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Baptism Is The Defining Moment
Contributed by Daniel Keeran on Jul 25, 2011 (message contributor)
Summary: Scriptures that show the meaning and purpose of baptism from John the Baptist to Paul.
BAPTISM IS THE DEFINING MOMENT
1 Confessing Their Sins
Matthew 3:6 “Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.”
2 All Israel Was Baptized
Mark 1:5 “And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized…”
3 Rejecting God’s Purpose
Luke 7:29,30 “…the Pharisees and lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, being not baptized…”
4 One Cannot Enter Into The Kingdom
John 3:5 “… unless one is born of water and of the Spirit, one cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
5 Baptism For All Nations
Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
6 Baptism In The Gospel
Mark 16:15,16 “He who believes and is baptized shall be saved…”
7 Forgiveness For All Nations
Luke 24:46-49 “…that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem…”
8 Forgiveness In The Gospel
Acts 2:38 “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.”
9 The Word Gladly Received
Acts 2:41 “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized…”
10 Things Concerning The Kingdom
Acts 8:12 “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.”
11 Preaching Jesus
Acts 8:35,36 “Then Philip… preached to him Jesus. And as they went …the eunuch said, See, here is water; what prevents me from being baptized?”
12 Down Into The Water
Acts 8:38 “Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.”
13 He Ordered Them To Be Baptized
Acts 10:48 “And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.”
14 Paul’s Message
Acts 16:14-15 “…The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. And when she was baptized…”
15 The Word Of The Lord
Acts 16:31-34 “And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and (he) …was baptized… immediately.”
16 What Was Heard And Believed
Acts 18:8 “…many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.”
17 He Knew Only The Baptism Of John
Acts 18:25 “He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.”
18 When They Heard This
Acts 19:5 “When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.”
19 Wash Away Your Sins
Acts 22:16 “And now what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”
20 Baptized Into Christ and His Death
Romans 6:3 “… so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death”
21 Baptized That We Might Live
Romans 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: so that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.”
22 If We Have Been United With Him
Romans 6:5 “For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.”
23 Our Old Man Is Crucified With Him
Romans 6:6 “…our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
24 If Dead With Christ, We Shall Live
Romans 6:8 “Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him…”
25 Dead To Sin, Alive To God
Romans 6:11 “Likewise consider also yourselves to be truly dead to sin, but alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.”
26 Is Christ Divided?
I Corinthians 1:13-17 “Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul?”
27 Sent To Preach The Gospel
1 Corinthians 1:17 “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel…”
28 Baptized Into One Body
I Corinthians 12:13 “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body… and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”
29 By Faith Baptized Into Christ
Galatians 3:27 “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
30 God Made Us Alive With Christ
Ephesians 2:5-7 “...God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ...”
