins

Ro.6:3-4, baptized into His death “To be baptized into Christ is for Paul

an involvement in Christ’s death and its implications for the believer” (BDAG, 164)

1 Co.1:12-13, belong to Christ Into the name = “into union with, so as

to belong to someone” (Zerwick)

I. Before Baptism

III. After Baptism

II. During Baptism

Mt.28:19-20

Apostles did not baptize then abandon In baptism we enter covenant w. Lord Personal study is necessary, but no

substitute for classes

“go, make disciples, baptize, teach them to observe all things…”

Jn.3:5…8 Know his baptism “took” only by way it

affects his life

1 Pt.1:22-23, fervent brotherly love

Jn.3:21,does truth

Jn.3:36,obeys Son

Ac.2:38…what then?

Ac.2:41baptism

Ac.2:42worship

Ac.2:44-47service

Ac.9:18

20-21, amazing transformation

Ro.6:4 Walk (whole life) Newness (new person, 5-6)

Slandererpraises

Persecutorpersecuted

Haterloves

1 Co.1:12-13

Paul condemned selfishness that led to division: 2 Co.12:19-21

“But we were baptized”

Ga.3:26-27

“The figurative use of (put on) w. a personal object means to take on the characteristics, virtues, and/or intentions of the one referred to, and so to become like that person...” 1:6-9, Galatians 1:10-24, Paul

Col.2:11-13 Baptism: participation in the Lord’s…

Circumcision11

(Crucifixion)

Burial12

(Death)

Resurrection12

(Life)

Romans 6 Romans 6 Romans 6

Implications (Col.2-3)

Avoid worldly ordinances, 2:20-23 Seek things above, 3:1 (Ph.3:12-14); set mind on, 3:2 (Ph.3:19-21)

Die to life of sin, 3:3-7

Worldly cares distract

Materialism distracts

Mt.13:22

Put off 3:8-11

Put on 3:12-15