BAPTISM
INTRODUCTION
Hebrews
5:12-6:3 “For though by this
time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the
elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and
not solid food. For everyone who partakes (only) of milk is not accustomed to
the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food is for the mature,
who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching
about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of
repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about
washings (baptisms, Gk.), and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the
dead, and eternal judgment. This we shall do, if God
permits.”
This booklet is for the
purpose of helping people who respect and revere the Bible as God’s word
and the final authority on truth. We are warned in
Galatians
5:2-4 that circumcision, like baptism, or any other
good work or sacrament, when included for salvation, voids salvation. We are cut
off from Christ, and He is of ‘no benefit” to us. We pray
that this collection of all the verses in the Bible referring to
“BAPTISM” will help you understand the truth about this elementary
principle of God’s Word.
BAPTISMS:
BODY
OF CHRIST; THE CHURCH; BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
Romans
6:3 - Or do you not know that all of us
who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His
death?
Romans
6:4 - Therefore we have been buried with
Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead
through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of
life.
1 Corinthians
12:13 - For by one Spirit we were all
baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we
were all made to drink of one
Spirit.
Galatians
3:27 - For all of you who were baptized
into Christ have clothed yourselves with
Christ.
Colossians
2:12 - having been buried with Him in
baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working
of God, who raised Him from the
dead.
1 Peter
3:21 - And corresponding to that,
baptism now saves you - not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to
God for a good conscience - through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
Matthew
3:11 - “As for me, I baptize you
with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and
I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
fire.”
Mark
1:8 - “I baptized you with water;
but He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit.”
Mark
16:16 - “He who has believed and
has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be
condemned.”
Luke
3:16 - John answered and said to them
all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is
mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
John
1:33 - “And I did not recognize
Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you
see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes
in the Holy Spirit.’
Acts
1:5 - for John baptized with water, but
you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from
now.”
Acts
11:16 - “And I remembered the word
of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you shall
be baptized with the Holy
Spirit.’
Acts
9:17 - And Ananias departed and entered
the house, and after laying hands on him said, “Brother Saul, the Lord
Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so
that you may regain your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
(happens at moment of salvation; Holy Spirit
baptism)
Acts 22:15 &
16 - For you will be a witness for Him
to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you delay? Arise, and
be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His
name.
Acts
9:18 - And immediately (there fell from
his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and) he arose and was
baptized;
CEREMONIAL
WASHING
Mark
7:4 - and when they come from the market
place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other
things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing
(baptizing, Gk.) of cups and pitchers and copper
pots.
Luke
11:38 - And when the Pharisees saw it,
he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed (baptized, Gk.)
before the
meal.
Hebrews
9:10 - since they related only to food
and drink and various washings, (baptizings, Gk.) (regulations for the body
imposed until a time of reformation)
OF
TEACHING
Matthew
21:25 - “The baptism of John was
from what (source), from heaven or from men?” And they (began) reasoning
among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will
say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe
him?’
Matthew
28:19 - “Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the
Son and the Holy
Spirit,”
Mark
1:4 - John the Baptist appeared in the
wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins.
Mark
11:30 - “Was the baptism of John
from heaven, or from men? Answer
Me.”
Luke
3:3 - And he came into all the district
around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins;
Luke
7:29 - And when all the people and the
tax-gatherers heard (this) they acknowledged God’s justice, having been
baptized with the baptism of
John.
Luke
7:30 - But the Pharisees and the lawyers
rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by
John.
Luke
20:4 - “Was the baptism of John
from heaven or from
men?”
Acts
1:22 - “beginning with the baptism
of John, until the day that He was taken up from us - one of these should become
a witness with us of His resurrection.”
Acts
2:38 - And Peter (said) to them,
“Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for
the forgiveness of our sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit.”
Acts
10:37 - you yourselves know the thing
which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism
which John
proclaimed.
Acts
13:24 - after John had proclaimed before
His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of
Israel.
Acts
18:25 - This man had been instructed in
the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching
accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism
of John;
Acts
19:3 - And he said, “Into what
then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into John’s
baptism.”
Acts
19:4 - And Paul said, “John
baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him
who was coming after him, that is, in
Jesus.”
Ephesians
4:5 - one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
(teaching, source of truth, Matthew 28:19).
WATER
Matthew
3:11 - “As for me, I baptize you
with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and
I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
fire.”
Matthew
3:13 - Then Jesus arrived from Galilee
at the Jordan (coming) to John, to be baptized by
him.
Matthew
3:14 - But John tried to prevent Him,
saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to
me?”
Matthew
3:16 - And after being baptized, Jesus
went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, (and) coming upon
Him,
Mark
1:5 - And all the country of Judea was
going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized
by him in the Jordan River, confessing their
sins.
Mark
1:8 - “I baptized you with water;
but He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit.”
Mark
1:9 - And it came about in those days
that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the
Jordan.
Luke
3:7 - He therefore (began) saying to the
multitudes who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers,
who warned you to flee from the wrath to
come?
Luke
3:12 - And (some) tax-gatherers also
came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we
do?”
Luke
3:16 - John answered and said to them
all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is
mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
fire.
Luke
3:21 - Now it came about when all the
people were baptized, that Jesus also was baptized, and while He was praying,
heaven was
opened,
Luke
16:24 - And he cried out and said,
“Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip
(baptize, Gk.) the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am
in agony in this
flame.”
John
1:25 - And they asked him, and said to
him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah,
nor the
Prophet?”
John
1:26 - John answered them saying,
“I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not
know.
John
1:28 - These things took place in
Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was
baptizing.
John
1:33 - “And I did not recognize
Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you
see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes
in the Holy
Spirit.’
