Grace IBC
We, the Church: The Commands of the Church (Part 1)
The church is given 2 clear commands. What are they and how should we practice them?
Locations & Times
Grace IBC
Xaverianenstraat 1, 8200 Brugge, Belgium
Sunday 10:15 AM
Baptizo (Greek) means to plunge, dunk, immerse
Baptizo was an everyday word just like ekklesia
Church history
- In the New Testament, early church we see that new believers are baptized
- Tertullian noted that churches were baptizing babies and that it was a new practice
- Augustine believed that infant baptism removed sin children were born with
- Reformers said that infant baptism wasn’t for salvation or removing of sin
- It was the new testament sign for circumcision
- Anabaptists believed that baptism in the New Testament was for believers
We are looking at what the Bible says about baptism, because we are Scripture lead
Baptizo was an everyday word just like ekklesia
Church history
- In the New Testament, early church we see that new believers are baptized
- Tertullian noted that churches were baptizing babies and that it was a new practice
- Augustine believed that infant baptism removed sin children were born with
- Reformers said that infant baptism wasn’t for salvation or removing of sin
- It was the new testament sign for circumcision
- Anabaptists believed that baptism in the New Testament was for believers
We are looking at what the Bible says about baptism, because we are Scripture lead
How are we saved?
- Confess Jesus is Lord
- Believe in His death and resurrection
- Confess Jesus is Lord
- Believe in His death and resurrection
In the new covenant we go through a circumcision
Not by hand
- Paul tells us though that this is not by hands
- This isn’t a physical circumcision, it is spiritual
- A physical act then isn’t what cuts away our sinful nature
By faith
- Then Paul says that baptism is through faith
- Infant baptist simply can’t be a New Testament circumcision because it requires faith
Not by hand
- Paul tells us though that this is not by hands
- This isn’t a physical circumcision, it is spiritual
- A physical act then isn’t what cuts away our sinful nature
By faith
- Then Paul says that baptism is through faith
- Infant baptist simply can’t be a New Testament circumcision because it requires faith
Baptism becomes an external expression of an internal reality
If baptism gives us salvation, then I can accomplish it on my own. This is not the gospel.
Baptism is a picture of salvation received, not hoped for
The church has the responsibility to confirm the confession of believers
Baptism identifies a person as a now ambassador of Jesus
Baptism identifies a person as a now ambassador of Jesus
This means then that your baptism should be done by the church you intend to belong to
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Who is baptism for? Baptism is for believers
What if I was baptized as a baby? You can affirm your parents hope that you would live a life of faith by being baptized as the Bible describes
If baptism was before salvation, it wasn’t baptism
I want to be baptized. What do I do about it? Talk with Brennan
0479 41 08 21 (phone, sms, WhatsApp)
brennan@graceibc.be
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Who is baptism for? Baptism is for believers
What if I was baptized as a baby? You can affirm your parents hope that you would live a life of faith by being baptized as the Bible describes
If baptism was before salvation, it wasn’t baptism
I want to be baptized. What do I do about it? Talk with Brennan
0479 41 08 21 (phone, sms, WhatsApp)
brennan@graceibc.be
