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Central t this pr visi n G isthe instr cti n water baptism.

In the entire New Testament, baptismis alwa s irectl ass ciate withsalvati n. The earl ch rch knewn thing a salvati n that was n t

ll we b baptism. Fr m Pentec stn, ever c nvert was baptise p n

c nversi n s all the same a .Baptism was incl e in the Ch rchs

presentati n Jes s Christ. Philipwent wn t Samaria an p chCh ist t the pe ple there.

As a res lt, th se wh believe werebaptise ACTS 8:12 . Later, meetingthe e n ch n the r a t Gaza,Philip p ch J sus t him. Asa res lt, the e n ch t k the frst

pp rt nit t be baptise ACTS 8:38 .It is clear there re that baptism wasan integral part the message Jes s Christ as presente b the NewTestament Ch rch. F r this reas n it is

bvi sl imp rtant that the Ch rchsh l c ntin e t present a clear anp sitive message baptism.

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A o of P mo o Da of P o , o w oa d (w o w o d, b o d) a d, M a d

b , w a a w do?Acts 2:37. to o , P a po ma of god a d of c a a a a d mm d a

a w : r p ... b bap d... a d ho sp . t god omp p o o fo w o d o b

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T ug ut ist y, t m j ity di nt C isti ng ups b s d t i t c ing c nc ning b ptism nt c mmissi n J sus, t b ptis in the name o the Fathe and o the Son and o the Holy Spi it MaTThew 28:19. h ,

t i us tim s t is b sis s b n qu sti n d. In its pl c ,s m inc ct t c ing c nc ning b ptism s b np s nt d, ic t m in p ints s ll s:

1. Since Pentecost, the p actice o the ea ly Ch ch was tobaptise only in the name o Jes s Ch ist.

2. The o m la o baptism in Matthew 28:19 is not con med by any othe New Testament text, and the e o e it sho ld be

ejected as sp io s, lacking a thenticity and invalid.

3. Believe s who have been baptised in the name o the Fathe and o the Son and o the Holy Spi it sho ld be e-baptised in the name o Jes s Ch ist.

4. Baptism in the New Testament co esponds to ci c mcisionin the Old Testament. The e o e believe s who have not beenbaptised in a valid way a e spi it ally nci c mcised.

T is in ccu t t c ing n ds t b dd ss d n tm ly b c us t it s t s y c nc ning b ptism,but m s b c us s m t unsc iptu l gum ntsus d t supp t it. T n tu t s gum nts is t tt y ct b t n s und st nding b ptism nd tb sic p incipl s ic c n m t lidity N T st m ntt xts nd g n l t c ing. F t is s n, I s t uts m implic ti ns t is t c ing, it b i n lysis

c . In c c s t implic ti n t is inc ctt c ing is p int d inb it ics.My n lysis it ll sin n m l typ .

the nAMe OF jesus

Its imp i th t p s n wh is b ptis in th n mth F th n th S n n th H y Spi it is

n t b ptis in th n m J sus.In d t qu li y b ptism s C isti n b li , p s n must l dy

c n l dg d t t J sus C ist is t S n G d(MaTThew16:1618; JohN 20:31; 1 JohN 4:15, 5:5). F suc p s n, t dS n, n sp ll d it c pit l s nd p c d d by td nit ticl t , d n t s s l ly nd xclusi ly J susC ist. w b t t p s n b ptising nd t p s nb ing b ptis d l dy m d t is c n l dgm nt,

b ptism in t n m t S n is by t t y ct b ptism in t n m J sus C ist.

Its imp i th t J sus is n m , but th t F th nSpi it n t n m s, but tit s.It is t u t t in englis

c n m distincti n b t n p p n m , sucs William Geo ge, nd titl , suc sking p esident.

h , t it s t N T st m nt did n t mt is distincti n in t igin l G in l ti n t

t dFathe s ppli d t G d. T m ny p ss g sin t N T st m nt t d name is us d di ctly

it t d Fathe .F inst nc , J sus s id,And now, OFathe ,... I have mani ested Yo name to the men whom Yohave given Me JohN 17:56.

Its imp i th t wh th Sc iptu sp ks p s nsb ing b ptis in th n m J sus, th s p s ns wb ptis in th n m J sus n y, n th t n thn m s w s w . T is is n ssumpti n icc nt b p d m Sc iptu . In t i us p ss g s t tsp p s ns b ing b ptis d in t n m J sus, n

d suc s nly is tt c d.

