{"id":21483,"date":"2022-12-05T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=21483"},"modified":"2023-03-16T16:06:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:06:45","slug":"what-is-baptism-no-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=21483","title":{"rendered":"What Is Baptism? \u2014 No. 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Scriptural evidence has established the following truths concerning baptism:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. It is immersion (Rom. 6:4).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. It is in water (Acts 8:36; 10:47; 1 Pet. 3:20\u201321).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. It is a condition of salvation, forgiveness, being added to the church, and is the act in which one\u2019s sins are washed away (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38, 41; 22:16, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. To teach such is not to teach \u201cwater salvation,\u201d as some charge, but it is to simply teach what Jesus and the apostles taught\u2014salvation is through the blood of Christ at the time of baptism (Acts 22:16; Rev. 1:5).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Does the Bible say who should be baptized? Jesus told the apostles to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, and promised, \u201cHe that believeth and is baptized shall be saved\u201d (Mark 16:15\u201316). Upon hearing the Gospel, one must believe the evidence presented concerning Christ as the Son of God, else he is not ready to be baptized. But it is not enough to merely believe.\u00a0 Paul said, \u201cFor with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation\u201d (Rom. 10:10). Jesus will not confess us before the Father if we will not confess Him before men (Mat. 10:32\u201333). One is not ready to be baptized until he both believes in his heart and confesses with his mouth that Christ is God\u2019s Son, and that the believer is owning Him as his Lord. However, one could both believe and confess and still not be a fit candidate for baptism unless he repents. The people at Pentecost were commanded, \u201cRepent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins\u201d (Acts 2:38). There is no record in Scripture where God has ever forgiven a sin apart from repentance of the sinner. Repentance is not mere sorrow over sin; rather, \u201cgodly sorrow worketh (produces, DM) repentance\u201d (2 Cor. 7:10). Repentance is a change of mind concerning sin that causes the sinner to change his life and quit the practice of sin. Until one does this, he is not ready to be baptized and baptism would be a useless act.<\/span><\/p>\n

    These prerequisites to baptism obviously rule out so-called \u201cinfant baptism\u201d since infants are incapable of any of them. Baptism is for those who are old enough and intelligent enough to bring a believing heart, a confessing mouth, and a penitent life to Christ. Such baptism is indeed the Scriptural baptism that saves.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Note:<\/strong>\u00a0I wrote this article for, and it was published in the \u201cBible Thoughts\u201d Column for the Hood County News<\/em>, Granbury, Texas, April 23, 1978.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3\u00a0 page.] \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scriptural evidence has established the following truths concerning baptism: It is immersion (Rom. 6:4). It is in water (Acts 8:36; 10:47; 1 Pet. 3:20\u201321). It is a condition of…<\/p>\n

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