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Chapter Seven BAPTISM FOR REMISSION OF SINS Acts 2:38 KJV “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” The following are the only verses in the Bible that speak of remission of sins. J JOHN’S BAPTISM WAS FOR REMISSION OF SINS · Mark 1:4 KJV “John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” · Luke 3:3 KJV “And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” JESUS’ BLOOD WAS SHED FOR REMISSION OF SINS Matt 26:28 KJV “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” JESUS’ SACRIFICE WAS ALSO FOR THE SINS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE JESUS Rom 3:25 KJV “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.” ONCE THE REMISSION TAKES PLACE NO MORE SACRIFICE IS NEEDED Heb 10:18 KJV “Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.” BAPTISM, DURING THE CHURCH AGE, IS FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS. Acts 2:38 KJV “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Remission of sins is always (only) mentioned in conjunction with Christ’s sacrifice or baptism. REMISSION: Strong's NT:859 “from NT:863; freedom; (figuratively) pardon: KJV-deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission. REMISSION: Thayer's Greek Lexicon 1) release from bondage or imprisonment 2) forgiveness or pardon, of sins (letting them go AS IF THEY HAD NEVER BEEN COMMITTED), remission (forgiveness) of the penalty Notice the similarity between Matt 26:28 and Acts 2:38. · Matt 26:28 KJV “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed FOR MANY FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS.” · Acts 2:38 KJV “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized EVERY ONE...FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS.” Jesus’ blood was shed “for,” in order to provide remission of sins. Baptism is to be performed “for,” in order to receive remission of sins. Baptism does not nullify grace because it does not earn remission; it simply is that act where we receive the free gift of remission. If baptism is because our sins were forgiven before we were baptized, then Jesus’ blood was shed because we had forgiveness before His blood was shed. The verses use the exact same words. What we apply to baptism must be applied to Jesus’ blood. BELIEF UNTO SALVATION: Rom 10:9-10 KJV “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Notice verses that use unto. · 1 Peter 1:5 KJV “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time”. · Acts 20:21 KJV “Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” · Rom 10:10 KJV “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness...” · Rom 10:10 KJV “... with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” · II Cor. 7:10 KJV; “Confession is made unto salvation.” Unto means toward or in the direction of. The Bible teaches that faith, repentance and confession take us toward or in the direction of salvation. Faith, repentance and confession are necessary for a person to receive salvation. Notice verses that use into. · Gal 3:27 KJV “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” · 1 Cor 12:13 KJV “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free...” · Rom 6:4 KJV “Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Into means going from the outside of something to the inside of something. The Bible teaches us that baptism is the point at which we enter into the saved state (receive Christ), we receive the benefits of His death (His shed blood) and we receive a new life. Notice also that in the same context, of baptism, Paul tells us that at the point of obeying the requirement of baptism, a person is set free from sin. Rom 6:17-18 KJV “But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. (baptism mentioned above) 18 Being then (at that point) made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.” Some people quote Rom 10:9, 10 to show that “faith only” saves, but ignore the previous verses (Rom 6:3, 4) which plainly show that baptism plays a part in salvation. OBEY THE GOSPEL The Bible is clear that we must obey the Gospel in order to be saved. 1 Peter 4:17 “For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?” 2 Thess 1:8-9 “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.” The question must be asked, “What is the Gospel?” 1 Cor 15:1-4 “I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” Here we find that the gospel is something...
That which was preached was... · Christ’s death. · Christ’s burial. · Christ’s resurrection. The death, burial and resurrection are the things that can be received, that we can stand on and be saved by. The question that we need to ask is, how do we obey it. The gospel is the death, burial and resurrection. The death burial and resurrection of Christ are facts not commands. We obey commands but not facts. How do we obey the gospel? Rom 6:17-18 “But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” The passage tells us that when we obey the form of teaching we are set free from sin. The word form means likeness or pattern. When we obey a likeness or pattern of the gospel we are set free from sin. Notice that the verses we are considering are Rom 6:17,18. Just above these verses, in the same chapter-context Paul explains how we obey the pattern of the death burial and resurrection. Notice: Rom 6:4-5 “We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. 5 If we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with him in His resurrection.” The way we obey the gospel is by crucifying our sinful selves in the likeness of His crucifixion. Dying to our old way of life in the pattern of Christ’s death, being buried in baptism in the form of His burial and rising from baptism in the likeness of His resurrection. 2 Thess 1:8-9 “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.”
Study Guide Chapter Seven 1. Was John’s baptism for the remission of sins? 2. What does remission mean? 3. Note Thayer’s definition for remission. How far does remission go? 4. If we have remission of sins how much stain is left on our souls? 5. Note the similarity between Matt 26:28 and Acts 2:38. 6. Why was Jesus’ blood shed? 7. According to Acts 2:38 why is a person to be baptized? 8. If baptism is because we have already experienced remission of sins, what would this say about Jesus’ blood Matt 26:28? 9. In Rom 10:9, 10 KJV what does the word “unto” imply? 10. In 1 Pet 1:5 KJV what does the word “unto” imply? 11. In Acts 20:21 KJV what actions take us toward God and Jesus? 12. According to Gal 3:27, 1 Cor 12:13 and Rom 6:4 KJV what does the word “into” imply? 13. Define the word “unto.” 14. Define the word “into.” 15. What lesson concerning the point at which we become a Christian can we learn when we compare Rom 10:9, 10 with Rom 6:3, 4? 16. Is it important for us to obey the gospel? 17. What will happen to those who will not obey the gospel? 18. What is the gospel? 19. Is the gospel facts or commands? 20. Which do we obey, facts or commands? 21. How do we obey the facts of the gospel? 22. What does the word “form” mean? 23. Since the gospel is the facts of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, how do we obey it? 24. What is a likeness or form of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus? Now please click on "Call on the Name."
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