Baptism

Pardon for the Greatest Guilt

2 Chronicles 33:2

… After they had been set apart unto God by circumcision, he tried, as it were, by giving them a baptism of fire, to dedicate them more fully to …

The Righteous Father Known and Loved

John 17:25

… the Lord which He spoke concerning His Son in the day of His Baptism and at two other occasions when the heavens opened—"This is My Beloved Son …

Faith in Christ

Acts 16:31

… Or, if the Savior only means entrance into His visible Kingdom, then it is through Baptism that the man outwardly makes his profession of faith in Christ. It …

Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries

… He is the celebrated "Rector" whom Keach "rectified" in the matter of infant baptism. Burkitt is somewhat pithy, and for a modern rather rich and racy, but he …

Wholehearted Religion

Jeremiah 32:39

… are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and …

Holy Longings

Psalm 119:20

… for men who are dead in sin have dared to come both to Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Eager desires prove spiritual life much better than supposed …

Harvest Past, Summer Ended and Men Unsaved

Jeremiah 8:20

… But if that is what you are depending upon, rest assured you will be deceived! Vain are the baptism or the confirmation of your youth—faith in Jesus …

The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus

Acts 26:14

… He will have to endure a greater baptism of suffering than that, and he will not be cowed by the first shower of your poor, pitiful, malicious folly …

Servus Servorum

Luke 22:27

… Learn here, dear Brothers and Sisters, to esteem very highly the ordinances of God's House! Let Baptism and the Lord's Supper keep their proper places. You …

Seeing and Testifying

1 John 4:14

… seen Christ by faith do not even come forward to confess Him in Baptism, according to His Word—and many do not unite with the visible Church and …

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

Exodus 12:21-27

… in symbol. I regret that children do not more often see this ordinance. Baptism and the Lord's Supper should both be placed in view of the rising …

Who Found It Out?

2 Kings 7:3-7

… You would not venture to Baptism, or to the Lord's Supper because you feel so unworthy. You hang on to us, after a sort—you would not …

Honest Dealing with God

1 John 1:8-10

… for nobody would need to believe in a Savior unless he had sin. Baptism is a confession of sin,—who needs to be buried with Christ if he …

Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking

Mark 8:22-25

… If they get a hold of the precept, Baptism, or whatever it may be, they exaggerate its proportions, and make it a sort of all-in-all. Some …

The Covenanter

Psalm 25:10

… stands before you! Some 10 days ago I was called to bear a baptism of pain. I had a night of anguish and the pangs ceased not in …

A Message from God for Thee

Lamentations 4:22

… Ceremonies, Baptism, the Lord's Supper—all these yield them no peace. They can no longer rest in their Church-goings and Chapel-goings. A formal, notional religion …

Saints Guarded From Stumbling

… No sooner does a Christian man become a Believer and confesses Christ in Baptism, than he is sure to meet with some who straightway revile him. He has …

God Forgiving Sin

Isaiah 55:7-9

… I sinned with a great falseness and treachery of heart, for I was baptized and joined a Church. I professed to be a follower of Christ and I …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… The whole of the gospel is wrapped up in Christ's message, which he has sent by his apostles, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved …

The Backslider'S Way Hedged Up

Hosea 2:5-7

… sacramental table and you put on the Lord Jesus Christ by profession in Baptism. But oh, what are you now? Your life would not bear to be talked …

Compassion For The Multitude

Matthew 14:17

… You will remember her Baptism of the Holy Spirit, her trials and her temptations in the wilderness. The life of Christ afterwards will soon be thought out by …

The Main Matter

John 20:30

… John had been convinced of this at our Lord's Baptism by the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Him and, therefore, he bore this witness at the …

Accepted In The Beloved

Ephesians 1:6

… For we are dead with Christ unto the world and buried in Baptism with Him unto death. When Christ ascended from the tomb we rose in Him. He …

The Head and the Body

Ephesians 4:15

… are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism." Both in the inward creed and the outward confession of it they were all …

All the People at Work for Jesus

… We who are known as Baptists are of opinion that Baptism, as the personal act of a Believer, is a good lesson to our people as to their …

The Objective of Christ's Death

Galatians 1:4

… again said that all Christ's disciples have "one Lord, one faith, one Baptism"? Alas, they tore His seamless robe and it still remains torn through the schisms …

An Infallible Sign Of Revival

Isaiah 2:11

… heart and of one soul, and the Lord revealed His Grace by the baptism of the Holy Spirit—when the sound of the rushing mighty wind was heard …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… I believe that every Christian person should follow Christ in the waters of Baptism and, having done that, should join the Church of Christ, not so much to …

The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church

Solomon 3:4-5

… Then her ordinances become truly profitable, then baptism is burial with the Lord, and the sacred supper is a feast of love; then the communion of the brethren …

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

… There is one spirit, one faith, one baptism, one God, and Lord of all, who is all in all. Visit, then, this vine, for thy visitation preserves her …

An Inscription for the Mausoleum of the Saints

Hebrews 11:13

… I do not believe a word of it! "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved." But suppose he apostatizes? You have no business to suppose what …

The Trees in God's Courts

Psalm 92:13-15

… First, in regeneration, when we are born into the house and, secondly, at our profession of faith, which should be by Baptism, when we are publicly brought into …

The Soul-Winner

Proverbs 11:30

… by common sympathies, and holding firmly to, "one Lord, one faith, and one baptism." Think of a Church with 4,900 members! Such a community has seldom been …

God Fighting Sin

Isaiah 63:10

… in Christ Jesus! My Lord and Master said, "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned." That is His …

Faith's Ultimatum

Job 13:15

… And as in the ordinance of Baptism we are in like figure buried with Christ that we may rise with Him. So Faith took her birth in the …

Scourge For Slumbering Souls

Amos 6:1

… As often as the pool beneath me is opened and the ordinance of baptism is administered—every candidate descending into the pool bears witness against you. As they …

Other Sheep and One Flock

John 10:16

… Oh, when shall the triple banner again float over all—"One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism!"? Oh God, the Holy Spirit, forgive us our errors and bring us …

The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus

2 Timothy 2:8

… He came up out of His baptism of griefs the better and more glorious for it and so shall I!" Therefore go into the furnace at the Lord …

God Is With Us

Romans 8:31

… and you have followed Baal." Stand up and bear witness against regeneration by Baptism and against those who use Popish words and would have us believe that it …

Today! Today! Today!

Psalm 95:7

… They made vows in Baptism wherein they declared that they were buried with Christ—let them hear His voice and hearken to Him before the day of Grace …