T is m y b illust t d m t p ss g s t N T st m nt. M s ys t ta man with an nclean spi it m tJ sus Mark 5:12 . M tt s ys the e met Him two demon- possessed men MaTThew 8:28. M nd M tt d sc ibingt s m incid nt. M s ys t s m n. M tts ys t t m n. Y t t is n disc p ncy.actu lly, t t m n, but M m nti n d nly

n t m. T uld b disc p ncy i M ds id t s nlyone m n. But did n t s y t t. F mt ct t t M s ys m n, it mig t b ssum d t tt s nly n m n. But suc n ssumpti n uldb inc ct.

Li is , t ct Sc iptu sp s p s ns b ingb ptis d in t n m J sus d snt by its l justi y t

ssumpti n t t t s p pl b ptis d in t n m J sus only. wit ut id nc t t c nt y, it l s p nt p ssibility t t t ds/p s s dd d.

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Its imp i th t th is n th p ss g in th N wT st m nt th t c nf ms th us th b ptism mu

c in M tth w 28:19.But t is is by n m ns c t in.w t c d n nc unt b t n P ul nd s mdiscipl s t ep sus. app ntly P ul t st ssum d t sp pl C isti ns discipl s C ist . But t t l ing

it t m, disc d t t t y nly discipl s J n t B ptist, aCTS 19:15. T y d n t b n b ptis d it

C isti n b ptism, but nly it t b ptism J n tB ptist. T t b sic qui m nts J ns b ptism

p nt nc nd c n ssi n sins, nd it s n t dminis-t d in ny n m ,Mark 1:45. P ul b g n by s ing t s C isti ns:

Did yo eceive the Holy Spi it when yo believed? T t ist y pli d:We have not so m ch as hea d whethe the e is aHoly Spi it. P ul in tu n s d t m:Into what then we e yobaptised? It is n tu l t s : w y did P ul ss ci t t m

b ptism it ing b ut t h ly Spi it? ou s n-bl xpl n ti n is t t C isti n b ptism, s P ul n it,

s in m lit lly, int t n m t F t nd t S n nd t h ly Spi it. T , i t s p pl dc i d C isti n b ptism, t y must n c ss ily d

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t h ly Spi it t t tim t i b ptism. Und st d int is y, acts 19:2 3 c n ms M tt 28:19.

T nly t g unds put d j cting tcc pt d t xt M tt 28:19 b s d n int n l,

d ct in l gum nts. T s subj cti , n t bj cti .In t lig t t I s id b , I d n t l t sd ct in l gum nts c y ny ig t. I uld cc pt

gum nts t is ind qu sti ning t lidity M tt 28:19, t n t uld b n d n bl limit

t t numb t p ss g s in t N T st m ntic c uld qu lly ll b c ll d int qu sti n.

In t nd, t t xt uld n l ng b t ut ity d ct in , but d ct in uld b c m t ut ity tt xt. ob i usly t is uld b n in si n suc g

nd - c ing signi c nc t t n sinc C isti n c uldd t m in unc nc n d.

It is imp i th t, p t m M tth w 28:19, inth p ss g s th N w T st m nt n th sing ,

unv ying ph s is us in c nn cti n with b ptism. T is is n t c ct. actu lly i us di nt p s s us d. In acts 2:38 t p s is in t n m J sus C ist. T G p p siti n t nsl t d in is n t t s m

s t t us d in M tt 28:19 nd acts 19:5. Its n m lm ning is up n. T p s up n t n m J sus C ist

s b n int p t d s m ning up n t ut ity J sus C ist. M p b bly it m ns up n t c n ssi n

J sus C istt t is, up n t c n ssi n t t J sus ist C ist [t M ssi ].

T is uld g it t st t m nt m d just p i-usly by P t in acts 2:36: Let all the ho se o Is ael know

ass edly that God has made this same Jes s, whom yo havec ci ed, both Lo d and Ch ist [M ssi ]. T us t is p s inacts 2:38 st t s t b sic qui m nt c i ing C isti nb ptismt t is, t c n l dg m nt t t J sus is tC ist t M ssi . T is qui m nt m ins unc ng d

t b l mul m y b us d.

