WHAT IS BAPTISM FOR BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIANS?

MATTHEW 28:16-20

Pastor Rick Jackson

It is true that many cults and isms use what they call “baptism” and it means a host of different things to them. But right now I am not concerned with what they think it means. I want us to look at what baptism actually means to Bible-believing Christians.

I. FOR BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIANS BAPTISM IS A COMMAND [MATTHEW 28]

1. A Command from the Lord Jesus Christ [Mt. 28:16-20]

2. A Command which is an Obligation Not an Option [Mt. 28:18-20]

3. A Command which is a Sin to Decline [Mt. 3:15, 1 John 5:17]

II. FOR BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIANS BAPTISM IS A CONFESSION [ROMANS 6]

1. It is a Confession that One is Saved by the Work of Christ Alone [Rm. 6:1-4]

2. It is a Confession that One Has Believed the Gospel [Rm. 6:4-5, 1 Cor. 15:1-4]

3. It is a Confession that One Intends to Live for Christ [Rm. 6:6-18ff]

III. FOR BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIANS BAPTISM IS A CONNECTION

1. A Connection to the Early New Testament Christians [Rm. 6:3-4, Mt. 28]

2. A Connection to other Current Faithful Believers [Acts 8:36-37]

3. A Connection to a Local Body of Bible Believers [1 Cor. 1:1-2, 9-17; 1 Timothy 3:15]