The document discusses the biblical teaching on baptism through numerous passages of scripture. It asserts that there is one baptism according to Ephesians 4:4-6 and explores what it means to be baptized into Christ through passages like Romans 6:3-6 and 1 Corinthians 12:13. It examines themes of being in Christ, forgiveness of sins, born again, new creation, and the resurrection of Jesus through baptism. The document presents baptism as making one a child of God and that believers will be like Christ when he appears.

1. Anchorage Church of Christ
“As for me and my house;
we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24:15

3. BAPTISM
CUT THE CABLE, AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE…

4. EPHESIANS 4:4-6
4 “There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in
one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God
and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.”
ONE BAPTISM

5. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT

6. ONE BODY
ONE LORD
ONE HOPE
ONE SPIRIT ONE FATHERONE FAITH
EPHESIANS 4:4-6
4 “There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in
one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God
and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.”
ONE BAPTISM

7. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6

8. INTO ONE BODY – INTO CHRIST
ROMANS 6:3-6 NASB
3 “Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ
Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have
been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ
was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too
might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united
with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the
likeness of His resurrection,

9. INTO ONE BODY – INTO CHRIST
ROMANS 6:3-6 NASB
6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that
our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer
be slaves to sin.”
1 CORINTHIANS 12:13
13 “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews
or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of
one Spirit.”

10. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13

11. “IN CHRIST”
2 TIMOTHY 2:10 NASB SALVATION
10 “For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are
chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is
in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.”
EPHESIANS 1:3 NASB SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ.”

12. “IN CHRIST”
EPHESIANS 1:7 REDEMPTION
7 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness
of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.”
ROMANS 8:1 NASB NO CONDEMNATION
1 “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus.”

13. “IN CHRIST”
EPHESIANS 2:13 NASB BROUGHT NEAR
13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far
off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”
EPHESIANS 2:21NASB DWELLING PLACE OF GOD
21 “In whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing
into a holy temple in the Lord.”

14. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God

15. FORGIVENESS OF SINS
ACTS 2:38 NASB
38 “Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the
name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

16. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38

17. FORGIVEN ALL OUR TRESPASSES
COLASSIANS 1:14 NASB
14 “In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
COLASSIANS 2:13 NASB
13 ”When you were dead in your transgressions and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with
Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions.”

18. FORGIVEN ALL OUR TRESPASSES
EPHESIANS 1:7 NASB
7 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness
of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.”

19. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7

20. BORN AGAIN
JOHN 3:3-5 NASB
3 “Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you,
unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old?
He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be
born, can he?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless
one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God.”

21. BORN AGAIN
1 PETER 1:3 NASB
3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again
to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead.”

22. BORN AGAIN
TITUS 3:4-5 NASB
4 “But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for
mankind appeared, 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which
we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by
the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit.”

23. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5

24. NEW CREATION
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old
things passed away; behold, new things have come.”

25. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5
New
Creation
2 Cor 5:17

26. RESURRECTION OF JESUS
1 PETER 1:3
3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

27. RESURRECTION OF JESUS
ROMANS 6:3-6
3 “Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ
Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have
been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ
was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too
might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united
with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the
likeness of His resurrection.

28. RESURRECTION OF JESUS
ROMANS 6:3-6
6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that
our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be
slaves to sin.”

29. RESURRECTION OF JESUS
1 PETER 3:21
21 “Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of
dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
COLASSIANS 2:12
12 “Having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were
also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God,
who raised Him from the dead.”

30. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5
New
Creation
2 Cor 5:17
Resurrection of Jesus
1 Pet 1:3
Rom 6:3-6
1 Pet 3:21
Col 2:12

31. CHILD OF GOD
JOHN 1:10-13 NASB
10 “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the
world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and those who were
His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them
He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who
believe in His name, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of
the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”

32. WE WILL BE LIKE HIM
1 JOHN 3:2 NASB
2 “Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet
what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him,
because we will see Him just as He is.”

33. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5
New
Creation
2 Cor 5:17
Resurrection of Jesus
1 Pet 1:3
Rom 6:3-6
1 Pet 3:21
Col 2:12
Child of God
John 1:10-13
We Will Be
Like Him
1 John 3:2

34. WASHING
ACTS 22:16 NASB
16 “Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away
your sins, calling on His name.”
REVELATION 1:5
5 “And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead,
and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and
released us from our sins by His blood.”

35. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5
New
Creation
2 Cor 5:17
Resurrection of Jesus
1 Pet 1:3
Rom 6:3-6
1 Pet 3:21
Col 2:12
Child of God
John 1:10-13
We Will Be
Like Him
1 John 3:2
Washing
Acts
22:16
Rev 1:5

36. CLEANSES
1 JOHN 1:7-10 NASB
7 “But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses
us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving
ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a
liar and His word is not in us.”

37. MAKES US PRIESTS
REVELATION 1:5-6 NASB
5 “And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead,
and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and
released us from our sins by His blood— 6 and He has made us to
be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and
the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

38. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5
New
Creation
2 Cor 5:17
Resurrection of Jesus
1 Pet 1:3
Rom 6:3-6
1 Pet 3:21
Col 2:12
Child of God
John 1:10-13
We Will Be
Like Him
1 John 3:2
Washing
Acts
22:16
Rev 1:5
Cleanses
1 John 1:7-10
Makes us Priests
Rev 1:5-6

39. MAKES US A KINGDOM
REVELATION 1:5-6 NASB
5 “And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead,
and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and
released us from our sins by His blood— 6 and He has made us to
be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and
the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

40. RESCUED AND TRANSFERRED
COLOSSIANS 1:13-14 NASB
13 “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us
to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins.”

41. BAPTISM
One Baptism
Eph. 4:4-6
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUT THE CABLES AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
One Body One Hope
One Lord One Spirit
One Faith One Father
Ephesians 4:4-6
Into one body
Into Christ
Rom 6:3-6
1 Cor 12:13
“IN CHRIST”
2 Tim 2:10 Salvation
Eph 1:3 Spiritual Blessings
Eph 1:7 Redemption
Rom 8:1 No Condemnation
Eph 2:13 Brought Near
Eph 2:21 Dwelling place of God
Forgiveness
of Sins
Acts 2:38
Forgiven All Our
Trespasses
Col 1:14 - Col 2:13
Eph 1-7
Born Again
John 3:3-5
1 Pet 1:3
Titus 3:4-5
New
Creation
2 Cor 5:17
Resurrection of Jesus
1 Pet 1:3
Rom 6:3-6
1 Pet 3:21
Col 2;12
Child of God
John 1:10-13
We Will Be
Like Him
1 John 3:2
Washing
Acts
22:16
Rev 1:5
Cleanses
1 John 1:7-10
Makes us Priests
Rev 1:5-6
Makes Us a Kingdom
Rev 1:5-6
Rescued & Transferred
Rev 1:5-6

42. BAPTISM
CUT THE CABLE, AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT
LIKE A FIBER OPTIC CABLE…

43. DARKNESS

44. Anchorage Church of Christ
“As for me and my house;
we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24:15