You can listen to the audio lecture series here. _______________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Part I – The Great Commission Lesson One – Going in Christ’s Authority Lesson Two – Baptizing in the Triune Name Lesson Three – Teaching Obedience to Christ’s Commands Part II – The Messengers and the Recipients Lesson Four – A Whole…
Day 350 Of Baptism. Chapter 29, Paragraph 4. “Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration of this ordinance.” Scripture Lookup Matthew 3:16 John 3:23 Reflection As Christians, we are new creations (1 Corinthians 5:17). Our old life is left behind; we now walk in newness of life. No…
Day 349 Of Baptism. Chapter 29, Paragraph 3. “The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Scripture Lookup Matthew 28:19, 20 Acts 8:38 Reflection Baptism and water are inseparable. It…
Day 348 Of Baptism. Chapter 29, Paragraph 2. “Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.” Scripture Lookup Mark 16:16 Acts 8:36,37, 2:41, 8:12, 18:8 Reflection If baptism is a sign unto the party baptized of her unity…
Day 347 Of Baptism. Chapter 29, Paragraph 1. “… and of giving up unto God through Jesus Christ to live and walk in newness of life.” Scripture Lookup Romans 6:4 Reflection Baptism is a sign to those being baptized of their union with Christ. It symbolizes their unity with Him in His death and in…
Day 346 Of Baptism. Chapter 29, Paragraph 1. “…of remission of sins;…” Scripture Lookup Mark 1:4 Acts 22:16 Reflection “What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.” For those being baptized, going under the water and coming up is a sign. It is a sign of their union with Christ, with…
Day 345 Of Baptism. Chapter 29, Paragraph 1. “Baptism is an Ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party Baptized, a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death, and resurrection; of his being ingrafted into him;…” Scripture Lookup Romans 6:3-5 Colossians 2:12 Galatians 3:27 Reflection Commanding that…
Day 344 Of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Chapter 28, Paragraph 2. “These holy appointments are to be administered by those only who are qualified and thereunto called, according to the commission of Christ.” Scripture Lookup Matthew 28:19 1 Corinthians 4:1 Reflection Friends gathering together wish to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. They are all believers,…
Day 343 Of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Chapter 28, Paragraph 1. “Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of positive and sovereign institution, appointed by the Lord Jesus, the only lawgiver, to be continued in his church to the end of the world.” Scripture Lookup Matthew 28:19,20 1 Corinthians 11:26 Reflection As Christians, we…
Day 278 Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day. Chapter 22, Paragraph 5. “…as also the Administration of Baptism,” Scripture Lookup Matthew 28:19,20 Reflection As someone who didn’t come from a Baptist background, the idea of getting baptized was a little intimidating. Having been sprinkled as a baby had been so much more convenient, as…
