YOUR BAPTISM IS IMPORTANT by
STANLEY EDWIN ANDERSON,
A.B., B.D., Th.D.BOGARD PRESS
Texarkana, Ark.-Tex.
412843
CONTENTS FOREWORD by the Rev. Dr. F. Townley Lord, D.D.,
D.Litt. . . . . . . . . 5FOREWORD by the Rev. Dr. J. D. Grey, D.D., LL.D. 6
PREFACE . . . . . . . . 8
CONTENTS . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter One HOW GOD EMPHASIZES BAPTISM . . . 15
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Emphasize
Baptism . . . . . . . 16
The Lord Jesus Christ Honoured Baptism . . 17
The Apostles Emphasized Baptism . . . 19
Baptism Signifies a Revolutionary Change . . 22
Baptism Pictures the World's Greatest Miracle . 23
Baptism Expresses the Christian Gospel . . 24
Baptism Denotes Loyalty . . . . . 26
Baptism Must Neither be Exaggerated Nor Ignored 27Chapter Two THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRIST'S BAPTISM . 32
Jesus Was Baptized to Fulfil All Righteousness . 32
Jesus Was Baptized to Fulfil Old Testament Types
of Righteousness . . . . . . 38
Jesus Was Baptized as an Example of
Righteousness . . . . . . 41Chapter Three GOD APPROVED THE FIRST BAPTIZER . . 46
John's Title Was Divinely Given . . . 47
John's Message Was Divinely Approved . . 49
John's Baptism Was Divinely Endorsed . . 50
John's Baptizing Primacy Is Divinely Attested . 5111
12 CONTENTS Chapter Four SOME VALUES IN ONE'S BAPTISM . . . 55
In Baptism One Obeys His Lord . . . . 55
In Baptism One Represents His Conversion . . 58
In Baptism One Expresses His Faith in Christ . 61
In Baptism One Shows Christian Unity . . 64
In Baptism One Ratifies the Ministry of the Spirit 65
In Baptism One is Reminded of His Position . . 66Chapter Five EVANGELISTIC POWER IN BAPTISM . . . 70
John the Baptist Combined Evangelism with
Baptism . . . . . . . 70
Jesus Coupled Evangelism with Baptism . . 73
Peter Included Baptism in His Evangelism . 74
Philip Employed Baptism in His Evangelism . 75
We, Too, Can Preach Christ in Baptism . . 78Chapter Six BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT . . . . 84
Christ Promised to Baptize Believers in the Spirit 85
Christ Baptized Believers in the Spirit at Pentecost 87
Christ now Baptizes Believers in the Spirit at
Conversion . . . . . . . 90
Baptism in the Spirit is often Misunderstood . 93Chapter Seven SOME COMMON MISTAKES IN BAPTISM . . 98
The Mistakes of Baptismal Regeneration . . 98
The Mistakes of Infant Baptism . . . . 104
The Mistakes in Modes of Baptism . . . 108
The Mistakes in Linking Baptism with
Circumcision . . . . . . 111
Immersion and Sprinkling Contrasted . . . 113
CONTENTS 13 Chapter Eight DISPUTED PASSAGES ON BAPTISM . . . 118
What is the Baptism of Repentance? . . . 118
Did Jesus Baptize Little Children? [no] . . . 120
Texts on Non-Christian Baptism . . . . 122
What is the Baptism of Suffering? . . . 123
Does "born of water" in John 3:5 Mean
Baptism? [no] . . . . . . . 125
What is Baptism unto the Remission of Sins? . 129
Is Baptism Ever to be Repeated? . . . 130
Does Baptism Wash Away Sins? [no] . . . . 131
What Does "baptized unto Moses" Mean? . . 132
What Does "Baptism for the Dead" Mean? . . 133
What Does "baptized into Christ" Mean? . . 135
Did Peter Teach Baptismal Regeneration? [no] . . 135Chapter Nine INTERESTING FACTS ON BAPTISM . . . 139
A Baptist is Challenged to A Four-Hour Debate . 140
Some Historical Facts on Baptism . . . 151Chapter Ten BAPTISM AND CHURCH TRUTH . . . . 157
The Organization of the Church . . . . 158
The Origin of the Church . . . . . 165
The Ordinances of the Church . . . . 169BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . 179
INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES . . 186
APPENDIX A . . . . . . . 189
APPENDIX B . . . . . . . . 191
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