Baptisms Found In

The Bible!

Eph 4:5 One Lord, one

faith, one baptism

Ephesians 4:4-6The Seven Ones of Eph. 4

▪ Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one

Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of

your calling;

▪ Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one

baptism,

▪ Eph 4:6 One God and Father of all, who

is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Today we will be working to understand

the different kinds of baptisms found in

the Bible! ▪ It is commonly stated that there are seven baptisms

found in the Bible.

▸ Moses

▸ John the Baptist

▸ Jesus (His baptism)

▸ Holy Spirit

▸ Fire

▸ Suffering

▸ Great Commission

▪ With John’s baptism being the one Jesus received and

Holy Spirit and fire being given together, some claim there

are as few as five.

Which one is needed today?

It is clear that baptism is needed for salvation,

but which one?▪ Mk 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be

saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

▪ Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ

for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift

of the Holy Ghost.

▪ 1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism

doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth

of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience

toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

We will notice the purpose of each

of these baptisms and which one

we must obey today!▪ Baptism = Greek word bap-tiz-mah (Noun)

▪ Baptize = Greek word bap-tid-zo (Verb)

▸ Each of these comes from the root word

bap-to = to dip in water (Act. 8:38; Rom.

6:3-4)

▸ Strong’s Greek Dictionary = to immerse,

submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet);

used only (in the New Testament)

I. The Baptism of Moses!▪ 1Co 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that

ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers

were under the cloud, and all passed through

the sea;

▪ 1Co 10:2 And were all baptized unto Moses

in the cloud and in the sea;

▪ 1Co 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual

meat;

▪ 1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual

drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that

followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

Where were they before they

crossed through the sea?

▪ They were in captivity, until they passed through

the water!

▸Were they safe before or after?

▸ Keeping in mind that the things in the OT are

for our learning and that they were shadows of

things to come! (Rom. 15:4; Heb. 8:5)

▪ Even after they were saved through the water,

was this the end with them? No! This was their

new beginning and they now needed to follow the

cloud which was Jesus! (1 Cor. 10:5-12 cf. Rom.

6:3-4)

II. The Baptism of John the Baptist!Matt. 3:1-17; Luke 3:2-22)

▪ John was the “voice of one crying in the

wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make

his paths straight” (Lk. 3:4)

▪ His message was “repent ye, for kingdom of God

is at hand” (Mt. 3:2)

▸ The kingdom coming was near by, it was within

arms reach!

▸ In Acts 2 the kingdom comes as promised!

(Mt. 16; Act. 2 cf. Is. 2; Dan. 2; Joel 2)

▸ After Acts 2 we read of those “in” the kingdom!

(Col. 1:13; 1 Thess. 2:12; Rev. 1:5)

John’s baptism is no longer needed

today because the kingdom has come!▪ Ac 18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos,

born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty

in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

▪ Ac 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of

the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake

and taught diligently the things of the Lord,

knowing only the baptism of John.

▪ Ac 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the

synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had

heard, they took him unto them, and expounded

unto him the way of God more perfectly.

▪ Ac 19:1-5 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos

was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the

upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain

disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the

Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto

him, We have not so much as heard whether there

be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto

what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto

John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily

baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying

unto the people, that they should believe on him

which should come after him, that is, on Christ

Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in

the name of the Lord Jesus.

III. The Baptism of Holy Spirit & Fire!▪ There is often much disagreement about this one as to if

this is addressing one or two baptisms!

▪ Holy Spirit baptism given to the Apostles on the day of

Pentecost and to the household of Cornelius (Act. 2:1-4;

10:44-48)

▸This was promised to the Apostles by Jesus and then

also given as a sign that the gentiles were accepted by

God! (Jn. 14:16,17,26; 15:26; 16:13; Act. 10)

▸The fire aspect is often say to be found in Acts 2 and

Heb. 12:29)

– Ac 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven

tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

– Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

Baptism of Fire▪ Fire baptism thought to be “hell fire” or the fire that will one

day destroy the world!

▸ Re 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of

fire. This is the second death.

▸ 2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that

know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord

Jesus Christ:

▸ 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in

the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a

great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,

the earth also and the works that are therein shall be

burned up.

▸ 2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the

day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be

dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

IV. The Baptism of Suffering!This baptism is the one that give the (Eph. 4)

baptism its value▪ Lk. 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with;

and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

▪ Mt 20:22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know

not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I

shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that

I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

▪ Mt 20:23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink

indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism

that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand,

and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given

to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Baptism of suffering!

▪ Ro 6:3 Know ye not, that so many

of us as were baptized into Jesus

Christ were baptized into his death?

▪ Ro 6:4 Therefore we are buried with

him by baptism into death: that like as

Christ was raised up from the dead by

the glory of the Father, even so we

also should walk in newness of life.

▪1Co 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare

unto you the gospel which I preached unto

you, which also ye have received, and

wherein ye stand; By which also ye are

saved, if ye keep in memory what I

preached unto you, unless ye have

believed in vain. For I delivered unto you

first of all that which I also received, how

that Christ died for our sins according to the

scriptures; And that he was buried, and that

he rose again the third day according to the

scriptures:

Christ was put to death so that we could live!

▪ It is by the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus that we

have hope for eternal life!

▪ Without this baptism of suffering, no one could go to heaven!

▸ Heb 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and

of goats should take away sins.

▸ Heb 10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he

saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body

hast thou prepared me:

▸ Heb 10:6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast

had no pleasure.

▪ Christ came to take our place!

▸ 2Co 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who

knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of

God in him.

V. The Baptism of the Great

Commission!▪ This is the “one” found in (Eph. 4:5 around 62 AD) the

one that is to last “unto the end of the world!

▸Mt 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them,

saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in

earth.

▸Mt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Ghost:

▸Mt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things

whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with

you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

▪ This is the one that came “after” the baptism of suffering

that had to come first!

This is the baptism preached by

Peter in Acts 2 and following!

▪ For the remission of sins in the name of Jesus!

▸ Ac 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent,

and be baptized every one of you in the name

of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye

shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

▪ This is the baptism that “now” saves us!

▸Mk 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized

shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall

be damned.

▪ 1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were

disobedient, when once the longsuffering

of God waited in the days of Noah, while

the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that

is, eight souls were saved by water.

▪ 1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto

even baptism doth also now save us (not

the putting away of the filth of the flesh,

but the answer of a good conscience

toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus

Christ:

The baptism that puts one into Christ

▪ Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into

Christ have put on Christ.

▪ Ro 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were

baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

▸ It is only in Christ that Salvation is found!

– 2Ti 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's

sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is

in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

▸ It is only in Christ that all spiritual blessing are given!

– Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Conclusion:▪ Even though we find more than one baptism in the Bible,

we can be sure that there is only “one” baptism for us today!

(Eph. 4:5)

▸ This is the baptism of the Great Comission, which was

done in water, for the forgiveness of sin in the name of

Jesus!

▪ Have you been baptized into Christ? Have you had your

sins forgiven?

▪ One must “hear” (Rom. 10:17) “believe” (Jn. 8:24)

“repent” (Lk. 13:3) “confess” (Rom. 10:10 and “be baptized”

(Mk. 16:16) and them live with Jesus (Rev. 2:10)

▪ If you are a Christian, then we hope that this lesson has

helped inform you about the different baptisms found in the

Bible and which one is needed today!

Ro 6:3 Know ye not, that so many

of us as were baptized into Jesus

Christ were baptized into his

death?

Ro 6:4 Therefore we are buried

with him by baptism into death:

that like as Christ was raised up

from the dead by the glory of the

Father, even so we also should

walk in newness of life.