Salvation & Baptism

Lesson 1

Salvation

1. The only means of 1. The only means of Salvation is by Salvation is by acceptingaccepting

JesusJesus ChristChrist..

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone

who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his

Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it. There is no judgment awaiting those who trust him. But those who do not trust him have already been judged

for not believing in the only Son of God.”

John 3:16-18 NLT

And this is what God has testified: He And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. So whoever has God's is in his Son. So whoever has God's Son has life; whoever does not have Son has life; whoever does not have

his Son does not have life. I write this his Son does not have life. I write this to you who believe in the Son of God, to you who believe in the Son of God,

so that you may know you have so that you may know you have eternal life. eternal life.

1 John 5:11-13 NLT

Salvation

a. Jesus is the a. Jesus is the VisibleVisible image of

the invisible God.

Christ is the visible image of the invisible Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was God. He existed before anything was

created and is supreme over all creation, created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in for through him God created everything in

the heavenly realms and on earth. He the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.

Everything was created through him and Everything was created through him and for him. for him.

Colossians 1:15-22 NLT

He existed before anything else, and he He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also holds all creation together. Christ is also

the head of the church, which is his body. the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who He is the beginning, supreme over all who

rise from the dead. So he is first in rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He God reconciled everything to himself. He

made peace with everything in heaven and made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the

cross. cross.

This includes you who were once far away This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

Yet now he has reconciled you to himself Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and his own presence, and you are holy and

blameless as you stand before him without a blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.single fault.

Salvation

b. He is b. He is eternaleternal and and has always existed. has always existed.

Then God said, “Let us make human Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that on the earth, and the small animals that

scurry along the ground.” So God created scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the human beings in his own image. In the

image of God he created them; male and image of God he created them; male and female he created them.female he created them.

Genesis 1:26-27 NLT

But the Lord came down to look at the city But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. and the tower the people were building.

“Look!” he said. “The people are united, and “Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! Come, let’s go down and confuse for them! Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then the people with different languages. Then

they won’t be able to understand each they won’t be able to understand each other.”other.”

Genesis 11:6-7 NLT

c. God exists as three divine persons in one

God. 1. Father2. Son Jesus3. Holy Spirit

Salvation

d. Each is a d. Each is a separateseparate entity, entity, yet all three are yet all three are

one Godone God..

John 14:1-10 NLTJohn 14:1-10 NLT

““Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than and trust also in me. There is more than

enough room in my Father’s home. If this enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am were not so, would I have told you that I am

going to prepare a place for you? When going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so everything is ready, I will come and get you, so

that you will always be with me where I am. that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going. And you know the way to where I am going. “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We

have no idea where you are going, so how can have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?”we know the way?”

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except life. No one can come to the Father except

through me. If you had really known me, you through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!” Philip you do know him and have seen him!” Philip

said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus replied, “Have I been with satisfied.” Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t

know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you? Don’t you believe that I am show him to you? Don’t you believe that I am

in the Father and the Father is in me?”in the Father and the Father is in me?”

John 14:15-19 NLT “If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world

cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him,

because he lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will

come to you. Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will

live.”

““But to his Son he says, "Your throne, But to his Son he says, "Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in Your royal power is expressed in

righteousness. You love what is right righteousness. You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore and hate what is wrong. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, God, your God, has anointed you,

pouring out the oil of joy on you more pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.than on anyone else.

Hebrews 1:8-12

And, "Lord, in the beginning you laid the And, "Lord, in the beginning you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens foundation of the earth, and the heavens

are the work of your hands. Even they will are the work of your hands. Even they will perish, but you remain forever. They will perish, but you remain forever. They will

wear out like old clothing. You will roll wear out like old clothing. You will roll them up like an old coat. They will fade them up like an old coat. They will fade

away like old clothing. But you are always away like old clothing. But you are always the same; you will never grow old.”the same; you will never grow old.”

e. God is three in one just as water, ice, and steam are

the same.

f. Through Jesus we f. Through Jesus we are made are made rightright with with

God.God.

Colossians 1:19-22 NLTColossians 1:19-22 NLTFor God in all his fullness was pleased For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He reconciled everything to himself. He

made peace with everything in heaven made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s and on earth by means of Christ’s

blood on the cross. This includes you blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. who were once far away from God.

You were his enemies, separated from You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. him by your evil thoughts and actions.

Yet now he has reconciled you to Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has his physical body. As a result, he has

brought you into his own presence, and brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you you are holy and blameless as you

stand before him without a single fault.stand before him without a single fault.

