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Introduction
Well today as we begin, we will not be going through Galatians today.
We’ll actually be walking through the Biblical case for infant baptism...
I’m just kidding.
We’ll be walking through a proper Biblical understanding of Baptism and what it means.
And at the end of the sermon we will follow that up with the Baptism of Isaac Whipple and Mary Baugh.
So let’s begin by turning in our Bible’s to and we’ll read .
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If I were to guess, I would assume that many of us in here would be in full agreement concerning the nature of baptism.
Many of us would agree that Baptism in no way saves anyone.
If someone is an unbeliever and they make a profession of faith irregardless of the reason and are baptized.
That baptism did absolutely nothing!
All that they did was get wet.
Yet this has not always been the case.
And it’s not the case in many Church’s today.
In fact, early on in the Church, some of the views that surrounded Baptism were pretty extreme.
Around 306 AD, a man named Constantine had become a ruler in the Roman Empire.
Through a series of internal struggles, he became the Emperor over the entire Roman Empire.
Now during this period of time, the Church itself was under extreme persecution.
And not just any kind but it was a persecution sanctioned by the state.
The authority that was over all the people which should have been there to watch after them had authorized for the Church to be persecuted.
And this man Constantine was no different.
At least at the very start of things.
In 312 Constantine recieved a vision of a battle that was soon to take place.
Here is Eusebious’ description of this battle:
“A most marvelous sign appeared to [Constantine] from heaven, the account of which it might have been hard to believe had it been related by any other person. . . .
He said that about noon, when the day was already beginning to decline, he saw with his own eyes the trophy of a cross of light in the heavens, above the sun, and bearing the inscription, CONQUER BY THIS.
At this sight he himself was struck with amazement, and his whole army also, which followed him on this expedition, and witnessed the miracle.”
And in this battle, the cross was shown as a symbol and he was told to lead by this symbol.
He did so and when his victory came through during the Battle of Milvan Bridge, Constantine began to favor Christians.
And this was when the Church began to be seen in a different light.
Constantine began to shift the underlaying worldview of the Roman Empire.
The persecution of the Church from the state dwindled and was eventually removed.
And many for years have contributed this to what they call Constantines conversion.
That this vision caused him to see his need for Christ which is why things changed the way they did.
Now whether Constantine himself was converted or not, I am not the judge of that.
But here is my whole point in telling you that.
Constantine although he did profess Christ, waited to be baptized.
He waited to be baptized because he knew that as a ruler he was going to have to do a lot of things he wouldn’t be proud of.
But he wanted to wait until the very last possible moment to receive the ordinance of baptism so that as many of the sins committed throughout his life would be washed away.
Did you catch that?
He wanted to wait to be baptized until the very last moment possible so that all that he had done could be absolved.
Absolved through the waters of baptism.
And he wasn’t the only one.
During the fourth century, many others actually followed suit.
Throughout the age of the Church, there have been many views concerning baptism.
Not that there have been many correct views, but deeply significant differences that divided many of great brothers in Christ.
From Presbyterians and Baptist, to Church of Christ and the non-denominational Church’s, there are core differences in the view of baptism in the life of the local Church and the believers.
Baptism must be significant to at least one group of Christians because they call themselves Baptists.
What do Baptists believe about baptism?
I.
The Only Example of Biblical Baptism
A. It excludes Christ’s which was different from ours in several ways.
B. Trace the story of the Ethiopian official.
1.
Notice the stress (vv.
36–37).
2. Notice the sequence:
a. Salvation then baptism.
b.
Consistent where baptism is mentioned.
3. Notice the statements:
a. “See here is [a] water” (v.
36).
b. “And they went down both into the water” (v.
38).
c. “And he baptized him” (obviously in the water) (v.
38).
d. “And when they were come up out of the water” (v.
39).
4. Notice the symbolism:
a.
A picture of death, burial, resurrection of Christ.
b.
A picture of washing away of sins.
II.
The Language of Biblical Baptism
A. Notice the meaning of the word.
1. Baptism is not an English word.
2. It means to immerse.
3. It can mean so in entire New Testament.
B. Notice the clear teaching of Scripture (Rom.
6:3–5).
1.
Its symbolism is very obvious.
2. It is totally lost on any other form of baptism.
C. It is derived versus direct teaching.
1.
There is a case for other positions.
2. All other kinds of baptism are based on derived arguments.
3. Immersion is based on direct teaching.
4. Always prefer direct teaching when it is available.
III.
The Clarity of the Baptism Commandment (Matt.
28:18–20)
A. Notice the sequence:
1. “Teach”—make disciples of.
2. “Baptize.”
3. “Teach”—instruct.
B. Notice the clear intention:
1.
If we are commanded to baptize those of whom we make disciples, then those who are discipled are obviously intended to be baptized.
2. “Teaching to observe all things which I have commanded” also includes the commandment to baptize.
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