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What are the three different types of baptism?

When I ask that question you probably think of several different answers.

Perhaps you thought of:

Ask: Can anyone think of different types of baptism?

Baptist, Pentecostal, and Catholic… or

Dipping, pouring, or sprinkling… or

Church, swimming pool, or river.

But the three different types of baptism that I am referring to are not related to denominations, modes, or location.

The three different types of baptism that I am talking about are the three spoken of in the Bible.

In God’s word, we actually see that there are three different baptisms mentioned in Matthew 3 .

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Ask again: From these two verses, can anyone pick out the three types of baptism in this passage?

Three Baptisms:

Water, the Spirit,

Three Baptisms: Water, the Spirit, and Fire

Water Baptism

Water Baptism

Why you shouldn’t be baptized: to be justified in the sight of God.

Water Baptism

Why you shouldn’t be baptized: to be justified in the sight of God.

Beside the constant mention of justification by faith in Romans, the clearest example I have found that water baptism is not the act of forgiveness is in .

Note this quote from J.C. Ryle concerning the thief on the cross.

This shows us that you can be forgiven of a lifetime of sin in an instant without works but simply by faith in Christ.

But, it also makes me think that unless you are nailed to a cross and can’t escape, any excuse we have would probably not compare.

Who should be baptized?

All believers in Christ.

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If you have heard the gospel (good news of Jesus Christ) and believe it, you should be baptized no matter what nation/culture/group you are from.

How should you be baptized?

In water and in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

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When should you be baptized?

ASAP following your belief in Christ.

Where should you be baptized?

Wherever there’s water.

The time, location, and person should not influence our desire to be obedient in this area.

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How often should you be baptized?

If you are walking with Jesus now, see your initial confession of Jesus as Lord as the first evidence that God had planted the seed of life in you, even if what you understood then is hardly comparable to what you see now.

The validity of our faith is revealed not by the intensity of our first reaction to it, but by our perseverance in it.

So, if you are walking with Jesus today, the first sprouts of faith that led to your baptism were likely real ones.

Let your first baptism stand.

If someone says, “I have been baptized but I just feel like I need something to help me in my Christian life.

Something to help me reflect on Jesus’ death and to examine myself and my relationship with him...

That’s why we have the Lord’s Supper.

Baptism: Once.

Lord’s Supper: Often.

Baptism: Once.

Lord’s Supper: Often.

Spirit Baptism

Fire Baptism

Water, Spirit, and Fire; but, There’s One More Baptism...

Because Jesus Christ was baptized for you… in his own blood.

(straitened = distressed)

The third and probably most satisfactory solution is to take “water” as a reference to the baptism of Jesus and “blood” as a reference to his death.

If Jesus Christ began his earthly ministry by being covered in water that he created and “ended” his earthly ministry by being covered in blood that he shed, does anyone here have a legitimate reason for disobeying the first command Jesus asked us to follow?

Baptism.

Sunday evening after the service.

Meet with Preacher Sam at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall.