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Baptism Scripture References

|Reference |Text |Theology |

|Matt 3:11 |“He will baptise with the Holy Spirit.” |These words spoken by John the Baptist highlight that the baptism given by Jesus is different to that of John the Baptist. This baptism of |

|Mk 1:8 | |Jesus involves the third person of the Trinity and it is a divine rather than a human act. This first baptism took place at Pentecost with |

|Lk 3:16 | |the descent of the Holy Spirit, but it was initiated by the sacrificial death of Jesus via the blood and water that flowed from his side – |

| | |blood = sacrifice & water = baptism. |

|Mk 10:38 |“Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be |This continues the idea that the baptism is linked to the suffering and death of Jesus. His passion and victory over death not only ushered |

| |baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with?” |in a new life for himself but a new creation. |

| |They replied “We are.” | |

|Mk 16:16 |“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to |This is a post resurrection text. There is a link built here with the proclamation of the good news and the transformation of the whole of |

| |the whole of creation. The one who believes and is |the world and creation. It also builds a connection between faith and baptism. The one who believes wishes to be reborn through the |

| |baptised will be saved.” |cleansing waters of baptism. |

|Matt 28:19 |“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, |This is a post resurrection text. Much like the above ideas with the addition that discipleship involves baptism as well as the introduction|

| |baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son|of the baptism formula that is used within the Christian rite today with the threefold identification of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. |

| |and of the Holy Spirit.” |We see that while baptism works through the power of the Holy Spirit it is an act that involves the entire Godhead. |

|Act 1:5 |“For John baptised with water, but you will be baptised|This is Jesus post resurrection promise to his disciples that there will be one who is to come that will be with them and strengthen them. |

| |with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” | |

|Act 1:8 |“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has |This is linked to the preceding text as well as to the ideas in Mk 16:16 and Matt 28:19 but is developed by the idea that the Holy Spirit is|

| |come upon you and you will be my witnesses in |required for one to proclaim the gospel or be witnesses. It is brought to fulfillment in Act 2:1-4 – we see that the Spirit brings the |

| |Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of|receiver strength and ability so that one can witness to the deeds of the Lord. The baptised live in the time of the Holy Spirit. While the |

| |the earth. |spirit gave the power to Jesus to fulfill his mission, the spirit gives power to the disciples to proclaim the Good News. |

|Act 2:38 |Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptised everyone of|Baptism is linked to repentance or a changing of ways. |

| |you... | |

|Act 2:41-42 |So those who welcomed his message were baptised, and | Baptism enters one into the life of the community (fellowship) united under the apostles which is ultimately expressed in the sharing of |

| |that day about three thousand persons were added. They |the breaking of bread (eucharist). |

| |devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and | |

| |fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. | |

|Rom 6:3-4 |“Do you not know that all of us who have been baptised |This is a reinforcement of idea that baptisim is an entrance into the paschal mystery. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we are united |

| |into Christ Jesus were baptised into His death? |into the death and resurrection of Christ and the glory of the Father as we are born anew. |

| |Therefore we have been buried with Him by baptism into | |

| |death, so that, just as Christ was raised form the dead| |

| |by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in | |

| |newness of life.” | |

|1 Cor 12:13 |“For in the one Spirit we were all baptised into one |Baptism brings together a new community, the Body of Christ. It is a continuation and development of the fellowship idea from Acts. Baptism |

| |body.” |brings us entrance into the community as it brings us entrance into the life of Christ, |

|Gal 3:27 |“As many of you as were baptised into Christ have |Baptism brings an equality to the members of the community as there is unity in Christ. |

| |clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew | |

| |or Greek, there is no longer slave of free, there is no| |

| |longer male or female, for all of you are one in Christ| |

| |Jesus.” | |

|Rom 8:22 |“We know that the whole of creation has been groaning |While not mentioning baptism this text connects the us to the new life or state of existence that comes from baptism. All creation has been |

| |in labour pains until now. |perfected in the life, death and resurrection of Christ that we enter into by our baptism. |

|2 Cor 5:17 |“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: |See above. |

| |everything old has passed away; see, everything has | |

| |become anew.” | |

Reading through the above Scripture passages identify what is said about the following beliefs.

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|Salvation | |

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|Jesus as Savior – The Paschal Mystery | |

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|Fidelity to God | |

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|Life in God | |

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|Entrance into and life in the Community of Believers | |

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|Creation Renewed | |

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|Cleansing From Sin | |

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