Baptism is a hot subject for many in the religious world and has been now for some time. Both audio and slides can be found together at www.cmcoc.org Sermon by: Brian Birdow

1. Do you understand BAPTISM?
(part 2)
By
Brian Birdow
www.cmcoc.org

2. Objective of Lesson
1. To identify is baptism from Man or GOD?
2. To understand Baptism and Salvation
3. To understand how the word “believe”
and faith is used in the bible.

3. Is baptism from Man or GOD?
• John 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that
sent me to baptize with water, the same
said unto me, Upon whom you shall see
the Spirit descending, and remaining on
him, the same is he who baptizes with the
Holy Spirit.
• John Identified God as “He that sent me to
baptize with water”

4. Is baptism from Man or GOD?
• Matthew 21:24 And Jesus answered and
said unto them, I also will ask you one thing,
which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by
what authority I do these things.
• Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, from
where was it? from heaven, or of menfrom heaven, or of men? And
they reasoned among themselves, saying, If
we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto
us, Why did you not then believe him?

5. Is Baptism from Man or GOD?
• Luke 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected
the counsel of God against themselves, being not
baptized of him.
• John 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him,
Why baptize you then, if you are not that Christ, nor
Elijah, neither that prophet?
• The Pharisees related baptism or immersion to the
process of becoming identified with great people of
GOD.

6. Frequency of Baptize or Baptism
Referring to water baptism or
immersion
• 77 times they appear referring to water
baptism or immersion in the N.T.
• One time is enough…how many times does it
have to say don’t commit murder for it to be
relevant?
• WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT IS>>>>>>>>

7. Salvation never appears before
baptism always following when baptism
and salvation are mentioned together
• None of the many passages in which baptism
appears indicate that baptism was
administered to people who were already
saved!
• Concepts like forgiveness of sins and saved
always appear after—never before--baptism

8. Baptism and Salvation
• Mark 1:4 John did baptize in the
wilderness, and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins.
• Mark 16:16 He that believes and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that
believes not shall be condemned.

9. Baptism and Salvation
• Luke 3:3 And he came into all the country
about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins;
• Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit.

10. Baptism and Salvation
• Acts 22:16 And now why do you tarry? arise,
and be baptized, and wash away your sins,
calling on the name of the Lord.
• 1 Peter 3:21 The like figure unto which even
baptism does also now save us (not the putting
away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a
good conscience toward God,) by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ:

11. Baptism and Salvation
• Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in
baptism, in which also you are risen with
him through the faith of the working of
God, who has raised him from the dead.
• Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in
your sins and the uncircumcision of your
flesh, has he made alive together with
him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

12. Believe and Faith
• Believe (Gk. Verb: pisteuo)—occurs 240
times
• Faith (Gk. Noun: pistis) is found 243 times.
• These are key words in the bible too!

13. Believe and Faith
• Believe and Faith are NOT two different
concepts!
• The only difference is that believebelieve is a
verb (indicating the acceptance that takes
place in the heart and motivates actionmotivates action)
• Faith is a noun identifying what is in the
heart of the one who believes.

14. Believe and Faith
• Acts 2:37ff