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What Baptism Does NOT Do

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It does not reject or replace Christ
  • Acts 2:38 (Acts 3:6; 4:18; II Thessalonians 3:6)
    • The apostles had authority only through Christ.
    • Baptism had power in connection with Christ.
    • Romans 6:3
    • Colossians 2:12 – “buried with Him in Christ”
    • I Peter 3:21 – Baptism is through His resurrection.
      • Therefore … obey Christ by being baptized
      • Luke 6:46 – Christ demands obedience!
        • It does not add one to a denomination
        • I Corinthians 12:12-13, 27
        • Galatians 3:27
        • Baptism is into Christ – not a manmade organization.
          • Therefore … submit to Christ only
          • I Corinthians 11:12-15
            • It does not mean your work for God is done
            • Matthew 28:19-20
            • Acts 2:41-42
            • Romans 6:3-4
            • Baptism is not the finish line. It’s the starting line!
              • Therefore … walk in newness of life
              • Romans 6:18, 11-13
              • Ephesians 2:10
                • It does not keep one from sinning later and being lost
                • Acts 8:12-13, 18-24
                • Galatians 5:4, 7 (Galatians 1:2; 3:26-27) – Paul told them they had fallen from Christ!
                • I Corinthians 9:19-27 – Paul disciplined himself so he would not be lost!
                  • Therefore … keep resisting the devil
                  • James 4:7
                  • Colossians 1:21-23
                  • What Does the Bible Say?
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