3 Doctrinal Emphasis
Core
Important
Peripheral

Eph 4:3-6
3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one
Spirit— just as you were called to one hope when you were
called— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and
Father of all, who is over all and through all and in
all.
Heb 6:1-3
1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about
Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the
foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,
and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the
laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and
eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so.
s Mentioned Among the Core Doctrines of the Christ

In Jesus’ Great Commission

Mark 16:15-16
15 He said to them, "Go into all the world
and preach the good news to all creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will
be saved, but whoever does not believe
will be condemned.

Matt 28:16-20
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the
mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they
saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then
Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the
age."

In Every Conversion
Story Recorded in the
Book of Acts

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:5-12 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN
ACTS 9:18 PAUL
ACTS 22:16 PAUL
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN
ACTS 9:18 PAUL
ACTS 22:16 PAUL
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL
ACTS 22:16 PAUL
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 16:25-31 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS

TEXT WHO TEACHING BELIEVE REPENTANCE CONFESSION BAPTISM
ACTS 2:38-41 THE 3000 YES YES YES IMPLIED (Acts 2:21) YES
ACTS 8:4-13 SAMARITAN &
SIMON
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 8:26-40 THE ETHIOPIAN YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 9:18 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 22:16 PAUL YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 10:47-48 1ST GENTILES YES YES YES IMPLIED YES
ACTS 13:6-12 PROCONSUL &
GENTILES
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 16:15 LYDIA &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED YES YES
ACTS 16:16-34 JAILER &
HOUSEHOLD
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 17:23-34 DIONYSIUS &
DAMARIS
YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 18:8 CRISPUS YES YES IMPLIED IMPLIED YES
ACTS 18:24-28 APOLLOS YES IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED IMPLIED
ACTS 19:3-5 THE 12
EPHESIANS
YES YES YES IMPLIED YES

Early Church Fathers on Baptism
FIRST 200 YEARS

What The Letters Say
About

Col 2:9-15
9 For in Christ all the fullness of the
Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have
been given fullness in Christ, who is the
head over every power and authority.
11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with
a circumcision done by the hands of men but
with the circumcision done by Christ, 12
having been buried with him in baptism and
raised with him through your faith in the
power of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 When you were dead in your sins and in
the uncircumcision of your sinful nature,
God made you alive with Christ. He forgave
us all our sins, 14 having canceled the
written code, with its regulations, that
was against us and that stood opposed to
us; he took it away, nailing it to the
cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers
and authorities, he made a public spectacle
of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
 Baptism is likened to
Circumcision.
 Circumcision is removal of the
foreskin.
 It’s the sign of the covenant
between God and Abraham. – Gen.
17:11
 Circumcision is what makes one a
Jew.
 Non Jews are called
“Uncircumcised”. – Eph. 2:11
 The circumcision in Baptism is
done by God.
 Baptismal Circumcision happens
during our “burial” in Baptism
 Your Faith is needed during this

1 Peter 3:18-22
18 For Christ died for sins once for
all, the righteous for the
unrighteous, to bring you to God. He
was put to death in the body but
made alive by the Spirit, 19 through
whom also he went and preached to
the spirits in prison 20 who
disobeyed long ago when God waited
patiently in the days of Noah while
the ark was being built. In it only
a few people, eight in all, were
saved through water, 21 and this
water symbolizes baptism that now
saves you also — not the removal of
dirt from the body but the pledge of
a good conscience toward God. It
saves you by the resurrection of
Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into
heaven and is at God's right hand —
with angels, authorities and powers
 Baptism is compared to the Flood
waters of Genesis.
 Noah and his family were saved
through Water.
 The flood water symbolizes
Baptism, not the other way round.
 Circumcision is what makes one a
Jew.
 We are saved at Baptism.
 Baptism is not the removal of
dirt from the body (Bath)
 We pledge a good conscience at
Baptism.
 Baptism has no effect if Christ
didn’t resurrect from the dead.

