Baptism

Question 1

• It is baptism in the name of …, signifying a belonging to him
• It is associated with the gifting of the … Spirit.
• Baptism symbolizes a participation in Christ’s … and resurrection and a new … as the people of God.

Answer 1

Jesus
Holy
death
covenant

Question 2

Baptism seemed to be the primary means of identifying new Christian … It had a high authority because Jesus himself submitted to it at the beginning of his earthly ministry. The early churches were heavily engaged in evangelism.

Answer 2

converts

Question 3

Baptism became the best-documented rite to signify one’s conversion to be a follower of Christ. Baptism becomes the response expected from … preaching. Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost may be the finest example.

Answer 3

apostolic

Question 4

The earliest baptismal formula was baptism “in the name of the Lord Jesus” This is corroborated in Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, and Acts 22:16. Sometime after the first-century church, this formula began to be replaced by the … formula, “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Answer 4

Trinitarian

Question 5

The UPC insists on the earlier formula preached and practiced by the Apostles in the original church found in the book of Acts. Bernard’s book Oneness and Trinity shows that the doctrine of the Trinity developed over a lengthy period of time, from the early second to the late … century.

Answer 5

fourth

Question 6

There is no direct evidence for the baptism of … in the NT churches, but there is also no clear … requirement given.

Answer 6

infants

age

Question 7

Those who are disinclined to baptize infants cite scripture passages such as “Anyone who … and is baptized will be saved”.

Answer 7

believes

Question 8

In the third century, Tertullian in North Africa writes On Baptism, the first treatise on the sacrament. “Tertullian taught that at water baptism the believer has his sins … away, is born in water, and is prepared for the Holy Spirit.”

Answer 8

washed

Question 9

Tertullian taught baptism by … and disapproved of infant baptism. “For the early Fathers being ‘born again’ and ‘regenerated’ are through baptism.”

Answer 9

immersion

Question 10

They strongly believed that, in the words of Tertullian,”no on can attain … without baptism.”

Answer 10

salvation

Question 11

By the 3rd century, it is evident that babies are being baptized for Tertullian opposes this practice and even the baptism of the … Adults who are to receive baptism prepare with prayer, fastings, confession, and all night vigils.

Answer 11

unmarried

Question 12

By the 4th century, baptisms coincided with the time and day of the resurrection. a long period of preparation and training preceded the baptism called … that could last up to three years.

Answer 12

catechumenate

Question 13

This eliminated anyone compromised with … culture or engaged win unethical practices.

Answer 13

pagan

Question 14

Some converts might be martyred before their period of testing was over, and were considered to have been baptized in their own …

Answer 14

blood

Question 15

Those chosen to receive baptism each year (the elect) underwent intensive preparation including further examination of lifestyle and daily exorcisms. Baptism included the laying on of hands and always culminated with the …

Answer 15

Eucharist

Question 16

In the fourth century, initiation was firmly tied into the paschal celebration with baptism coinciding with time and day of the …

Answer 16

resurrection

Question 17

It came after a long period of preparation and training, both ethical and creedal, and always culminated in the Eucharist. The formula used in baptism is primarily trinitarian although even after the … of …, there is mention of Jesus’ name baptism indicating that it was still an issue.

Answer 17

Council

Nicea

Question 18

The five hundred years after the NT period saw enormous … in every aspect of Christian worship. During this time period, Christianity spread considerably. Baptism remained the dominant rite for membership into the Christian church.

Answer 18

changes

Question 19

Once new converts were baptized and reclothed because baptism was in the nude at this time, they were welcomed for the first time to participate in the Eucharist. The washing away of sin at baptism was considered a gift of .. removing the penalties of sin.

Answer 19

grace

Question 20

During the Middle Ages, the baptism of … is the primary form of baptism to cancel the guilt of original sin. During the Reformation, baptism came to be regarded as more of a work of the Spirit. According to White, Quaker theology asserts that “baptism with water was commanded for a time, but not to be continued for ever, since the professing of faith in Christ, and a holy life is a far better badge of Christianity than any outward washing.”

Answer 20

infants

Question 21

The decline in baptism by immersion is reflected in the gradual shrinking in the size of the baptismal …

Answer 21

fonts

Question 22

The Anabaptists believed that the clearest sign of a pure church is when its members join by deliberate …, not because they were baptized as an infant. Menno Simmons found that the Bible made no mention of the baptism of infants, for scripture says that “the one who believes and is baptized will be saved.”

Answer 22

choice

Question 23

He concluded “we have not a single command in the Scriptures that infants are to be baptized, or that the apostles practiced it, therefore we confess with good sense that infant baptism is nothing but human … and notion.

Answer 23

invention

Question 24

Adherents to Simmons and this movement in the Netherlands became known as …

Answer 24

Mennonites

Question 25

The Quakers believed in the importance of a Spirit-filled community, but with no need for any visible signs. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper may have been observed in the NT, but that doesn’t mean they should still be ovserved. Baptism wasn’t abolished, it was just no longer required. It was a … act, but not required for the remission of sin.

Answer 25

spiritual

Question 26

The Quakers believed in the importance of a Spirit-filled community, but with no need for any visible signs. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper may have been observed in the NT, but that doesn’t mean they should still be ovserved. Baptism wasn’t abolished, it was just no longer required. It was a … act, but not required for the remission of sin.

Answer 26

spiritual

Question 27

The UPC insists on the earlier baptismal formula, “in the name of the Lord Jesus”, preached and practiced by the … in the original church found in the book of Acts. Baptism in the name of Jesus has existed throughout church history and is now enjoying a great revival throughout the world.

Answer 27

Apostles