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1 Corinthians 1:14-17. 1 Corinthians 1:17. Paul was NOT Sent to Baptize Therefore, baptism is NOT a part of the gospel, And baptism is NOT essential for salvation Romans 1:16. QUESTIONS:.
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1 Corinthians 1:17 • Paul was NOT Sent to Baptize • Therefore, baptism is NOT a part of the gospel, • And baptism is NOT essential for salvation Romans 1:16
QUESTIONS: • IF Paul was not sent to baptize, did he sin in baptizing Crispus, Gaius and the household of Stephanas? (1 Corinthians 1:14,16) • IF Paul had been sent to baptize, would this mean that baptism IS essential to salvation? • John was sent to baptize - John 1:33 • Was his baptism necessary? Matthew 3:15
Great Commission Sent to Baptize • Matthew 28:18-20 “baptizing them” • IS the baptism of the Great Commission essential to salvation? • Did Paul labor under the Great Commission?
What 1 Corinthians 1:17 DOES NOT SAY: • Does NOT deny that baptism is a part of the Gospel- • Acts 16:13-15 “she and her household were baptized” • Acts 16:31-34 “he and all his family were baptized” • Acts 18:8 “hearing, believed and were baptized”
What 1 Corinthians 1:17 DOES NOT SAY: • Does NOT deny that baptism is a part of the Gospel- • Acts 19:1-6 “they were baptized” • In telling them to be baptized, was he preaching the Gospel or some other gospel? • Galatians 1:6-9 “let him be accursed”
Jesus Said: • As a result of the Gospel being preached, men would know to believe and be baptized • Mark 16:15-16 NKJV 15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.”
What 1 Corinthians 1:17 DOES NOT SAY: • Does Not Say Paul was thankful only a few were baptized at Corinth • Every Believer at Corinth had been baptized – 1 Corinthians 1:18; Acts 18:8 • Ellipsis – omission of words which must be supplied. • “sent me not only to baptize” • John 6:27; 12:44; 1 Corinthians 1:12,13
Paul followed Example of Jesus in Teaching Baptism • John 4:1,2 “Jesus Himself did not baptize” • Acts 18:1-5 Paul was alone • 1 Thessalonians 3:1-6 • Any converts he would have baptized personally • Acts 18:8 Silas & Timothy helped • 1 Corinthians 1:12 “I am of Paul”
Jesus taught the Apostles to Preach the Gospel to the World • Mark 16:15,16 “all the world” • Acts 8:35 Philip “preached Jesus” to the Ethiopian. • Vs 36 He asked to be Baptized • Baptism is part of the Gospel & of the preaching of Jesus • Romans 6:3-5; Galatians 3:26,27; Ephesians 5:25,26; Colossians 2:11,12
Gnostics of 2nd & 3rd Century Denied Baptism • Tertullian – cir. 160-255 AD • “On Baptism, Chapter XIV” • “For preaching is the prior thing, baptizing the posterior. Therefore the preaching came first: but I think baptizing withal was lawful to him to whom preaching was.”
Deny Baptism = Antichrist • 1 John 2:18-22 “he is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son” • 1 John 4:3 “the spirit of the Antichrist,… is now already in the world.” • Do we want to accept the view of the Gnostics?