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What is baptism |
Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing of water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit signifies and seals our ingrafting into Christ, our partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace (remission of sin, regeneration, adoption, resurrection of life, etc.) and our engagment to be the Lords
All baptized into one body (the visible church) 1 Cor 12:13.
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Scriptural support for the sign and seal of Baptism |
Rom. 4:11- Abraham recieved the sign of circumcision as a seal of righteousness he had by faith prior to cirucmcision... for the purpose of making him the father of all who believed...
Col. 2:11 we were circumcised in Christ by his circumcision... having been buried with him in baptism... |
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Scriptural Proof for Baptism as Sign & Seal of:
Ingrafting into Christ |
Gal 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.… |
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Scriptural Proof for Baptism as Sign & Seal of:
Remission of Sin |
Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit |
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Scriptural Proof for Baptism as Sign & Seal of:
Regeneration |
Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, |
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Scriptural Proof for Baptism as Sign & Seal of:
Adoption |
Gal. 3:26-27 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.… |
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Scriptural Proof for Baptism as Sign & Seal of:
Resurrection unto everlasting life |
Rom. 6:4-5 we have been buried with Him through baptism into death ... For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection ... |
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"Logic" of Paedo Baptism |
it is a sign and seal that one is identified w/ Christ by his parents and thus is engaged to be the Lord's. Confidence in this reality comes with the child's perservering in obedience to Christ's commands. |
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Scriptural basis for paedo baptism as a sign and seal |
Gen 17:7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you...
Act 2:39 For the promise is for you and your children...
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How is baptism rightly administered? |
with water - Acts 10:47
in the name of the Father, Son, HS - Matt. 28:19
by minister of the gospel, lawfully called thereunto (survey of NT - annointed leaders performing baptisms) |
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Does WCF stipulate a mode of baptism? |
28.3 dipping not neccesary rightly administered by pouring / sprinkling |
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Does baptism ACTUALLY save you |
WCF 28.5 - a great sin to condemn or neglect the ordinance (Ex 4 God was going to kill Moses)
grace & salvation not so inseperably annexed to baptism so that someone could not be saved without it.
Moses had faith / was saved prior to circumcision |
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Can a person be baptized more than once? |
cannot recieve a valid baptism twice...
Rom.6 baptism unites us to Christ's death & life... Christ died to sin, once for all. |
