Baptism

Martha And Mary

Luke 10:38-42

… be attached to mere biblical dogmas and ordinances? Why contend as to whether Baptism shall be performed upon a babe or upon a Believer, whether it shall be …

The Joy of Holy Households

Psalm 118:15

… When you see the pool of Baptism stirred by many who have come to be symbolically buried with Christ. When you see the Church breaking out on the …

Renewing Strength

Isaiah 40:31

… Oh, for a Baptism into the Spirit of God! Oh, to plunge into the Godhead's deepest sea—to throw one's self into the might and majesty …

The Northern Iron and the Steel

Jeremiah 15:12

… Do you think to force your way to heaven by ceremony? Do you imagine that baptism can wash away your sin, that confirmation can convey to you grace …

The Singular Origin of a Christian

Ephesians 2:10

… It does nothing of the sort! That which we possess since the Fall is corrupt and dead and to be buried—of which our Baptism is the type …

Self-righteousness—a Smoldering Heap of Rubbish

Isaiah 65:5

… With them, in Baptism, the washing in water is everything, but the burial with Christ which it sets forth is quite unknown. With them the partaking of the …

An Astounding Miracle

Mark 1:21-28

… Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit who had descended upon Him in His Baptism, rested upon Him, and bore witness by His Divine operations in the consciences and hearts of …

The Holy Ghost—The Great Teacher

John 16:13

… So with regard to Baptism. It is of no avail to quarrel with our Paedo-baptist friends. If we simply pray for them that the God of truth …

Intercessory Prayer

Job 42:10

… I can say that I am not afraid to offer prayer that my brethren who do not see “Believers’ baptism” may be made to see it. If they …

The Lord's Supper—simple But Sublime!

1 Corinthians 11:25

… to bear one another's burdens? And did He, therefore, while He made Baptism the personal, solitary confession of faith, make this Communion to be a united joint …

The First Note of My Song

Psalm 103:3

… He shows His blessed Person which underwent the baptism of Divine wrath that He might deliver us from being plunged into those tremendous deeps! O Son of God …

Concentration and Diffusion

John 12:3

… This was one of the three occasions on which testimony was openly borne to Christ by His Father—first at His Baptism, then at His Transfiguration, and now …

Joy And Peace In Believing

Romans 15:13

… You are indignant with the Puseyite that in a professedly Protestant church he should put confidence in his baptism and confirmation, and so on. But are you equally …

The Covenant Promise of the Spirit

Ezekiel 36:27

… It is an instructive symbol when the Lord teaches us our death with Christ by burial in Baptism—it is to our great profit that He ordains bread …

The Old Gospel for the New Century

Matthew 11:28

… dear, dear! All this complex machinery of man's inventing—the so-called "baptism" in your infancy—the confirmation in your youth—"taking the sacrament," as many call …

Waking to See Christ's Glory

Luke 9:32

… on praying hour after hour, yet he himself might be enjoying a special baptism of the Spirit and be quite unconscious of fatigue and, in his wrestling with …

A Singular Title and a Special Favor

Psalm 59:10

… They have the baptism of babyhood and the priestly efficacy of sacraments—a mere flying machine! It will not serve their turn—they must have faith and Grace …

Between the Two Appearings

Hebrews 9:26-28

… of John and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Him at His Baptism. God bore Him witness as He went up and down the hills of Palestine …

Where Is the God of Elijah?

2 Kings 2:14

… Oh, for the God of Elijah once again to answer by fire! We need a Baptism of the Holy Spirit for all such as are spiritually alive, and …

Jubilee Joy—or, Believers Joyful In Their King

Psalm 149:2

… Would to God we could come back once more to "one Lord," for then we should also come back to "one faith and one Baptism!" There can be …

Harvest Time

1 Samuel 12:17

… harvest time when I have led the sheep down to the washing of Baptism, when I have seen God's people coming out from the mass of the …

'Peace! Perfect Peace!'

Isaiah 26:3

… I, who am named by the name of Jesus? I, who have been baptized into the Sacred Trinity—what have I to do anymore with idols?" You may …

Loving the Law of the Lord

Psalm 119:97-100

… You don't believe in any traditions, not even in infant baptism! You will have a Bible proof for everything, or else you will not accept it." Yes …

Glorious Predestination

Romans 8:29

… His first public appearance, when he came to the waters of baptism, was signalled by a voice out of the excellent glory, which said, 'this is my beloved …

God's Non-Remembrance of Sin

Isaiah 43:25

… Why, dear Friends, are there two special ordinances of God's house if, in that house, there is no remission of sin? Why the Baptism of Believers? It …

"Dare To Be a Daniel"

Daniel 1:8

… Lord's Supper is turned into the sacrifice of the "mass," and how Baptism is represented as the channel or medium of regeneration, when once the Spirit of …

The Rent Veil

Matthew 27:50-51

… bodies washed with pure water." This we have received in symbol in our baptism, and in reality in the spiritual cleansing of regeneration. To us has been fulfilled …

Death and Its Sentence Abolished

Colossians 2:13

… Buried with Him in Baptism, wherein also you are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who has raised Him from the dead. And …

The Substance Of True Religion

Job 19:28

… essence of true Christianity, it does not lie in your outward profession, your baptism, your Church membership, or your reception of the Lord's Supper! It lies within …

Two "I Wills" In Isaiah 41

Isaiah 41:18

… pens, that God would dip them in the ink again! Oh, for another Baptism of the Holy Spirit, to put more Divine power upon them! Then, when we …

The Arrows Of The Lord'S Deliverance

2 Kings 13:19

… No, we want a shorter cut than that! We keep fancying that if we were to give up some ordinance—perhaps if we held our tongues about Baptism …

The One Thing Needful

Luke 10:42

… be united in principle and in doctrine; and “One Lord, one faith, one baptism” will once again be emblazoned upon the banners of the church of God. Sit …

The Open Fountain

Zechariah 13:1

… I desire as your pastor to receive another baptism in the sacred atoning flood, and then to come and preach to you in its heavenly power. I pray …

A Prayer for the Church Militant

Psalm 28:9

… Give them to know one Lord, one faith, one Baptism! Take away everything which divides them, every error which splits them into sections. Bring them to be one …

Questions of the Day and THE Question of the Day

Matthew 22:42

… For the present you need a Savior and there ought your mind to settle." "Well," he says, "what is your opinion in reference to Baptism?" Our answer is …

"Persecuted, But Not Forsaken"

… No sooner did the devil spy out Christ, as He rose dripping from the waters of Baptism, than he determined to assail Him with his fierce temptations and …

The Fourfold Treasure

1 Corinthians 1:30

… The ordinance of baptism, which is placed at the outset of Christ life, is meant to show, by our immersion in the liquid tomb, that it is by …

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

John 6:55

… being dead! Will you think of this, you ceremonialists to whom the outward Baptism and the outward Lord's Supper and the church attendance and the chapel going …

Strong Meat

Hebrews 5:14

… to us continually—what might not be done if we had but the Baptism of fire? But we must be ready for the fire. We must tarry at …

Crowding to Touch the Savior

Mark 3:10

… You must not have a jot or a tittle of your own! You must give up relying upon your prayers, your tears, your Baptism, your repentance—and even …