Water Baptism
In the Light of the Word.
There is only one Lord, One Faith, and one Baptism. (Ephesians 4:5).
There is only ONE BIBLE WAY to be baptized. Have you been baptized right?
WATER: Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized? Acts 10:47
MUCH WATER: John also was baptizing at Aenon-because there was much water there. John 3:23
INTO THE WATER: And they went both down into the water, both Phillip and the Eunch: and he baptized him. Acts 8:38
OUT OF THE WATER: They came up out of the water. Acts 8:39
BURIED IN WATER: We are buried with him by baptism into death. Roman 6:4
PLANTED IN WATER: We have been planted together in the likeness of his death. Romans 6:5
Jesus said, "He that believeth and is BAPTIZED shall be saved." Mark 16:16
-Peter said there were 8 saved by water in Noahs time-the like figure even BAPTISM doth also now SAVE US. 1Peter 3:20,21
Peter having the keys to the kingdom said, "Repent, and be BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins." Acts 2:38
Since baptism is important to salvation and that immersion and not sprinkling is the Bible method, don't you think you should be baptized right before it's to late?
BAPTISM IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
According to the Bible.
JESUS TAUGHT: "That REPENTANCE and REMISSION of sins should be preached IN HIS NAME beginning at Jerusalem." Luke 24:47
PETER OBEYED: "Repent and be BAPTIZED everyone of you in the NAME OF JESUS CHRIST for the remission of sins." Acts 2:38
SAMARITANS: "...They were BAPTIZED in the NAME of the LORD JESUS." Acts 8:16
GENTILES WERE COMMANDED: "...He COMMANDED them to be BAPTIZED in the NAME of the Lord." Acts 10:48
PAUL RE-BAPTIZED: "...When they heard this they were BAPTIZED in the NAME of the LORD JESUS." Acts 19:1-5
NO OTHER NAME FOR SALVATION: "...There is NONE OTHER NAME under heaven whereby we MUST BE SAVED." Acts 4:10-12
EVERYTHING DONE IN JESUS NAME: "Whatsoever you do in word or in deed, do ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS." Colossians 3:17
The above scriptures are not given to refute Matthew 28:19 where Jesus told apostles to baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. They merely show how the command was interpreted and obeyed by them.
The apostles knew what most religious leaders of today fail to recognize. First: That JESUS CHRIST IS THE FAMILY NAME. (Ephesians 3:15) Second: That the FULLNESS of the GODHEAD (Deity or God) dwelleth bodily in Christ. (Colossians 2:9)
They knew the name of the SON was JESUS CHRIST. ( 1 John 3:23)
They knew that the SON came in the FATHER'S NAME. (John 5:43)
They also knew that the HOLY GHOST was the spirit of CHRIST and would come in the NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. (John 14:26)
BAPTISM IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
According to history
BRITANICA ENCYCLOPEDIA: The baptism formula was changed from the NAME of JESUS CHRIST to the words FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST by the Catholic Church in the second century. (11th edition, volume 3, page 365-366)
BRITANICA ENCYCLOPEDIA: Everywhere in the oldest sources it states that baptism took place in the NAME of JESUS CHRIST. (Volume 3, page 82)
CANNEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION: The early church always baptized in the NAME OF THE LORD JESUS until development of trinity doctrine in 2nd century. (Page 53)
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Here the Catholics acknowledged that baptism was changed by the Catholic Church. (Volume 2, page 263)
HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION: Christian baptism was administered using the words, "IN THE NAME OF JESUS." (Volume 2, page 377) The use of Trinitarian formula of any sort was not suggested in early church history. (Volume 2, page 378) Baptism was always in the NAME OF LORD JESUS until time of Justin Martyr when Triune formula used. (Volume 2, page 389)
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Justin Martyr was one of the early fathers of the Roman Catholic Church. (Volume 8)
HASTINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION: NAME was an ancient synonym for "PERSON." Payment was always made in the name of some person referring to ownership. Therefore one being baptized in JESUS NAME became HIS personal property. "YE ARE CHRISTS." (Volume 2, page 377) (Acts 2:38)
NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: The term "Trinity" was originated by Tertull Ian, a Roman Catholic Church Father. (Volume 22, page 477)
WATER BAPTISM
According to Church Leaders
JOHN CALVIN: "The word BAPTIZE signifies to IMMERSE. It is certain that IMMERSION was the practice of the primitive church." (Presbyterian)
MARTIN LUTHER: "BAPTISM is a Greek word, and may be translated "IMMERSE". I would have those who are to be baptized to be altogether dipped." (Lutheran)
JOHN WESLEY: "The Bible term, buried with him by BAPTISM alludes to the ancient manner of baptizing by IMMERSION." (Methodist)
WALL: "IMMERSION was in all probability the way in which our blessed Savior, and for certain the way in which all early Christians were baptized." (Episcopal)
BRENNER: "For the first thirteen hundred years BAPTISM was an IMMERSION of the person under water." (Catholic)
STOUDZA: "The verb "BAPTIZE" has only one meaning. It signifies to plunge. BAPTISM ans IMMERSION are identical. To say baptism by sprinkling would be to say immersion by sprinkling." (A native Greek)
JEREMIAH: "The ancient did not sprinkle the candidate, but IMMERSED him." (A Greek Patriot)
WHITEFIELD: It is certain that the word BURIED in the text Romans 6:4 alludes to the matter of BAPTIZING by IMMERSION." (Methodist)
The Church of Jesus Christ
Bis. Jarret R. Spence, Pastor
Portage, IN