BAPTISM
One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (Eph. 4:5)
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism
of repentance for the remission of sins. (Mark 1:4)
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I have need
to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now:
for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then
he suffered him. (Matt. 3:13-15)
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth 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: (1 Pet. 3:21)
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out
of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and
lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matt. 3:16,17)
But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye
drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with?
And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them,
Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with
the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
(Mark 10:38,39)
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized
with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. (Acts 1:5)
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus
Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried
with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was
raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have
been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall
be also in the likeness of his resurrection: (Rom. 6:3-5)
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with
him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath
raised him from the dead. (Col. 2:12)
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have
put on Christ. (Gal. 3:27)
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an
eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being
fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the
things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. And
he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila
and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded
unto him the way of God more perfectly. And when he was
disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting
the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped
them much which had believed through grace: For he mightily
convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures
that Jesus was Christ. (Acts 18:24-28)
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus:
and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye
received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said
unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be
any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were
ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then
said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance,
saying unto the people, that they should believe on him
which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When
they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus. (Acts 19:1-5)
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning
the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed
also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip,
and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were
done. (Acts 8:12,13)
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he
commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then
prayed they him to tarry certain days. (Acts 10: 47,48)