baptism
ONLY ONE NOW - Eph. 4:4-6
WHO
- Those having been taught - Matt. 28:19
- Believers - Mark 16:16; Acts 18:8; 8:37
- Those who repent - Acts 2:38
- Those of maturity - 'men and women' - Acts 8:12
WHY
- In order to be saved - Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:21
- For remission of sins - Acts 2:38
- To wash away sins - Acts 22:16
- Into Christ - Gal. 3:26-27; Romans 6:3-5
WHEN
- When receive word - Acts 2:41
- When make confession of faith - Acts 8:37-38
- Same hour of night - Acts 17:33
HOW
- A burial and resurrection - Romans 6:3-5; Col. 2:12
- Much water - John 3:22-23
- Both go 'into and out of' the water - Acts 8:38-39
- In the name of Christ (not what SAY, but what DO) - Acts 2:38-41
(This rules out baptism to become member of a denomination)
- With faith in the working of God - Col. 2:12
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