Baptism

Connections List
 * Spiritual Disciplines
 * 1 John 5
 * 1 Corinthians 10
 * Water (Christian Symbology)
 * Sets of Two
 * Acts 10
 * Matthew 28:18-20
 * 2 Kings 5
 * Death to Sin
 * Salvation
 * Acts 8
 * Noah
 * Baptism of HS
 * Sanctification

Front matter
Scope
 * The concept, theology, and practical

Topics
 * Mech
 * Bible e.g.
 * Historical
 * Water/blood
 * Theology dim
 * Baptize for the dead
 * Baptism of HS - see connection

Main
Basic concept
 * Immersion in water (or something like that)
 * Symbolizes conversion, happens at commitment
 * Cleanse from sin and overcome/rise above sin
 * HS power and sanctification
 * Death to self and rebirth, Sets of Two
 * 2 Cor 5:15 implies now a mission, live with him. Baptism is not mentioned directly, but close via "die with him"
 * Part of JC body now
 * Commit to follow/repent/new mission
 * Baptism comes from a word about dying cloth
 * Matt 3 jc bap by John. baptism of repentance. John no, you need to bap me. Jc says this fulfills all righteousness.
 * Col 2 the baptism concept is between circumcision (dedication, maybe more) and cross salv. Hmmm...
 * OT cleaning of temple instruments, from blood etc to be part of community, for gentile to enter community

There is some relationship between water and blood
 * 1 John 5:6-7 JC came by the water and the blood
 * John 2:1-11 JC changes water to wine (blood)
 * Exodus 7 Nile to blood, first plague
 * Baptism first involves death (Colossians 2:12)
 * First stage of baptism pairs with Justification in sets of 2 which is JC death/blood
 * (Nonbiblical) Circle trilogy drown in blood-water
 * (Nonbiblical) the general church phrase "baptized in his blood"

Theology - different views Baptism of the HS
 * Methods
 * Full immersion
 * Sprinking
 * Ages
 * Infant
 * Infant and older
 * Only older, at age of understanding
 * Results
 * Personal dispensations of grace
 * Some think it's required for salvation (I reply Cornelius)
 * Some pentacostals do a second baptism.
 * Others say baptism of HS typically happens at conversion, but might be delayed.
 * Others deny baptism of HS as a practice, but accept HS indwell and whatnot.

Baptism for the dead
 * 1 Cor 15:29 why are ppl baptized for the dead if there is no resurrection?
 * The mormons practice this

Reference
Biblical references
 * Earth out of "the deep"
 * The flood, 1 Peter 3
 * Israel through Red Sea 1 Cor 10:1-5
 * Israel in the cloud ..? 1 Cor 10:1-5
 * Israel across Jordan
 * Naaman leprous washes 7 times in Jordan instructed by Elijah, 2 King 5
 * John B prior to JC, therefore probably a practice prior to JC times.
 * JC by JohnB
 * Blind person in pool of siloam.
 * Blind person JC spit on hands??
 * (Farfetched) Titus 3:5 washing of rebirth. Connection to else salvation imagery. Emergence from tomb/womb death into life? Tomb and womb do NOT share an entymological root FYI.
 * After mass conversions (Acts 2:41)
 * Cornelius immediately after speaking in tongues, Acts 10
 * Etheopian by Phillip, Acts 8
 * Spiritual baptism into death Colossians 2
 * Connection with great commission Matt 28

Historical
 * John the Baptist did baptism. It was just a symbol of changing one's ways.
 * Not sure if other religions did baptism. Cleansing in general.
 * In early NT, a person would be ok hanging out with JCs, but once baptism, then full committ to the community, burned bridges, ostracized, persecuted, etc.