“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. 5:17When 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.

SomeWillAsk

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

“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

Immersed

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 =

SAVEDBaptized (Gal.3:27)

Confess (Rom.10:10)

Hear (Rom.10:17)

Believe (Jn.8:24)

Repent (Lk.13:3)

Cleansed 1 Jn. 1:9

Forgiven

Pray – Acts 8:22

Repent of sins – Acts 8:22

Confess sins – 1 Jn.1:9

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

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Evans, Ga. 30809

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Sunday Morning July 12, 2009