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How Important is Biblical Christian Baptism? (by Bill Stevenson) Mark 1: 1-8 1.)The word “gospel” means “good news”. What does the first verse of Mark mean to you? 2.)What two actions was John the Baptist demanding before he baptized an individual? (One is two words and one is one word beginning with the letter “r”.) 3.)What do each of those mean? 4.)Now personalize the last answer as if you are praying to the forgiving God? Matthew 3:7-10 5.)Who were Pharisees and Sadducees? 6.)What were they prideful and boastful about? 7.)What did John the Baptist think they were like? 8.)What did he first command them to do in order to get baptized by him? (Write the 5 words and then tell what it means.) 9.)What did he indicate would happen if they didn’t do as he commanded? Matthew 3:11-12 Luke 12:50-51 10.)What was John’s water baptism a public profession of? 11.)What was the baptism to be done by Jesus Christ to involve? Does it involve water? Does it link to His Salvation? 12.)Why does the spiritual baptism of Jesus Christ cause division? 13.)What do these Bible passages indicate the eventual purpose of the spiritual baptism given by Jesus Christ to believers of the Gospel? Matthew 3:13-17 14.)Why does this passage indicate that baptism by immersion is important? 15.)What did He do after going completely into the Jordan River? 16.)What do you think witnesses of this special baptism thought? Luke 3:1-6 17.)What was another importance of the ministry of John the Baptist? 18.)What does verse 6 mean? [It became true for some later in the ministry of John the Baptist as described in the Scripture passage before the above.] Who represented “the salvation of God”? Matthew 21:23-32 19.)Explain the above passage in your own words. How does it indicate that Jesus Christ believed about being baptized by immersion in water? Matthew 20:17-28 20.)What does Jesus say is a requirement of any Christian disciple?

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1 Peter 3:18-22 21.)What does this Scripture passages indicate is a requirement for true Christian baptism? Belief and trust in ____________________________________________________________ Acts 18:24-28 22.)What does verse 25 say to you? that there is more to becoming a true Christian than _________________________________________________________________ 23.)What do you think Aquila and Priscilla told him? Acts 19:1-5 24.)Acts was written after Jesus Christ died for the sins of humankind, was resurrected, and ascended to Heaven. Why did those who were baptized by John have to be re-baptized? Acts 8:26-40 25.)Write a modern day version of this historical happening. 26.)What does this Bible passage say is a requirement for Christian baptism? Ephesians 4:4-13 27.)How many types of “Christian” baptisms are there? What are they? Romans 6:1-18 28.)Why did Jesus Christ have to die a horrible death on the Cross? To pay the death penalty of ____ against God’s commandments. 29.)Who did He die for? all _________________ (past and present) 30.)So what does being immersed in water during baptism mean now? Death to what? Being a slave to _____. 31.)What does it publicly profess repentance (life change to)? A desire to be ________________. 32.)So do you see how Jesus Christ changed water baptism and why the just mentioned is so important in each true Christian’s life? 33.)Why will Christian baptism be very important to you? Colossians 2:6-12

34.)What does this passage mean to you?

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