Baptism

A Blow For Puseyism

John 6:63

… A carnal man is baptized—but it is the fleshly Baptism which profits nothing. A spiritual man comes to Baptism, and he is baptized and he quickens the …

The Withering Work of the Spirit

Isaiah 40:6-8

… were not enough, he warned them of a yet more searching and trying baptism with the Holy Ghost and with fire, and of the coming of one whose …

Israel at the Red Sea

Psalm 106:9

… It is only in the font of sorrow that we are baptized with Christ’s baptism. No holy chrism hath efficacy to baptize; it is the Spirit, who …

Marah; or, The Bitter Waters Sweetened

Exodus 15:23-25

… thing, a sweet thing to drink of his cup, and to be baptised with his baptism. Moreover, when the child of God is in his right state, it …

Voices from the Excellent Glory

Matthew 3:16

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and …

Confession of Christ

Matthew 10:32

… is by Baptism. As soon as ever the Philippian jailor had believed, Paul took him, the same hour of the night, and baptized him—baptized him into the …

Faith First, Confession Following

Romans 10:10

… Among the last words of the Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples are these, "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved." Note the order—not Baptism …

Public Meeting Of Our London Baptist Brethren

… stated in the 29th article, "Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ to be unto the party baptized a sign of his fellowship …

The Preparatory Prayers of Christ

Luke 3:21

… FOR HIS BAPTISM. It is in Luke 3:21 , 22 —"Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus, also being baptized, and praying …

Elijah's Plea

1Kings 18:36

… Therefore it is that He puts it to you, "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved." Will the baptism save me? Assuredly not, for you have …

'Tempted of the Devil'

Matthew 4:1

… He was baptized by John. John said, "I have need to be baptized of You," but the Master puts it, "Suffer it to be so now, for thus …

The Good Ananias—a Lesson for Believers

Acts 9:10

… He that believes and is baptized shall be saved." In both of these passages the Lord puts a special honor upon Baptism and it would be evil for …

The High Priest Standing Between the Dead and the Living

Numbers 16:47-48

… He is dedicated through that baptism to Christ, but it is but an outward sign, for many have there been who have been baptized with water, who not …

Evening, May 6

Job 14:14

… We should not have full fellowship with Christ if we did not for awhile sojourn below, for he was baptized with a baptism of suffering among men, and …

'Flee From the Wrath to Come'

Matthew 3:7

… the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. That was his baptism—a baptism of repentance and of confession—preparatory to …

Meeting Of Our Own Church

… I do not see clearly into this water before me [pointing to the Baptistery], but if I did, I would go down and be baptized at once! If …

Reform

2 Chronicles 31:1

… Yes, but that was not all; there must be faith, as well as water, before there could be legitimate baptism; and every baptism that is administered to any …

A Great Sermon by the Greatest Preacher

Matthew 3:17

… And, inasmuch as He is going to bid others to be baptized, He will set the example and be, Himself, baptized! I think, also, that the Baptism of …

Circumcision and Uncircumcision

Galatians 5:6

… Even our Quaker friends, who give up both Baptism and the Lord's Supper, yet show their religiousness, even more conspicuously than most of us do, by a …

Lessons From Lydia'S Conversion

Acts 16:13

… to see them all baptized with her! Now there is a danger in certain sections of the Church to make too much of Baptism by linking it with …

Preach, Preach, Preach Everywhere!

Mark 16:15

… Further, the text says he must be baptized. Not that there is any virtue whatever in Baptism, but it is a small thing for Christ to expect that …

The Voice From Heaven

Revelation 11:12

… To be baptized is to be buried with Christ in Baptism after faith—for that which is done without faith, and not done of faith, is contrary to …

The Necessity of Regeneration

John 3:7

… If you have been baptized and even if you have been immersed—which is the only true Baptism—unless the Spirit of God has regenerated you, "You must …

Wakeful and Watchful Eyes

Psalm 121:4

… I sometimes meet with a person who says, with regard to the matter of Believers' Baptism, "Now, you know that Baptism will not save me." You evil, miserable …

The Form and Spirit of Religion

1 Samuel 4:3

… His two great ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are sent for us from on high. I dare not alter either of them. I should think …

The Best Cloak

Isaiah 59:17

… Eager for the Baptism that He was to be baptized with, He was "straitened," even then, "until it was accomplished." In later life you see His burning zeal …

Faith Purifying the Heart

Acts 15:9

… But in this case there was no mistaking the meaning of Baptism, for Cornelius and his household were not baptized till after they had received the Holy Spirit …

'Nevertheless at Your Word'

Luke 5:5

… That would be sheer selfishness—He bids me be baptized and that is enough for me." "But such-and-such a church does not practice the Baptism of …

Psalm 20

Psalm 20

… earnest desire of the Redeemer to accomplish his work, "I have a baptism to be baptised with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished." Luke 12 …

Loyal to the Core

2 Samuel 15:21

… I have been buried with Him in baptism unto death to show that henceforth I belong to Him.’ Now, whether you have been baptized or not I leave …

Confession With The Mouth

Romans 10:10

… Now Baptism is the mark of distinction between the Church and the world. It very beautifully sets forth the death of the baptized person to the world. Professedly …

"A People Prepared for the Lord"

Luke 1:17

… He told them that One was coming with power to baptize them after a higher sort than his baptism. He cried, "Behold the Lamb of God, which takes …

Dr. Rippon’s Prayer and its Answer

… The errors of the churches are all more or less modern, and those which have clustered around the ordinance of baptism are by no means so venerable for …

Tell It All

Mark 5:33

… and is baptized shall be saved." So the text stands. Those of us who are Baptists are supposed to lay too much stress on Baptism. I think the …

Jesus and His Forerunner

John 10:39-42

… And were baptized of him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sad-ducees come to his baptism, he said …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… and be baptized, everyone of you." This is, indeed, the full proclamation of the Gospel—and we have no more right to leave out the Baptism than we …

Examination Before Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… that believes and is baptized shall be saved." Yet we have met with a number of His professed followers who say, "Well, that Baptism is not a saving …

Regeneration

John 3:3

… O! yes, he was regenerated, because in infancy he was baptized; and, therefore, if all infants in baptism are regenerated, the prize-fighter is a regenerated man. Take …

Grieve Not the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… of faith in infant Baptism, and have long ago given it up. And yet, though they admit that they ought to be baptized as Believers, they neglect the …

Faith in the Person of the Lord Jesus

… 16: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” Believing and being baptized are no matters of merit to be gloried in; they are so simple that …