2. Salvation requires 2. Salvation requires confessionconfession sin of of

and and faithfaith in Jesus as in Jesus as the answer.the answer.

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God is Lord and believe in your heart that God

raised him from the dead, you will be raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart saved. For it is by believing in your heart

that you are made right with God, and it is that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are by confessing with your mouth that you are

saved.saved.

Romans 10:9-10 NLT

3. Salvation is 3. Salvation is eternaleternal..

““Because of God's special favor to me, I Because of God's special favor to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. builder. Now others are building on it.

But whoever is building on this But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no foundation must be very careful. For no one can lay any other foundation than one can lay any other foundation than

the one we already have--Jesus Christ.”the one we already have--Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 NLT

““Now anyone who builds on that Now anyone who builds on that foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But there is going wood, hay, or straw. But there is going

to come a time of testing at the to come a time of testing at the judgment day to see what kind of work judgment day to see what kind of work

each builder has done. Everyone's work each builder has done. Everyone's work will be put through the fire to see will be put through the fire to see

whether or not it keeps its value.” whether or not it keeps its value.”

““If the work survives the fire, that If the work survives the fire, that builder will receive a reward. But if the builder will receive a reward. But if the

work is burned up, the builder will suffer work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builders themselves will great loss. The builders themselves will

be saved, but like someone escaping be saved, but like someone escaping through a wall of flames.”through a wall of flames.”      

4. We are saved by 4. We are saved by gracegrace alonealone..

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were us so much, that even though we were

dead because of our sins, he gave us life dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead saved!) For he raised us from the dead

along with Christ and seated us with him in along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are the heavenly realms because we are

united with Christ Jesus.united with Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:4-10 NLT

So God can point to us in all future ages as So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his examples of the incredible wealth of his

grace and kindness toward us, as shown in grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. God saved you by his grace Christ Jesus. God saved you by his grace

when you believed. And you can’t take credit when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. for this; it is a gift from God.

      

Salvation is not a reward for the good things Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast we have done, so none of us can boast

about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we

can do the good things he planned for us can do the good things he planned for us long ago.long ago.

      

5. When we accept 5. When we accept Jesus as Lord and Jesus as Lord and Savior we receive Savior we receive

the the HolyHoly SpiritSpirit..

God has now revealed to us his mysterious God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his

own good pleasure. And this is the plan: At own good pleasure. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything the right time he will bring everything

together under the authority of Christ—together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. everything in heaven and on earth.

Furthermore, because we are united with Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance Christ, we have received an inheritance

from God, from God,

Ephesians 1:9-14 NLT

for he chose us in advance, and he makes for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. everything work out according to his plan. God’s purpose was that we Jews who were God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles and glory to God. And now you Gentiles

have also heard the truth, the Good News have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed that God saves you. And when you believed

in Christ, he identified you as his own by in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he

promised long ago. promised long ago.

The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify He did this so we would praise and glorify

him.him.      

Don’t you realize that your body is the Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? you and was given to you by God?

You do not belong to yourself, for God You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you bought you with a high price. So you

must honor God with your body.must honor God with your body.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 NLT

Salvation & Baptism

Lesson 2

What do we believe about Baptism ?

1. It is an ordinance of Christ.

Matthew 28:19-20 NLT

Therefore go and make disciples of all Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey Spirit, and teaching them to obey

everything I have commanded you. And everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very surely I am with you always, to the very

end of the age."end of the age."

2. Salvation does not depend on it.

Romans 10:9-10 NLT““For if you confess with your mouth that For if you confess with your mouth that

Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you that God raised him from the dead, you

will be saved. For it is by believing in your will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth and it is by confessing with your mouth

that you are saved.” that you are saved.”

3. Only Believers should be baptized.

Colossians 2:11-12 NLTColossians 2:11-12 NLT

““When you came to Christ, you were When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical "circumcised," but not by a physical

procedure. It was a spiritual procedure--the procedure. It was a spiritual procedure--the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you cutting away of your sinful nature. For you

were buried with Christ when you were were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to a baptized. And with him you were raised to a

new life because you trusted the mighty new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the power of God, who raised Christ from the

dead.” dead.”

It should always be a conscious decision to be

obedient.

Infants cannot make that decision.

4. It is a public identification with Christ and is symbolic of Christ’s death, burial and

resurrection

5. We baptize by full immersion and in the name of the Father,

the Son & Holy Spirit.

Matthew 28:19 NLT Matthew 28:19 NLT

““Therefore, go and make disciples of all the Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”