Teaching concerning baptism...
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Teaching concerning baptism differs within the Christian world. Many churches teach that baptism accomplishes the washing away of sin. Some Christian denominations teach that baptism is an important step... a sacrament... in the believer's life, only after an individual has acknowledged the salvation experience has already been accomplished. The water of baptism has no saving element.
John the Baptist was commissioned by God to spread the news of the coming of the Messiah. The Baptist called people to repent of their sins and acknowledge their rebelling against God and profess faith through the coming Messiah who would bring forgiveness. This would be Jesus Christ.
The purpose of a believer's baptism is:
An identification with the Triune God... Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
An identification of the believer with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.
A little boy was asked in Sunday school to explain baptism. He said, "It's when the preacher holds you under water and you think about Jesus!"
An intentional act of obedience for the believer. It is a statement to the world that a change has occurred in a person's life.
A public testimony -- a public profession of faith or an inward work of Grace.
A little boy asked Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in California, "When can I get advertised?"
He meant "baptized" but he made the right point -- baptism is advertising that you're a Christian. (Rev. Kent Crockett on www.kentcrockett.com).
John the Baptist was commissioned by God to spread the news of the coming of the Messiah. The Baptist called people to repent of their sins and acknowledge their rebelling against God and profess faith through the coming Messiah who would bring forgiveness. This would be Jesus Christ.
The purpose of a believer's baptism is:
An identification with the Triune God... Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
An identification of the believer with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.
A little boy was asked in Sunday school to explain baptism. He said, "It's when the preacher holds you under water and you think about Jesus!"
An intentional act of obedience for the believer. It is a statement to the world that a change has occurred in a person's life.
A public testimony -- a public profession of faith or an inward work of Grace.
A little boy asked Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in California, "When can I get advertised?"
He meant "baptized" but he made the right point -- baptism is advertising that you're a Christian. (Rev. Kent Crockett on www.kentcrockett.com).
