Chapter 29: Of Baptism

PARAGRAPH 2

Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.4

4 Mark 16:16; Acts 8:36–37, 2:41, 8:12, 18:8

Titus 2:6-8

1. An Instruction on how to Live (v.6)

6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

2. Be an example to other men (v.7-8a)

7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned,

3. The result of right living (v.8b).

8 ...so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Ephesians 5:31

1. Because Of Their Leaving Of Their Parents

31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother...

2. Because Of Their Cleaving To One Another

31 “...and hold fast to his wife,...

3. Because God Has Brought Them Together

31 “...and the two shall become one flesh.”

Series Passage: Romans 8:28

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

1. The Attributes of God Work For The Good of God's People

2. The Promises of God Work For The Good of God's People

3. The Mercies of God Work For The Good of God's People

4. The Graces of The Spirit Work For The Good of God's People

Chapter 29: Of Baptism

PARAGRAPH 1

Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into him;1 of remission of sins;2 and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.3

1 Rom. 6:3–5; Col. 2:12; Gal. 3:27
2 Mark 1:4; Acts 22:16
3 Rom. 6:4

Titus 2:3-5

1. Exhortations For Older Women, (v.3).

3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

2. Exhortations For Younger Women, (v.4-5).

4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Ephesians 5:28-30

1. Do You Love Her As Your Own Body? (v.28)

28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 

2. Do You Demonstrate Responsible Love? (v.29-30)

29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body.

1. Definition

2. Scriptural Basis

3. God is sovereign in the exercise of his attributes

i) He is sovereign in the exercise of his power.

ii) God is sovereign in the exercise of His mercy

iii) God is sovereign in the exercise of his love.

iv) God is sovereign in the exercise of his grace.

Applications

1. Humility

2.Submission

3.Confidence

4.Worship

Chapter 28: Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

PARAGRAPH 1

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of positive and sovereign institution, appointed by the Lord Jesus, the only lawgiver, to be continued in his church to the end of the world.1

1 Matt. 28:19–20; 1 Cor. 11:26

These holy appointments are to be administered by those only who are qualified and thereunto called, according to the commission of Christ.2

2 Matt. 28:19; 1 Cor. 4:1

Titus 2:2, 6

1. Exhortations For Older Men, (v.2).

2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.

2. Exhortations For Younger Men, (v.6).

6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.