SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM
New Birth and the Hope of Eternal Life

DEFINITION OF A SACRAMENT

A Sacrament is a sacred act, something to be kept holy, a rite:


1. which is instituted by God,
2. in which God has joined His Word of promise to a visible element,
3. and by which He offers, gives, and seals the forgiveness of sins earned by Christ.

WHO INSTITUTED BAPTISM?

Mt. 28:18-20
To apply water in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

WHO IS TO BE BAPTIZED?

Mt. 28:19
Mt. 18:5,6
Mk. 10:13-16
Jn. 3:5,6
Acts 2:38,39
Acts 16:15,33

BENEFITS OF BAPTISM

Mk. 16:16
Acts 2:38
Acts 22:16
Rom. 6:4
Gal. 3:27
Col. 2:11,12
Titus 3:5
I Pet. 3:21

DAILY USE OF BAPTISM

Rom. 6:3,4
2 Cor. 5:17
Gal. 3:26,27
Eph. 4:22-24

ONE BAPTISM

Eph. 4:4.5

UNBAPTIZED PERSONS

Mk. 16:16
Lk. 7:30
Lk. 23:39-43

Handout: God's Work In Baptism