1 Peter 3:18-22

Baptism now saves you.

1 Peter 3:18-22

Baptism is closely connected with the remission of sins & salvation.› “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the

name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).

› “Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16).

Baptism now saves you.

You need to be baptized.› Pentecost.› Every conversion in Acts.

Ethiopian eunuch. “Many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were

baptized” (Acts 18:8).› No scenario changes Scripture.

“Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens” (Ps 119:89, ESV).

You need to be baptized by immersion.› Greek “I baptize” means “I immerse.”› Scripture:

“John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there” (Jn 3:23).

Rom 3-4. Philip and the eunuch “went down into the water” and

“came up out of the water” (Acts 8:38-39).

You need to be baptized for the remission of sins.› “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the

name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38).

› What if your baptism was not for the remission of sins? Acts 19:1-5.

Do you need to be

baptized?

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