1. Bible Baptism
What It Cannot Do
Part 2
12/4/2018

2. Baptism Cannot remove temptation from your life
“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires. . .” (Jas. 1:14)
Jesus’ example (Matt. 3:13 – 4:11; Heb. 4:15)

3. Baptism Cannot prevent evil entering your life
Simon sinned grievously after he was baptized (Acts 8:13, 18-23)
Peter & Barnabas (Gal. 2:11-14)
Paul had to continually discipline his body (1 Cor. 9:27)

4. Baptism Cannot permanently secure eternal life
the Bible doesn’t teach “once saved, always saved”
the Bible exhorts baptized believers to work out their own salvation (Phil. 2:12; 3:11–15)
the Bible is full of warnings about departing from grace

5. Hebrews 3:12
“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God”
It is a warning
It is a warning to “brethren”
It is a warning to brethren who may have an “evil heart”
It is a warning to brethren who may depart

6. Baptism Cannot With Christ (2:5)
give life to the living, but only to the dead—Ephesians 2:1ff
DEAD IN TRESPASSES
MADE ALIVE
Walked with World
With Christ (2:5)
Ruled by Lust
Children of Wrath

7. Baptism Cannot Good Works (2:10) Worthy (4:1) In Love (5:2)
give life to the living, but only to the dead—Ephesians 2:1ff
DEAD IN TRESPASSES
MADE ALIVE
Good Works (2:10)
Worthy (4:1)
In Love (5:2)
Circumspectly (5:15)
Walked with World
Ruled by Lust
Children of Wrath

8. A new man and new mind (4:20-24)
Baptism Cannot
give life to the living, but only to the dead—Ephesians 2:1ff
DEAD IN TRESPASSES
MADE ALIVE
A new man and new mind (4:20-24)
Walked with World
Ruled by Lust
Children of Wrath

9. Baptism Cannot Dear children (5:1, 2) Children of light (5:8-11)
give life to the living, but only to the dead—Ephesians 2:1ff
DEAD IN TRESPASSES
MADE ALIVE
Dear children (5:1, 2)
Children of light (5:8-11)
Walked with World
Ruled by Lust
Children of Wrath

10. Baptism Cannot
give life to the living, but only to the dead—Ephesians 2:1ff
DEAD IN TRESPASSES
MADE ALIVE
5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 2:5, 6

11. Romans 6:3-6 Baptism Resurrection Death BURIAL “our old man was
“we also shall be in the likeness
of His
resurrection”
(6:5)
“raised with Him through faith” (Col. 2:12)
“our old
man was
crucified”
(6:6)
Baptism
united together
in the likeness
of His
death
(6:5)
Death
Resurrection
BURIAL
“buried with Him through baptism” (6:4)