{"id":10970,"date":"2019-09-30T13:03:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T18:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=10970"},"modified":"2019-09-30T13:04:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T18:04:36","slug":"notes-on-does-god-think-baptism-is-necessary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-does-god-think-baptism-is-necessary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Does God Think Baptism Is Necessary?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Despite having received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Peter commanded Cornelius and his household to be baptized &#8211; Acts 10:48<\/li>\n<li>All, including Paul, were baptized into Jesus and into Jesus\u2019 death &#8211; Romans 6:3\n<ul>\n<li>They were baptized in order to be able to walk in newness of life &#8211; Romans 6:4<\/li>\n<li>They were baptized so they could share in Christ\u2019s resurrection &#8211; Romans 6:5<\/li>\n<li>They were baptized so that old, sinful ways might be done away with &#8211; Romans 6:6<\/li>\n<li>They were baptized so that they would no longer be slaves to sin &#8211; Romans 6:6-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We are circumcised with a circumcision done without hands, removing sins, by being buried with Jesus in baptism &#8211; Colossians 2:11-12\n<ul>\n<li>That baptism made us alive together with Jesus &#8211; Colossians 2:13<\/li>\n<li>That baptism allowed us forgiveness of all our trespasses &#8211; Colossians 2:13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Baptism, when joined with repentance, is for the forgiveness of our sins &#8211; Acts 2:38<\/li>\n<li>Baptism, when joined with repentance, is needed to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 1:13-14).<\/li>\n<li>We are cleansed and sanctified with water &#8211; Ephesians 5:26<\/li>\n<li>Baptism immediately saves &#8211; I Peter 3:21<\/li>\n<li>Baptism, when joined with belief, saves &#8211; Mark 16:16<\/li>\n<li>Baptism washes away sins &#8211; Acts 22:16<\/li>\n<li>Baptism puts us into Christ &#8211; Galatians 3:27-29<\/li>\n<li>Baptism makes us Abraham&#8217;s descendants and heirs to the promise &#8211; Galatians 3:26-29<\/li>\n<li>Baptism puts us into the church &#8211; I Corinthians 12:13<\/li>\n<li>Rejoicing came after baptism &#8211; Acts 8:38-39<\/li>\n<li>Baptism is called a washing of regeneration (new birth) &#8211; Titus 3:5<\/li>\n<li>Jesus commanded baptism &#8211; Matthew 28:19<\/li>\n<li>Jesus and his disciples baptized while on earth &#8211; John 3:26\n<ul>\n<li>Jesus baptized more disciples than John &#8211; John 4:1-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Those who heard Peter\u2019s sermon were baptized &#8211; Acts 2:41<\/li>\n<li>Those who heard Philip\u2019s message were baptized &#8211; Acts 8:12-13<\/li>\n<li>The Ethiopian eunuch was baptized &#8211; Acts 8:36-39<\/li>\n<li>Lydia was baptized &#8211; Acts 16:15<\/li>\n<li>The Philippian was baptized &#8211; Acts 16:33<\/li>\n<li>Crispus and many in Corinth were baptized &#8211; Acts 18:8<\/li>\n<li>John\u2019s disciples in Ephesus were baptized &#8211; Acts 19:4-5<\/li>\n<li>Paul was baptized Acts 22:16<\/li>\n<li>Paul had baptized Crispus, Gaius, and the household of Stephanas &#8211; I Corinthians 1:13-16<\/li>\n<li>There is one baptism &#8211; Ephesians 4:5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite having received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Peter commanded Cornelius and his household to be baptized &#8211; Acts 10:48 All, including Paul, were baptized into Jesus and into Jesus\u2019 death &#8211; Romans 6:3 They were baptized in order to be able to walk in newness of life &#8211; Romans 6:4 They were baptized&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[201],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-10970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes","tag-baptism"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29048,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-spiritual-significance-of-baptism\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":0},"title":"The Spiritual Significance of Baptism","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 26, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"by Mark Larson via Gospel Power, Vol. 16, No. 6, Feb. 8, 2009. \"Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5264,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-baptism-only-for-the-jews\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":1},"title":"Was baptism only for the Jews?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 14, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In our Bible class tonight with some Dispensational friends I brought up I Corinthians 6:11, about them being washed and sanctified. Our friend said that had nothing to do with baptism, but that the blood of Jesus cleansed and washed us not water from baptism. I mentioned I Peter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12689,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-you-help-me-answer-some-arguments-that-baptism-isnt-necessary\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":2},"title":"Can you help me answer some arguments that baptism isn&#8217;t necessary?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I still haven't been baptized since repenting again and coming back to the Lord a year ago. I'm just patiently waiting, you see, for my pastor to preach the truth. I know God wants me to be in that church because every time I wanted to leave, the pastor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":94436,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-administers-baptism\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":3},"title":"Who Administers Baptism?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0by Louis Rushmore The late David Lipscomb is attributed with saying, \"There is no more propriety in calling baptism the work of the man baptized than there is in calling the burial the work of the person buried.\" Stop and think about that analogy for a moment. The dead neither\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69774,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/dead-and-raised\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":4},"title":"Dead and Raised","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Terry Wane Benton Paul describes our pre-conversion state as \"dead in trespasses and sin\" (Ephesians 2:1). We walked like others in the world, but we were spiritually dead toward God. But from our dead state, He \"made us alive together with Christ\" (Ephesians 2:5). 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