What is Baptism?
Baptism in the physical sense is washing, or cleaning away the dirt. Baptism is an action word; washing of dishes and pots is baptizing them or washing them. Man has a physical body, An indwelling spirit and a soul that has desires to be met, these soul desires will define his personality, the way he thinks, his goals, his purpose, and will produce the actions of what is stored in his heart from collected experiences. Now God offers us Spiritual cleansing to think and to be Holy, Righteous, and Good like He is, our sins having been Spiritually washed away. Spiritual Baptism is a cleansing that God performs; the conversion examples in the Holy Bible are using physical water and God's Spiritual Power to remove our sins forever, by our Faith in Jesus Christ, The Son of God, as our Lord and Savior and our obedience to the Commandments of Christ. Matthew 28:18-20 In Baptism a person receives forgiveness of sins in the name of Jesus Christ and receives the Gift of The Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 it is written in the Word of God and that is the final Authority on the issue of what Baptism means and settles the matter; our part is to accept the Word of God by Faith as the Eternal Truth. The Word of God says it is a New Birth, being born again of water and the Spirit. John 3:3-8 The Word of God says Baptism is our death and burial to sin and unrighteousness Romans 6:3-11 The Word of God says Baptism in Christ is our Resurrection to a new Spiritual life, Walking in Newness of Life, led by the Spirit of God, having the mind of Christ according to His purpose. Colossians 1:12-14 Baptism is being immersed in water, in the Name of the Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:18-20
Conversion Accounts
Acts 2: 36-42
Acts 8:12-13
Acts 8:26-39
Acts 9:1-18
Acts 10:25-48
Acts 16:14-15
Acts 16:25-34
Acts 18:7-8
Acts 19:1-5
Acts 22:1-16
What does the New Testament say about Baptism?
[1] John’s Baptism
Matthew 3:1-8; 11; 13-17; 21-25
Mark 1:4-5; 8-11; 11:30
Luke 3:3; 7; 12-13; 16; 21-22;
Luke 7:27-30; 20:4
John 1:25-28; 31-34; 3:22-23; 10:40
Acts 1:5; 22; 10:37; 11:16
Acts 13:24; 18:24-28; 19:2-5
Some of These Scriptures also mention Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit.
[2] Cup of Suffering Baptism
Matthew 20: 22-23
Mark 10:38-40
Luke 12:50
[3] Baptized into Christ
Matthew 28:18-20
Mark 16: 15-16
John 3:3-8, By Water and The Spirit,
John 3:22-36; 4:1-2
Acts 2:38; 41-42; 8:12-17; 35-38
Acts 9:18; 10:43-48
Acts 18:8; 19:1-5; 22:16
Romans 6:3-5
1st Corinthians 1:13-18; 15:20-29
Galatians 3:26-27
Ephesians 4:5; 5:26-27
Colossians 2:12-14
Titus 3:5-7 Washing
Hebrews 6:1-6 Grow in Faith, or you
could Fall away
1st Peter 3:20-22 Eight souls were
saved through water. There is also
an antitype, which now saves us----Baptism
1st John 1: 7-10 The Blood of Christ
cleanse us from all sin.
1st John 5:3-12 There are three that
bear witness in heaven: The Father, The Word, and The Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that witness on earth: The Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.
[4] Baptism of The Holy Spirit
Luke 24:49
Acts 1:8; 2:1-21; 2: 36- 38
Acts 4:31-33; 8:14-25; 10:44-48; 19:6-7
1st Corinthians 12:13
Old Testament Joel 2:28-32
[5] Baptism and the conversion accounts
Acts 2:36-42; 8:12-13; 8:26-39
Acts 9:1-18; 10:25-48
Acts 16:14-15; 25-34; 18:7-8
Acts 19:1-5; 22:1-16
[6] Born Again, Born of God, Born of water and of Spirit.
John 1:12-14; 3:3-8,
1st Peter 1:19-23,
1st John 2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1-13
[7] Baptized in a Cloud
1st Corinthians 10:1-4
Those who were baptized in the New Testament for their Salvation, were immersed in water and Spiritually into Christ, In The Name of The father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, and receiving from God, the forgiveness of sins, The Gift of The Holy Spirit, The Gift of Eternal Life And The Gift of Grace through Christ. Let us Praise, Glorify and Thank God for his Mercy, Grace and Love.
What did Jesus say about Baptism When He was Baptized?
Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.
Matthew 3:13-17
Actually Jesus is our greatest example in everything.
1st Corinthians 3:9-11
What did John the Baptist say about baptism? He said Jesus will baptize you with The Holy Spirit and fire.
Matthew 3:11
What did Matthew say about baptism? He wrote what Jesus said.
Matthew 28:19
What did Mark say about baptism? He wrote what Jesus said.
Mark 16:16
What did Luke say about baptism? There is a lot of Scriptures about being baptized in the book of Acts, which Luke wrote in Chapter 2; 8; 9; 10; 16; 19; 22
What did John say about baptism? He wrote what Jesus said, to enter the Kingdom, you have to be born again of water and The Spirit of God. John 3:5
What did Paul say about baptism? Paul said a lot about being baptized in the books of Romans chapter 6 and 1st Corinthians chapter 1; Galatians chapter 3; Ephesians chapter 4; Colossians chapter 2. What did Paul say about our new body? Read Ist Corinthians 15:34-58.
What did Peter say about baptism? Peter told men what they needed to do to be forgiven and saved through Jesus Christ, by repenting and being baptized in Christ’s name and the value of water and the Ark in saving eight souls in Noah day and now today how baptism in water saves us. Read Acts 2:38; 1st Peter 3:20-22
Paul Explaining Salvation and Baptism