Bible Foundations - The Doctrine of Baptisms

Sermon by Barry Case
 Four different baptisms:

 1) Baptism of John the Baptist (Mark 1:4-5) (John 1:26) 

 2) Baptism of suffering (Luke 12:50) (Mark 10:38)

3) Christian Baptism in water (Matthew 28:19) (Acts 8:36-38)

 4) Baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5, 8)(Acts 19:1-5)

Two Baptisms Compared:

Baptism in water                                                Baptism in the Holy Spirit

1. The candidate: The penitent believer   1. The candidate: The baptized believer

     (Matt. 28:19) (Acts 2:38)                                                  (Acts 2:38) (Acts 8: 14-17)

 2. The baptismal element: Water           2. The baptismal element: The Holy Spirit

    (Act 8: 36-38)                                                                            (Mark 1:8)

 3. The baptizer: Man – Minister              3. The baptizer: Jesus Christ 

    (Acts 8:38)                                                                                   (Matt. 3:11) (Mark 1:8)

 4. The purpose: A witness to conversion   4. The purpose: To endue the Christian with

    and the remission of sin                                                      power

    (Acts 2:38) (Acts 22:16)                                                    (Acts 1:8) (Luke 24:49)

5. The result: Salvation and entry into     5. The result: Reception of the Holy Spirit

     The body of Christ                                                              with accompanying gifts and power

     (Mark 16:16) (Galatians 3:27)                                         (Acts 2:4) (Acts 8:14-17) (1 Cor. 12 4-13)