Big idea: One can be “in the covenant” without being elect / regenerate / born again

John 15:1-17  |   Romans 11:17-21    |    Hebrews 10:26-31

1 Corinthians 10:1-12    |     Romans 11:7

Baptism 

Who should be baptized? Acts 16:31-33

When should they be baptized? Acts 16:31-33

Why should they be baptized? 1 Peter 3:21

How should they be baptized? (mode)

Immersion? Sprinkling? Pouring?

Rom. 6,          Ezk36:25     Acts 1:5,2:17

What does baptism mean? What is it a “sign of”

Outward sign of being “in the covenant?”

Those who are baptized are a part of the “visible church?”

Outward sign of an inward reality?

What does baptism accomplish? Acts 2:38, Galatians 3:27, Acts 22:16

What is the status change if any that happens during baptism? Galatians 3:27-29

What benefits do baptism confer? Hebrews 8:8-12