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Baptism
Baptism is from the Greek word baptizo.
For some reason when translated the early translators did not translate baptizo.
Baptize means to immerse.
Any scripture you read you can replace baptize with to immerse to make you fully grasp the importance of it.
So one just from a word study, one can already see the correct way to be baptized is to immerse.
Sprinkling ain’t immersion.
But let us look at several Scriptures that address baptism.
So the first one we are going to look at is Mark 1:5-10.
From the very beginning of the New Covenant coming baptism was occuring.
People confessed their sins and followed up with baptism to signify what had happened.
Let us also look at a context clue.
Where were they?
At the river, more specific in the river.
Now if they were just sprinkling, would not this be extreme overkill.
Also I feel like people would not get in the river if not necessary.
During that time the Nile crocodile (20 ft long) was native to that area.
Me personally if i could be sprinkled to satisfy this commandment, I would if I was living there.
Let us also look at what John said.
John said he baptizes with water while Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
John used the same word to describe both.
Let us read that sentence once with the words “to immerse” and then another time with “to sprinkle”.
Which one makes more sense?
Jesus was baptized to show the importance of it.
Another passage is Acts 8:12.
These people started their walk off by being baptized.
We see the symbolism of baptism described in Colossians 2:11-14.
Before going under your old self is represented.
As you go under the old you is being symbolically washed off and buried.
When you are raised up it represents the newness of life you have been given.
It also in a sense pays tribute to the crucifixion and resurrection.
Baptism is symbolism of the change that has occured in our lives.
Why do we baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
Matthew 28:19 holds that answer:
Jesus commanded is why.
Baptism is also commanded in this passage if it is not already evident from all the passages we have read.
Is it a sin to not be baptized if I have been saved?
Well let us look at James 4:17:
So yes it is a sin.
If you have been saved and have chosen not to be baptized you are walking in sin.
You know it is the right thing to do, but have not.
You are missing out on a blessing in your life by continuing to neglect the importance of baptism.
The small acts of obeince prepare us for the bigger challenges life holds.
Baptism is a celebration.
Now does not getting baptized means you are not saved?
No sometimes they are extreme circumstances that prevent baptist such as is seen in Luke 23:40-43.
Share your story about being baptized a second time
The Lord’s Supper
What do y’all know about the Lord’s Supper?
Tonight we will look at two passages to understand the Lord’s Supper.
The first passage is Matthew 26:26-30:
But before we discuss this passage who knows what the Lord’s Supper replaced?
The Passover (Exodus 12).
What was the passover?
In the 10th plague leading up to the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, God killed the firstborn (בְּכֹר, bĕkōr; πρωτότοκος, prōtotokos) of the land of Egypt.
He commanded the Israelites to perform certain observances so that he would pass over פָסַח (pāsaḥ) their houses and not destroy their firstborns.
These observances included slaughtering a small flock animal (שֶׂה, śeh) and sprinkling its blood (דָּם, dām; αἷμα, haima) on the doorposts and lintels of their houses to mark it as one to be passed over.
The Israelites were to eat the roasted meat of the animal with unleavened bread (מַצָּה, maṣṣâ; ἄζυμος, azymos) and bitter herbs (מְרוֹרִים, mĕrôrîm).
As a result of the death of the firstborns, the Egyptians commanded the Israelites to leave Egypt.
God established an annual commemoration of these events involving the sacrifice of a flock animal and the eating of unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
The word פֶּסַח (pesaḥ, “Passover”) refers both to the original event (e.g., Exod 12:11) and to the annual commemoration (e.g., Num 9:4).
Spencer A. Jones, “Passover,” ed.
Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Theological Wordbook, Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).
The Lord’s Supper replaces the Passover.
The Passover looked forward to the application of the blood to our lives, while the Lord’s supper celebrates the blood applied to our hearts.
This passage though we just read in Matthew is when the Lord’s supper was initiated.
Who initiated it?
Jesus
How does the Lord’s supper look?
Eating of bread and drinking of juice.
What does the bread and juice symbolize?
It symbolizes the flesh of Christ and the blood of Christ.
Why is it important to remember the flesh and blood of Christ?
We do the Lord’s supper in remembrance of what Christ has done for us and also we do it in looking forward to the full restoration of our fellowship with Christ in eternity.
In what way should the Lord’s Supper be approached?
The answer is found in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
We should be very serious about how we approach the Lord’s supper.
it is not something to be taken light hearted and it is not meant for everyone to partake in.
So let us break this passage down to learn what to do and what not to do.
One it is not just another meal or snack.
It is not a regular meal.
It is not a time to show off or to be in division.
But it is a time to be unified in worship.
Don’t rush the Lord’s supper take time to experience the intimate worship it is meant to be.
Before taking part in the Lord’s supper you need to examine your life.
Seek forgiveness of your sins.
Don’t walk into the Lord’s supper knowing you have unconfessed sin in your life.
When you take the Lord’s supper their is consequences to be faced if you do it knowingly with sin in your lifes.
So if you have not been baptized as a believer you do not need to take place in the Lord’s supper.
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