Baptism
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,(Ephesians
4:5)
John did baptize in the wilderness, and
preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (Mark 1:4)
Then comes Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to
John, to be baptized of him. But John tried to prevent him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of you, and come you to me? And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it to be so
now: for it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him. (Matthew
3:13-15)
The like figure whereunto even baptism does
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 Peter 3:21)
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and suddenly the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And a voice from heaven,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:16,17)
But Jesus said to them, You know not what
you ask: can you drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I
am baptized with? And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, You will indeed
drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal will you
be baptized:(Mark 10:38,39)
For John truly baptized with water; but you
will be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. (Acts 1:5)
Know you not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 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. For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of his death, we will be also in the likeness of his resurrection
(Romans 6:3-5)
Buried with him in baptism, where also you
are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who has raised him from the
dead.(Colossians 2:12)
For as many of you as have been baptized
into Christ have put on Christ.(Galatians 3:27)
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at
Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. This man was
instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught
diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. And he began to speak
boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him to them,
and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly. And when he was disposed to pass into
Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come,
helped them much which had believed through grace: For he mightily convinced the Jews, and
that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. (Acts 18:24-28)
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was
at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding
certain disciples, He said to them, Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?
And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he
said to them, To what then were you baptized? And they said, To John's baptism. Then said
Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they
should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they
heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 19:1-5)
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. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
(Acts 8:12,13)
Can any man forbid water, that these should
not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them
to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. (Acts
10:47,48)
See Z’96-125, 126; Z’97-171;
Z’98-72, column 2; Z’98-122, question 3; Z’99-13; E:227; F, 421-456.
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