Christian Baptism – The First Step In An Obedient Walk With The Lord – A Chat On Baptism Series

We should return to the New Testament practice and be real about our faith. Paul is saying that we are baptised into Christ, a very important truth. If you read this and have not been baptised by immersion, then be obedient and be baptised as a matter of obedience. Baptism does not save you but confirms and demonstrates your salvation.

Paul says that those who are baptised into Christ have clothed themselves with Christ. I won’t expand but it means we have “put on Christ” that is, a full immersion into the Lord, and a full walk with the Lord, being fully part of Him.

[E]. ONE OTHER BAPTISM PASSAGE

{{Galatians 3:26 “You are all sons of God THROUGH FAITH in Christ Jesus Galatians 3:27 for all of you who were BAPTISED INTO CHRIST have clothed yourselves with Christ.”}}

FAITH HAS MADE US SONS OF GOD. It is through saving faith in Christ, in His Calvary work, that we are added to God’s family. We say sometimes, “sons and daughters of the living God”. It is a whole new family relationship where we become members of the Church, the Household of God, the Spiritual Building, and the Bride of Christ and part of the wonderful Pearl of great price. Salvation will always be “through faith” never by works or any action you might do.

Paul looks at the entry to God’s family apart from faith (More to the point, “following after faith”). It is because of baptism we have entered into the family of God or to use Paul’s term, “were baptised into Christ.” I will be very clear here, baptism of itself will never save anyone. Salvation is through faith. Baptism is the first step in stepping out with Christ on life’s journey to heaven.

Water baptism is very important and – AS STATED EARLIER - there is not the case of even one unbaptised person in the New Testament. It is abundantly clear in the Acts of the Apostles that every single believer was baptised. Why has the church changed that and overridden the bible? It got passed on down through the Roman Catholic church, through the Reformation, and many couldn’t be bothered to change it to make it right. When we know the truth and don’t defend it, there is something wrong, or when we don’t practise the truth.

I say again, not a single Christian in the New Testament was unbaptised and if you read this and have not been baptised, it is an act of obedience in your walk with Jesus Christ. I am not speaking of sprinkling or christening either. Both the meaning and practice of baptism is immersion. There is no argument about that so we should not try to defend an indefensible position.

[F]. PAUL REINFORCES THE TEACHING ON BAPTISM

{{Colossians 2:11 “and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ,

Colossians 2:12 having been BURIED WITH HIM IN BAPTISM, in which you were ALSO RAISED UP WITH HIM through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Colossians 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions”}}