Baptism

Comfort for the Tempted

1 Corinthians 10:13

… how He was led of the Spirit, straight from the waters of His Baptism, into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And the Apostle Paul informs …

'By Water and Blood'

1 John 5:6

… The one is Baptism, which represents the cleansing of the conscience as the body is washed with water, the death of the soul to the old carnal life …

Gathering in the Chosen

Jeremiah 31:8

… Then, when we trusted in Jesus, and confessed our faith in Him, we found the two ordinances that He instituted—Believers' Baptism and the Lord's Supper—to …

Storming the Battlements

Jeremiah 5:10

… On one side they have a huge piece of granite called “Baptism,” and on another they have the “Lord’s Supper;” and in the middle they have “Confirmation …

Psalm 32

Psalm 32

… 2Ti 1:5. "Here is water, "said the eunuch, "what doth hinder me to be baptized?" Ac 8:36. Now mark Philip's answer, Ac 8:37, "If …

Christ Our Peace

Ephesians 2:14

… Oh, live like heavenly ones together here! You profess to have one Lord, one faith, one Baptism. You say that you are filled with the Holy Spirit—then …

Experiencing Confirming Testimony

Psalm 48:8

… that the ordinances of God's House have a blessing connected with them. Baptism and the Lord's Supper—that in the keeping of His commandments there is …

Safe, Though Surrounded By Sin

Psalm 28:1

… espousals when your heart was warm towards Christ—of the days of your Baptism, when you were buried with Christ, professing to be dead to the world! It …

Grace—the One Way of Salvation

Acts 15:11

… We believe in regeneration by baptism! We believe in the sacramental efficacy of the Lord's Supper! We believe in pompous ceremonies! We believe in priests, and altars …

The Lamb Of God In Scripture

John 1:35

… the Messiah, till after he had received the sign and token at His baptism. "I knew Him not." 31-34. But that He should be made manifest to …

The Two Gatherings

Psalm 50:5

… But, dear as Christ's own ordinances ought always to be to all Christians, our main business is not to bring men and women to Baptism, but to …

Why the Gospel Is Hidden

2 Corinthians 4:3

… a Gospel of self, nor a Gospel of works, nor a Gospel of baptism, nor a Gospel of priests, nor a Gospel of ministers, but it is "the …

Things Unknown

Jeremiah 33:3

… Then shall we have one Church, "one Lord, one faith, one Baptism." Then shall we know great and mighty things which we know not now. I would persuade …

The Approachableness of Jesus

Luke 15:1

… The ordinances wear upon their forefront the impress of an ever approachable Savior. Baptism in outward type sets forth our fellowship with him in his death, burial, and …

Redeeming the Unclean

Exodus 13:13

… You may belong to some church and you may hope to be saved by your baptism or by your confirmation, but these are useless apart from Christ! You …

A Proclamation from the King of Kings

Jeremiah 3:12

… You have broken your vows, you have been false to your Baptism, false to your communion at the Lord's Supper, false to your Church membership, false to …

Thoughts and Their Fruit

Jeremiah 6:19

… It is necessary to say this even now, for there are some who talk of being regenerated by baptism, of being saved by sacraments—they trust in their …

Lovely, But Lacking

Mark 10:21

… Though you mix with God's people, yet you have not ventured to proceed to Baptism without faith, nor do you dare to come to the Communion Table …

The Old Way of the Wicked

Job 22:15-17

… Ah, your Church attendance and your Chapel attendance, your receiving of the sacrament, your Baptism, your confirmation, your ceremonies of all sorts and kinds, your gifts to the …

The Growth of Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… And while I am speaking of ordinances, I must not forget that very precious one of the Lord's Supper, nor its companion, Believers' Baptism. Both of these …

Washed to Greater Foulness

Job 9:30

… When ye think that baptism can begin, that confirmation can further, and that other sacraments can complete your purification, ye are mere dupes of your own folly. "Though …

A Sermon From a Sick Preacher

1 Peter 2:7

… my heart if Jesus is precious to you! I cannot give up Believers' Baptism. It is no invention of mine and, therefore, I cannot give up my Master …

Our Lord's Triumphant Ascension

Psalm 68:18

… What you need is a Baptism of the Holy Spirit—namely, to go down personally into that glorious flood which has been poured forth. Oh, to be immersed …

Compassion for Souls

Genesis 21:16

… If you think so, then why dare you call yourselves Christians? Renounce your Bible, renounce your baptism, renounce your profession if one spark of honesty remains in you …

The Glory of Grace

Ephesians 1:6

… There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, one God and Father …

'Jesus Our Lord'

Romans 4:24

… are one with all of them—we have "one Lord, one faith, one baptism." This term, "Jesus our Lord," seems to draw a circle around all the elect …

Final Perseverance

Hebrews 6:4-6

… As soon as ever we have attained to the first principles of religion, have passed through baptism, and understand the resurrection of the dead, there is a tendency …

Spiritual Appetite

Proverbs 27:7

… You have felt Baptism especially to be a cross, but when your soul fully knows the sweetness of Christ, and your mind perceives that it is His ordinance …

Personal and Effectual Calling

John 10:3

… Is Christ the Door of salvation to you? Some teach that Baptism is the door. Others talk of a thousand things as being doors of salvation, but it …

Filling With the Spirit and Drunkenness With Wine

Ephesians 5:18

… I saw Believer's Baptism in the Bible and therefore the highest Law compelled me to be obedient to that ordinance. I looked over the matter again and …

"Forever With The Lord"

1 Thessalonians 4:17

… is hid with Christ in God"? Were you not "buried with Him in Baptism wherein, also, you are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of …

The Broken Fence

Proverbs 24:30-32

… the little river Lark, in Cambridgeshire, and was there buried with Christ in Baptism! In this I acted contrary to the opinions of all my friends whom I …

Intimate Knowledge of the Holy Spirit

John 14:17

… We greatly rejoice in the Baptism of Believers and in the breaking of bread in which the death of the Lord Jesus is set forth before us. But …

The Christian's Manifestation

1 John 3:2

… Believer's Baptism is another. The preaching of the Word is another. The Bible, itself, is another of these glasses. It is only a partial reflection of Christ …

Thrice Happy Day!

Haggai 2:19

… You are not so foolish as to trust in your Baptism, or your Confirmation, or your Church attendance, or Chapel attendance—but there lurks within you the traitorous …

Ploughing the Rock

… Jesus did not say so; but he said, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned.” He did not …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… Do not treat Baptism, or the Lord's Supper, or the reading of the Word of God, or the hearing of it, in a slighting manner. If these …

The Church'S Love To Her Loving Lord

Solomon 1:7

… be called a follower of Christ—but now as the Master's bloody Baptism was before him, he realized the truth so dear to every right-minded Christian …

The Power of His Resurrection

Philippians 3:10

… He knew that Jesus was buried and he would gladly be "buried with Him in Baptism unto death." He knew that Jesus rose and his longing was to …

Camp Law and Camp Life

Deuteronomy 23:14

… your arm—it is upon your whole self! Buried with the Lord in Baptism, the sacred watermark is on you from head to foot—the token that from …