My p s n l c n icti n is t t t N T st m ntC isti ns uld n ll d t us n p tic-ul mul b ptism t b c m n issu p m untimp t nc . T y m c nc n d it it l p s n l

xp i nc t n it b l mul . w n igid insist ncup n n p ticul mul b c m s m j issu , t t uli nd lib ty t h ly Spi it l dy bbing ut t C u c .

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It is imp i th t p ss g Sc iptu s n t p viv i b sis ct in un ss th is t st n th

p ss g Sc iptu th t s ys th s m thing.I p sst is t y t its l gic l c nclusi n, its t s m s s ying:

w c nt b su t t G d m ns t h s ys unl ss hs ys it t l st t ic . ob i usly, n nt C isti n c uldcc pt suc c nclusi n.

T is t y b ut t n d t l st t p ss g s Sc iptu is b s d n t t c ing t t by t m ut t t itn ss s y d m y b st blis d(DeUTeroNoMY 19:15, MaTThew 18:17) . h , t is p incipl is

ppli d t t p c du by ic t lidity h man t stim ny c n b st blis d in judici l inqui i s c s s c n ict b t n di nt um n p ti s. It c nn t c ctly

b ppli d t ds t t p c d di ctly m G d hims l .I t pply t is p incipl st ictly t Sc iptu , t n

it uld n t b n ug t nd t di nt p ss g s Sc iptu in supp t c st t m nt. w s uld t

nd t di nt it s in supp t c st t m nt. Nm tt m ny tim s n it m y s y t s m t ing,

still m ins nly n itn ss.

T is t y, ppli d t Sc iptu , is c nt dict d bySc iptu its l . P ul s ys:All Sc ipt e... is p o table o doct ine 2 TIMoThY 3:16. h d s n t qu li y t is in ny y. hd snt s y: all Sc iptu is p t bl d ct in , p id dt t its c n m d by n t Sc iptu . I Sc iptu istheWo d o God, s J sus s ys in J n 10:35, t t l n suf-ci ntly st blis s its lidity.God... cannot lie TITUS 1:2. Eve y wo d o God is p e ProverBS 30:5. Thy wo d is t th JohN 17:17.

T m ny imp t nt st t m nts c ds t tccu nly nc in Sc iptu . T ig p i stly p y J sus

is c d d nly in J n 17. T st t m nt t t t t g t d in his n m , J sus is in t midst, is nlyin M tt 18:20. T ct t t, s C isti ns, s t d

it C ist in nly pl c s is nly in ep si ns 2:6. Tct t t b li s ill b c ug t up t m t t L d in t

i t his c ming is nly in 1 T ss l ni ns 4:17. T ts just m ny x mpl s.

h , t s n imp t nt p incipl t t mustc n l dg . w ny subj ct is d t in m t nn p ss g Sc iptu , ny t c ing n t t subj ct, t

c mm nd u cc pt nc , must g it ll t p ss g s Sc iptu t t t it. T is ppli s t t t c ing

t N T st m nt c nc ning b ptism. T c mm nd uc mpl t cc pt nc , ny t c ing c nc ning b ptismmust g it ll t p ss g s Sc iptu t t tt is subj ct, including M tt 28:19.

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It is imp i th t b ptism in th n w c v n nt c s- p n s t ci cumcisi n in th c v n nt, n thth t Ch isti n wh h s n t b n b ptis with thc ct mu h s n t b n ci cumcis .r m ns 6:4

nd C l ssi ns 2:12 xplicitly st t t t b ptism c sp ndst bu i l.We we e b ied with Him[C ist]th o gh baptism. B bu i l c n b ld, t must b d d b dy. Inb ptism, t is d d b dy is t ld m n, t b dy sin, t

s .O old man was c ci ed with Him roMaNS 6:6. I Ch ist be in yo , the body is dead beca se o sin roMaNS 8:10. Thosewho a e Ch ists have c ci ed the esh GaLaTIaNS 5:24. In t is

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c nt xt, p s s suc sthe body the esh d nt d n tt lit l p ysic l b dy, but t t c n l, b lli usn tu c i d by in it nc m ad m. w n C ist is

c i d by it s S i u nd L d, t is ld n tu di s. T n it is bu i d by t ct b ptism.

on p int is cl . w d n t bu y p s n in d tm im d d. a p s n must l dy b d d b

ny ig t t bu y im. Li is , t d t t ldn tu must l dy t n pl c t ug it in C istb c n bu y t ld n tu by b ptism. B ptism d sn t m t ld n tu d d. It is t ut d id nct t t d t t ld n tu s l dy t n pl c .a p s n s s t b ing b ut t d t t ldn tu by t ct b ptism is ll ing c u s t t isb t ill gic l nd unsc iptu l, nd it ill n t p duc td si d sult.

