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Intro
Intro
There are various views of baptism and communion within Christianity. Some believe they are sacraments—bestowing spiritual grace on the participant. Others believe they are demonstrative or ceremonial in nature—a declarative action. Some even tie foot washing among them. As A/G, we believe the two, Communion and Baptism, are metaphorical in nature.
Lord’s Supper
Lord’s Supper
Communion is rooted in the OT practice of Passover / Feast of Unleavened Bread. When God was preparing to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian captivity, he told them to kill a spotless lamb, place its blood on the doorpost, and each the meat. They were to prepare unleavened bread (without yeast) to bring on the journey. These became a perpetual feast in Israel.
OT Significance
OT Significance
‘Now this day will be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.
Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
Water Baptism
Water Baptism
OT Significance
OT Significance
Ceremonial Cleansing
Ceremonial Cleansing
The Lord also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments; and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
“You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it. Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet from it; when they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, so that they will not die; or when they approach the altar to minister, by offering up in smoke a fire sacrifice to the Lord. So they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die; and it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”
NT Significance
NT Significance
Water baptism is rooted in the OT practice of cleansing, or ceremonial cleansing. Whenever the people were going to enter into God’s presence, they must go through the process of offering blood sacrifices and washing with water. We see this in various forms, including the bronze laver.
Mt. 3: 6,11
Matthew 3:6 (NASB95PARA)
and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Conclusion
Conclusion
When we participate in either of these symbolic events, we publically declare our adoption/inclusion with the family of God, make it known that we are “of Christ.”