BAPTISM IS NOT ALWAYS BAPTISM

1. NT Baptism – 3 Essentials

   1. Mode – burial, immersion

   2. Subject – believer, repent

   3. Purpose – salvation, forgiveness, wash sins away

2. Some are “baptized” but not immersed

   1. Dictionary – sprinkle, pour, immerse

   2. Many call sprinkling of water on an infant – baptism

   3. Bible Usage is different

      1. Colossians 2:12

      2. Romans 6:4

      3. Acts 8:37

      4. Matthew 3:16

   4. Some are “baptized” - but

      1. Wrong mode – sprinkle

      2. Wrong subject – infant, not a believer

      3. Wrong purpose – dedicated to God

3. Some are Immersed but not baptized

   1. Must believe – Mark 16;16

   2. Repent – Acts 2:38

   3. Confess – Acts 8

   4. Some are scared, nagged, arm-twisted, pressured, don't know enough