The Place and Purpose of Baptism

What It Cannot Do:

  • Change the Heart: Done by Faith (Acts 15:9)
  • Remove Temptation: Man at Fault (James 1:14)

What It Does For Us:

  • Baptism into Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:27)
  • Baptism into His Death (Romans 6:3-4)
  • Saves from Sin (Mark 16:15-16)
  • Remission of Sin (Acts 2:38)
  • Wash Away Sins (Acts 22:16)
  • Baptism into His Name (Matthew 28:19-20)
  • Baptism into the Body (1 Corinthians 12:13)
  • Assure Eternal Life (Example: Paul – 1 Corinthians 9:27)
  • Give Life to Living (Only Dead Buried – Colossians 2:12)
  • Newness of Life (Romans 6:3-5)
  • Free from Sin (Romans 6:16-18)
  • Answer of Conscience (1 Peter 3:20-21)


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