Water Baptism and The Name Fall 23' Flashcards
What is the word “baptism” generally accepted to mean?
Immersion in water (pg.2)
What Old Testament ceremonies pre-figured baptism?
purification (pg.2)
The scriptures point repeatedly to baptism being practiced how?
In water by immersion and using the name of Jesus (pg.4)
What does Romans 6:3-5 compare baptism to?
Being buried (pg.6)
The Sacramental View of Baptism indicates what is received by the person being baptized.
Remission of sins (pg.7)
Who baptized Jesus Christ?
John the Baptist (pg.8)
Although Christ is the only high priest, how many priests are there in the Church?
We all are designed as prests by the word of the Lord. (pg.10)
Who has the authority to baptize?
Pastor and other leaders of ministry (pg.11)
What is the New Testament formula for baptism?
In the name of Jesus (pg.12)
Was anyone baptized in the “name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost” in the scriptures”
No (pg.13)
Is sincerity enough to obtain salvation?
No (pg.2)
How many times is the kingdom mentioned in the New Testament?
144 times
How did Jesus tell Nicodemus he must be saved?
By the water and of the spirit (pg.4)
Matthew 16:13-19 shows a distinction between what four levels of the knowledge of God?
- What do OTHERS say about who Jesus is?
- WHat do YOU say about who Jesus is?
- What does DIVINE REVELATION tell you about who He is?
- What does God reveal to you about WHO YOU ARE? (pg. 5)
When the people asked Peter on the Day of Pentecost what they must do to be saved, how did he reply?
Acts 2:38 (pg. 6)
There is power in whose name?
The name of Jesus (pg.7)
Name some blessings we have in the Name of the Lord.
Salvation
Demons cast out
Healing
Signs & Wonders (pg.7)
What was the central theme in the lives and preaching of the Apostles?
The name of Jesus (pg. 8)
Explain how Acts 2:38 agrees with Matthew 28:19.
Both scriptures are obeying the command to baptize in the name of Jesus. (pg. 11)
What do experts in church history admit?
Everywhere in the older sources baptism takes place in the name of Jesus. (pg. 11)
In the Colossians what is the baptism identified to be?
The circumcision of Christ. (pg. 2)
What was the token of the covenant between Abraham and God?
Circumcision (pg.2)
What is significant about circumcision being performed on the eighth day?
On the eighth day of life, a child attains the optimum blood clotting properties beneficial for wound healing. (pg. 3)
What four things do we find in circumcision, which appear as benefits in the spiritual when we are baptized into Christ?
- Shedding of blood
- The taking of a name
- Inclusion into the corporate body
- Optimum conditions for healing. (pg. 3-4)
How did God open the way for the Gentiles to be grafted into the body of Christ?
Through the New Covenant
Name some benefits of baptism.
Salvation
Love of God
Liberty
Redemption (pg. 9-10)
Removing the curse of original sin is only accomplished through what?
Through baptism in Jesus’ name. (pg.9)
When we have communion with Christ, we partake of what?
His divine nature (pg.10)
Why was the Word made flesh?
So that men may see their God and have fellowship with Him. (pg.11)
What distinguishes the chief cornerstone of a building from the other corners?
That the chief cornerstone carries a name and that name is Jesus! (pg.12)
What is the most secure way to get a message properly understood?
Recieve it directly from the speaker (pg.2)
What are the two things we need to find the truth?
The word of God revealed by the Holy Ghost. (pg.2)
What are the two classic examples people use to support salvation without works?
Abraham & Noah (pg. 5)
What three titles are given in Matthew 28:19 and how do they relate to Acts 2:38?
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
They are related through the command of baptism in Jesus’ name. (pg. 5)
How did Peter command people to be baptized?
In Jesus’ name (pg.6)
In order to understand the promise of God, we must remember that His Word is what?
Eternal (pg.10)
Moses greatly desired to see the face of God and to enter the Promised Land. When did God keep His promise?
Fifteen hundred years after God buried him (pg.11)
What desire did Elisha have and how was it fulfilled completely after his death?
To have a double portion of the spirit upon Elijah.
The bones of Elisha were revived and he stood on his feet. (pg.12)
Jesus was buried with what?
a promise (pg.12)
When we are baptized we receive many blessings, but what part is not fulfilled until later?
The promise of resurrection (pg.12)