1 Cor 15:29-32
29 Now if there is no resurrection,
what will those do who are baptized
for the dead? If the dead are not
raised at all, why are people
baptized for them?
30 And as for us, why do we endanger
ourselves every hour? 31 I die every
day — I mean that, brothers — just
as surely as I glory over you in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 If I fought wild beasts in
Ephesus for merely human reasons,
what have I gained? If the dead are
not raised,
"Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die."
NIV
 Baptism is Linked with the
Resurrection of the Saints.
 Because of the link to the
Resurrection, a heretical
doctrine of “baptism by proxy”
developed in the Corinthian
church.
 The Mormon Church (Latter Day
Saints) practice proxy baptism.
 Note: Heresies usually develop
around the essentials.
 Question: Why would such heresy
develop if there was not strong
emphasis on baptism and the
Resurrection of the dead?
1 Cor 15:16-19
16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has
not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been
raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your
sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in
Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have
hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all

Gal 3:26-29
26 You are all sons of
God through faith in
Christ Jesus, 27 for all
of you who were baptized
into Christ have clothed
yourselves with Christ.
28 There is neither Jew
nor Greek, slave nor
free, male nor female,
for you are all one in
Christ Jesus.
 Baptism is the Christian
Investiture.
 Events are usually linked with
approved wears or Garments.
 See Parable of the Wedding
Banquet.
 In Baptism, We’re Clothed with
Christ.
 Because of Baptism, there are no
distinction between Races, Gender
or Social Status.
 God Sees Christ in All of Us.
 Note: Think of the Distinction
made in the Temple between Jews
(Men/Women) and Proselytes.

Romans 6:1-5
1 What shall we say, then? Shall
we go on sinning so that grace
may increase? 2 By no means! We
are those who have died to sin;
how can we live in it any longer?
3 Or don’t you know that all of
us who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his
death?
4 We were therefore buried with
him through baptism into death in
order that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead through the
glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life.
5 For if we have been united with
him in a death like his, we will
certainly also be united with him
 In Baptism, We are able to
Participate in THREE Events
predicted about Jesus’ Mission.
 Baptism is INTO Christ. This is how
we Enter.
 Baptism is Participating in Jesus’
DEATH.
 Baptism is Participating in Jesus’
BURIAL.
 Baptism is Participating in Jesus’
RESURRECTION.
 We’re RAISED in Baptism to live a
NEW Life.
 New Life Begins after Baptism, not
Before.
 It is linked with the final
Resurrection.

1 Cor 10:1-5
1 For I do not want you to be
ignorant of the fact,
brothers, that our forefathers
were all under the cloud and
that they all passed through
the sea.
2 They were all baptized into
Moses in the cloud and in the
sea.
3 They all ate the same
spiritual food 4 and drank the
same spiritual drink; for they
drank from the spiritual rock
that accompanied them, and
 The redemption of Israel from
Egypt was not complete until
they had Crossed the Red Sea.
 Moses was a type of Messiah.
 They were Baptised into Moses.
 They Became obedient to Moses.
 We can see similarities
between Israel’s Salvation and
their journey of faith with
that of the Christian.
 Types and Antitypes.

Baptized FOR (Εἰς) or BECAUSE (epeidí) of the FORGIVENESS of SINS?

εις in, to, at, into, unto, for
επειδή because, since, as, whereas, ina
smuch, seeing that
διότι because, for
epeidí
eis
Baptized FOR (Εἰς) or BECAUSE (epeidí) of the FORGIVENESS of SINS?

Naam
an
Insight From The
Story of
2 Kings 5:1-14

2 Kings 5:1-14
Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great
man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him
the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had
leprosy.
2 Now bands from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from
Israel, and she served Naaman's wife. 3 She said to her mistress, "If only
my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of
his leprosy."
4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had
said. 5 "By all means, go," the king of Aram replied. "I will send a
letter to the king of Israel." So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents
of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. 6 The
letter that he took to the king of Israel read: "With this letter I am
sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy."
7 As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and
said, "Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow
send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to
pick a quarrel with me!"

8 When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his
robes, he sent him this message: "Why have you torn your robes? Have the
man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel." 9 So
Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of
Elisha's house. 10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, "Go, wash
yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and
you will be cleansed."
11 But Naaman went away angry and said, "I thought that he would surely
come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave
his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and
Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than any of the waters of Israel?
Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?" So he turned and went off in a
rage.
13 Naaman's servants went to him and said, "My father, if the prophet had
told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much
more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed'!" 14 So he went down
and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told
him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
NIV

Rejection|Reluctance|Re
ception
Your reaction to the
Truth will always be
one of three ways -