Baptism

Simple Fact and Simple Faith

Acts 13:38

… He appeared in the wilderness where John ministered by the fords of Jordan, and demanded Baptism—and as He came up out of the water, the Holy Spirit …

The Hospital of Waiters Visited with the Gospel

John 5:8

… revival comes, is to suppose a lie! The Gospel says, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you." So said Peter on the day of Pentecost. Or, in …

Our Expectation

Isaiah 53:10

… Christian life needs to daily have the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Church must perpetually receive fresh light and life from above, or else it would die …

Sympathy and Song

Romans 12:15

… In Church life, very much must depend upon our unity in mind as well as in heart. "One Lord, one faith, one Baptism"—these help to make a …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… Now why do you hurry about after this and that? Why follow this man's and that man's directions? Why look to your baptism and confirmation? Why …

Hope for the Worst Backsliders

Jeremiah 3:22

… believes and is baptized shall be saved." With the heart, believe on Him, then let the body be washed with pure water in Baptism. Those two things the …

The Necessity of the Spirit’s Work

… For instance, the two ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. They are both made a rich means of grace. But let me ask you, is there …

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… Ha, ha and He smells the battle afar off." He has a baptism to be baptized with and He is straitened until it is accomplished. The Master does …

Memories of my Father (Continued)

One of the most notable events, of which I still have vivid recollections, was the occasion of my baptism. An entry in the Tabernacle church-book, dated September …

Real Contact With Jesus

Luke 8:46

… They may come to the Lord's Table—perhaps they attend to the ordinance of Baptism. They may even join the Church. They are baptized, yet not by …

A Consistent Walk for Time to Come

Colossians 2:6

… asked us, "Can you drink of My cup, and can you be baptized with My Baptism?" our soul said, "We are able." And though we have been unfaithful …

Preaching! Man's Privilege and God's Power

Mark 6:20

… soldiers,—come unto him and are baptized by him in Jordan confessing their sins. Nay, the Scribes and Pharisees themselves seek baptism at his hands. Boldly, however, he …

Christ Glorified as the Builder of His Church

Zechariah 6:13

… Two persons come to holy Baptism: the one loves the Master, believes in his name, and trusts him; he is baptized, he honors Christ Another comes, perhaps an …

A Serious Reprimand

2 Kings 5:13

… is baptized shall be saved." He who with his whole heart relies on Christ and then avows his faith by being buried with Christ in Baptism, such a …

Fragrant Spices From the Mountains of Myrrh

… 7, 8. ) When He came into the world to sacrifice His life for us, it was a freewill offering. “I have a baptism to be baptized with.” ( Luke …

The Matchless Mystery

Ephesians 5:30

… You could not drink of His cup, or be baptized with His baptism till His Spirit had come upon you. But now you are made "partakers of the …

Indwelling Sin

Job 40:3-4

… If I see a man less earnest after baptism, I think he had no right to be baptized; for if he had had a proper sense of the …

Discipline in Christ's Army

Joshua 1:11

… There are some of you who have never been baptized and who are not members of any Christian Church. "Well," someone says, "I believe that I am a …

Marvellous Increase of the Church

Isaiah 60:8

… the pool of baptism, fearing, shaking, and trembling: but I have not found it so with the majority of those who have been baptized in this place. They …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… It is written in God’s Word, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” Hear me translate it—He that believeth and is immersed shall be …

Forward! Forward! Forward!

Exodus 14:15

… If there is anything in the Bible which is plain at all, it is that he who believes in Christ should he buried with Him in Baptism. Then …

Prompt Obedience

Psalm 18:44

… We scarcely seem to expect, nowadays, to see three thousand souls converted, baptized and added to the Church in a single day, but when the Gospel was first …

The Ear Bored With An Awl

Exodus 21:5

… It is exactly 24 years this night that I put on the Lord Jesus Christ publicly in Baptism, avowing myself to be His servant. And now, at this …

Jesus in Gethsemane

John 18:1

… Let me be baptized with Your Baptism, and drink of Your cup, even to the dregs." Sometimes, dear Friends, you may wish, in your hearts, that the Lord …

"Feed My Lambs"—a Sunday School Sermon

John 21:15

… It is sometimes said that we teach adult Baptism. We do nothing of the sort! We practice Believer's Baptism, and baptize all who confess faith in the …

A Psalm For The New Year

2 Peter 3:18

… Oh, if you can grow in the knowledge of fellowship—if you shall this year drink of His cup and be baptized with His Baptism—if you shall …

Departed Saints Yet Living

Luke 20:37

… I have sometimes thought to myself that it were better if there were no water Baptism, seeing it has become the nest of so much superstition. And the …

Pure Fun

… Spurgeon, and, pointing to Thorn on Infant Baptism, he said, “There is ‘a thorn in the flesh’ for you.” Mr. Spurgeon at once replied, “Finish the quotation, my …

The Objective of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:26

… regret was that he had not been baptized. His sisters said to him, "Well, but you know, Isaac, that baptism will not save you." He answered, "I know …

Recruits for the King

1 Samuel 22:1-2

… One commandment is that you are to be baptized. Do not stumble at that! I think if there is anything plain in Scripture—I will only speak for …

Jesus Christ Himself

Ephesians 2:20

… Who can refuse to drink of His cup and to be baptized with His baptism?— "His way was much rougher and darker than mine. Did Christ, my Lord …

God’s Barriers Against Man’s Sin

Jeremiah 5:22-23

… He girds us by the worship of the sanctuary; he girds us by the remembrance of our holy baptism; and all else that is connected with Christianity is …

Question 76: To whom is Baptism to be administered?

Ac 2:38; Mt 3:6; Mr 16:16; Ac 8:12; Ac 8:36; Ac 8:37

… To whom is Baptism to be administered? A Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, # Ac 2:38 Mt 3:6 …

Our Leader Through the Darkness

Isaiah 50:10

… the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall you be baptized." We have no atonement to make. "It is finished …

Question 74: How do Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful?

1Co 3:7; 1Pe 3:21; 1Co 3:6; 1Co 12:13

… How do Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful? A Baptism and the Lord's Supper become spiritually helpful, not from any virtue in them, or …

Question 78: How is baptism rightly administered?

Mt 3:16; Joh 3:23; Mt 28:19; Mt 28:20; Joh 4:1; Joh 4:2; Ac 8:38; Ac 8:39

… How is baptism rightly administered? A Baptism is rightly administered by immersion, or dipping the whole body of the person in water, # Mt 3:16 Joh 3:23 …

"The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved"

John 21:20

… He is content, he says, to be baptized with His baptism and to drink of His cup— he only asks to share with Jesus in all things. As …

The Power of the Risen Savior

Matthew 28:18-20

… The greater part of my congregation at this time consists of persons who have believed in Jesus, who have been baptized and have been further instructed. You believe …

Urging Lot

Genesis 19:15

… I do not lay undue stress upon Baptism, as though it were the main thing in a Christian's life. Still, it is an important matter in which …

The Lesson of Uzza

1 Chronicles 13:8

… drink of the cup that I drink of? And be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" It will need much more Grace than they had …