Instruction about Baptisms

A tenet of the Elementary Teachings about Christ

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Concordance terms:
baptism     Baptist     baptize     baptized
baptizest	baptizeth	baptizing
Synonyms:
bury        dip         douse       duck
immerse     immerse     plunge      sink
submerge
From Funk & Wagnalls Standard Handbook of Synonyms, Antonyms & Prepositions:

Dip is Old English, while immerse is Latin for the same initial act; dip is accordingly the more popular and commonplace, immerse the more elegant and dignified expression in many cases. Baptists immerse those they baptize. To dip and immerse alike signify to bury or submerge some object in a liquid. Immerse suggests more absolute completeness of the action; one may dip his sleeve or dip a sponge in a liquid, if he but touches the edge; if he immerses it, he completely sinks it under, and covers it with the liquid. Figuratively, a person immersed in something is engrossed in it. Submerge implies that the object cannot be readily removed, if at all; as, a submerged wreck. To plunge is to immerse suddenly and violently, for which douse and duck are colloquial (ordinary or familiar usage.) terms. To immerge is to plunge into or under.

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John’s baptism (baptism of repentance)
Matt. 3:1,2

John the Baptist came preaching… 2) saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
Matt. 3:10‑12, cf Luke 3:16,17

“I (John the B.)… baptize you with water unto repentance,… He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
Matt. 17:11

… Jesus answered… “Elijah truly is coming first and will restore all things
Matt. 17:12

“But I say to you that Elijah has come already,…”
Matt. 17:13

Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist
Matt. 21:25

baptism of John (John baptizing others)
Mark 11:30

baptism of John (John baptizing others)
Mark 1:4

defines baptism of John:
“… a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” (NIV, NASB)
“… a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” (NKJV)
Acts 13:24

John’s baptism “the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.”
Acts 18:25

Apollos spoke and taught accurately… though he knew only the baptism of John
John 1:33

“… He who sent me to baptize with water said ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending… this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ …”
Baptism of fire
Matt. 3:10-12, cf Luke 3:16,17

“I (John the B.)… baptize you with water unto repentance,… He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17

“… the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
1 Cor. 3:12-15

“If any man builds… his work will be shown for what it is… It will be revealed by fire… If what he has built survives… reward… [else] loss.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Matt. 3:10-12 cf Luke 3:16,17

“I (John the B.)… baptize you with water unto repentance,… He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
John 1:33

“… He who sent me to baptize with water said ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending… this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ …”
Acts 1:5

“for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Acts 11:15,16,17 cf Acts 10:44-48

Peter defending himself to the Jerusalem circumcision: “Then I remembered the word of the Lord… baptized with the Holy Spirit”
Baptism in the name of Jesus (The Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
Acts 2:38

… in the name of Jesus
Acts 8:16

… only in the name of Jesus Christ
Acts 10:47,48

… baptized with water… in the name of Jesus Christ
Acts 19:5

… baptized into the name of Jesus Christ
Wash away sins
Acts 22:16

Paul’s account of himself being baptized
Being baptized shows the believer accepts God (specific baptism stated is John’s baptism)
Luke 7:29

people accept God by being baptized
Luke 7:30

people reject God by NOT being baptized
Baptism used to signify a difficult task
Matt. 20:22 cf Mark 10:38; Luke 12:50

Jesus referring to His crucifixion as a baptism
A re-baptism
Acts 19:3

Paul asks: “into what… were you baptized?”, the said “Into John’s baptism”
Acts 19:4

John baptized with a baptism of repentance saying… they should believe … Jesus
Acts 19:5

When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Baptism a burial ( see 2 Thes. 1:5-10; 1 Cor. 15:1-8; Col 2:12)
Romans 6:4

buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead… we also should walk in newness of life. Colossians 2:12 buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith
Only one baptism now
Eph. 4:5

“one Lord, one faith, one baptism;…”
Baptism an antitype (Greek: antitupos) which saves us (the flood being the type)
1 Peter 3:21

“There is also an antitype which now saves us, namely baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” (NKJV)
You take on a name when you are baptized ( i.e. Christian, … I am of Christ)
1 Cor. 1:10‑17

a discussion of Paul on division in the church using baptism in someone’s name (to show the division) to support his argument
Matt. 28:19

… in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit;
Put on/cloth yourself in Christ
Gal. 3:27,29

“for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” 29) “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Baptism is commanded
Matt. 28:18,19

“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit;”
Mark 16:15,16

“He (Jesus) said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”
Gift of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:38

The gift of the HS given with (water) baptism in Jesus’ name ( non-miraculous sense)
Acts 10:45; 11:15-17

Gift of the HS given (miraculous sense) without human involvement, referenced as “baptized with the Holy Spirit” in Acts 11:16 (i.e. the HS came on them by Himself.)
Accounts of conversion in the book of Acts
Acts 2:14-41

Pentecost
Acts 4:4

Peter & John preaching at Jerusalem temple
Acts 8:5-13

Samaria
Acts 8:35-39

The Eunuch
Acts 9:17-18

Saul (two supplemental accounts: Acts 22:1-21; 25:23-26:32)
Acts 10:34-48

Cornelius
Acts 16:13

Lydia
Acts 16:32

The Jailer
Acts 18:7,8

Corinth
Acts 19:1-7

Ephesians (who had John’s baptism re baptized in the name of Jesus)