John
3:23 - And John also was baptizing in
Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and they were coming and
were being
baptized.
John
3:26 - And they came to John and said to
him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have borne
witness, behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him.”
John
4:1 - When therefore the Lord knew that
the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than
John
John
4:2 - (although Jesus Himself was not
baptizing, but His disciples
were)
John
10:40 - And He went away again beyond
the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying
there.
Acts
1:5 - for John baptized with water, but
you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from
now.
(REQUIREMENTS
FOR WATER BAPTISM
IN
BOLD)
Acts
2:41 - So then, those who had
received his word were baptized; and there were added that day about
three thousand
souls.
Acts
8:12 - But when they believed
Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike. (no babies
or infants)
Acts
8:13 - And even Simon himself
believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip; and as
he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly
amazed.
Acts
8:16 - For He had not yet fallen upon
any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus (after
“believing”, Acts
8:12-13)
Acts 8:36
& 37 - And as they went along the
road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What
prevents me from being baptized?” And Philip said, “If you
believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said,
“I
believe that Jesus Christ is
the Son of
God.”
Acts
8:38 - And he ordered the chariot to
stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the
eunuch; and he baptized
him.
Acts
10:47 - “Surely no one can refuse
the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just
as we did, can
he?”
Acts
10:48 - And he ordered them to be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few
days.
Acts 16:14
& 15 - And a certain woman named
Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of
God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things
spoken by Paul. And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged
us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into
my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon
us.
Acts 16:32 &
33 - And they spoke the word of the
Lord to him together with all who were in his house. And he took them that
very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized,
he and all his
household.
Acts
18:8 - And Crispus, the leader of the
synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the
Corinthians when they heard were believing and being
baptized.
Acts
19:5 - And when they heard this,
they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
The following
verses most clearly show that water baptism has NOTHING to do with salvation,
for infants or adults, since water baptism is not part of the
gospel.
1 Corinthians
1:13-17 - Has Christ been divided? Paul
was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, that no
man should say you were baptized in my name. Now I did baptize also the
household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in
cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made
void.
SUFFERING
FOR THE GOSPEL
Mark
10:38 - But Jesus said to them,
“You do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup
that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am
baptized?”
Mark
10:39 - And they said to Him, “We
are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you shall
drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am
baptized.
Luke
12:50 - “But I have a baptism to
undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
TAKING
MARTYRED CHRISTIANS PLACE
1 Corinthians
15:29 - Otherwise, what will those do
who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are
they baptized for them?
CHOOSING
THE GOD OF MOSES
1 Corinthians
10:2 - and all were baptized into Moses
in the cloud and in the sea;
TOPICAL
STUDY
Hebrews
6:2 - of instruction about washings,
(baptizings, Gk.) and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead, and
eternal judgment.
GRAVY
BAPTISM
John
13:26 - Jesus therefore answered,
“That is the one for whom I shall dip (baptize, Gk.) the morsel and
give it to him.” So when He had dipped (baptized, Gk.) the morsel,
He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
BLOOD
Revelation
19:13 - And He is clothed in a robe
dipped (baptized, Gk.) in blood; and His name is called The Word Of
God.
FIRE
Matthew
3:11 - “As for me, I baptize you
with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and
I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
fire.”
Luke 3:16
- John answered and said to them all,
“As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier
than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Many who call themselves
“Christian” teach that there is more to being saved from the hell we
deserve, than simply believing that Jesus died for all our sins. They teach
that “good works”, such as keeping the commandments, Lord’s
Table (Communion), or water baptism, are needed. This is a different
“distorted gospel” as it is called in
Galatians
1:6-9, and those who preach a
“works” gospel are “accursed”, - they are not saved!
Below are some examples of this erroneous teaching:
Martin Luther’s
Small Catechism, 1968
In baptism, God forgives sin, delivers
from death and the devil, and gives everlasting salvation to all who believe
what He has promised. (Pg. 14)
Water
by itself is only water, but with the Word of God, it is a life-giving water
which by grace gives the new birth through the Holy Spirit. (Pg.
15)
John
Calvin’s Institutes, 1994, book fourth, ch.
15
(In baptism) We are promised, first, the
free pardon of sins and imputation of righteousness; and, secondly, the grace of
the Holy Spirit, to form us again to newness of life. The last advantage which
our faith receives from baptism is its assuring us not only that we are
ingrafted into the death and life of Christ, but so united to Christ himself as
to be partakers of all his blessings. (Pg.
515)
In baptism, the Lord promises
forgiveness of sins; receive it, and be secure. (Pg. 521).
Catechism of the
Catholic Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticana,
1990
Baptism is the first and chief sacrament of
forgiveness of sins...(Pg. 255)
This
sacrament of Penance is necessary for salvation for those who have fallen after
Baptism, just as Baptism is necessary for salvation for those who have not yet
been reborn. (Pg. 255)
Baptism not
only purifies from all sins, but also makes the neophyte “a new
creature,” an adopted son of God...(Pg. 322)
SUMMARY
— Water baptism never produces
salvation, but is after salvation, as a public testimony that you are
saved by faith in Christ’s work
alone!
— Water baptism is only
for those who understand and can profess their faith in His death, burial, and
resurrection - thus immersion. (No infants or little
children)
— Holy Spirit baptism
happens at the moment of faith (believing, trusting, resting) in a “free
gift” of salvation from the hell we deserve, by the work of the Creator in
flesh, the Lord Jesus Christ. We have “eternal life”, and can
“never perish” because He paid for ALL our sins. We are “born
again”, “sealed”, and can never lose it since it is a
“free gift” and ETERNAL.
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