P ul m s t is d y cl . Fi st ll, s ys t ts C isti ns ci c mcised with the ci c mcision made

witho t hands, by p tting of the body o the sins o the esh, by the ci c mcision o Ch ist CoLoSSIaNS 2:1112. T n l t s ys

b ied with Him in baptism. T is is t l gic l d ,ic c nn t b s d. w must st put t b dy t sins t s by t ci cumcisi n C ist. a t

t t, must bu y by b ptism t is b dy t t s l dyb n put . T ci cumcisi n is t putting tb dy. T b ptism is t bu i l t b dy t us put . T us ci cumcisi n is n t b ptism. Ci c mcisionis putting ;baptism is bu ying.

P ul d sc ib s t t u ci cumcisi n t nc n nt. h s ys:We a e the ci c mcision, who wo ship God in the Spi it, ejoice in Ch ist Jes s, and have no con dence in

the esh PhILIPPIaNS 3:3. T is n nc t b ptismt ll. on t t nd, t p s t no con dence

in the esh c sp nds t t p s b utp tting of the body o the esh CoLoSSIaNS 2:11. Ci cumcisi n is t

nunci ti n ll c n d nc in t s , t us putting t s . B ptism is t bu i l t s t it s b nput . T s t t ings cl s ly l t d, but t y n t id ntic l.

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T c ings li t is n b ptism t n is qu sti ns. on

is t is: I t b ptism C isti n d s n t xp i nc tsults in is li t t t Sc iptu indic t s s uld ll ,

d s t t p t t is b ptism s in lid?

N t n c ss ily. T is m y b illust t d by c mp is nit t b ptism in t h ly Spi it. a p s n m y c i

g nuin , sc iptu l xp i nc t b ptism in t h lySpi it, nd y t m ny t sults t t s uld ll t ism y b l c ing t ds in t t p s ns li . T m dy

t is isnt t b -b ptis d in t Spi it. T m dyis t m t G ds qui m ntssuc s p nt nc ,c mmitm nt, p y , study Sc iptu , ic ill m tiniti l b ptism in t Spi it m cti .

T s m p incipl c n b ppli d t t b ptism.w t b ptism s m tim s ils t p duc its p p ctb c us t p s n b ptis d is n glig nt in t sp cts

C isti n duty. F t m, t b -b ptis d c uld b nsy y ut cing up t ilu s in t s. I m t

p pl b n b ptis d s l tim s, nd c uld sily b p su d d t t y it g in. T is duc s tb ptism t t l l ind ligi us ccin ti n. I itd snt t t st tim , t y p t it until it d s. and

n i it t s, t s m y s t cts m y nd t p s n ill t b - ccin t d -b ptis d .

Cl ly t is isnt sc iptu l pictu b ptism. T y b li m y b t ubl d b ut tlidity t i b ptism, I uld p s nt t s simpl , b sic

qu sti ns: w y u eally bu i d? w s t lly cl -cut b it t p stits guilt, its b nd g ,

its b lli n, its ls t diti ns, its il ss ci ti ns? wt s t ings s plung d ut sig t t t t y n l ng c nt ubl y u? w s t is ll d in tu n by su cti n

ising up t l by it nd by t p t h ly Spi itin n n ss li ?

I t ns t t s qu sti ns is y s, t n y u

b n bu i d. T t it uld b lis nd unsc iptu lt dig ll t is up g in m its g , m ly t s bu ying it t s c nd tim it n mul .

on t t nd, i t ns t t b qu sti nsis n t cl y s, t n y u n bu i d. S t L d

n stly nd s him t s y u t t d . It m y llb t t h ill qui y u t b bu i d. I s , m mbt is. Y u ill n t b -b ptis d. Y u ill b t uly b ptis d

t st tim .

w t s b n n bu i l nd n su cti n,t s b n n b ptism.

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b s, stud res ur es ve bee elpful?Br st rm p rs b ut t e met ds u use t se r

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