BAPTISM

BAPTISM

Do we understand what being baptized means? Why are we baptized? John baptized with water for repentance. Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire. Jesus sent the apostles baptizing those they made disciples in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

1. in water

2. In the Holy Spirit and  fire

3, n the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

Are we to be baptized in all three? 

There are 5 words greek words we should know: G907, G908 , G909 , G910 , G911 .

1. G907

βαπτίζω ~ baptizō ~ bap-tid’-zo :: From a derivative of G911; to make whelmed (that is, fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism: - baptist, baptize, wash.
Total KJV occurrences: 80
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g907/kjv/tr/0-1/

2. G908
βάπτισμα ~ baptisma ~ bap’-tis-mah :: From G907; baptism (technically or figuratively): - baptism.
Total KJV occurrences: 22
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g908/kjv/tr/0-1/

3. G909
βαπτισμός ~ baptismos ~ bap-tis-mos’ :: From G907; ablution (ceremonially or Christian): - baptism, washing.
Total KJV occurrences: 4
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g909/kjv/tr/0-1/

4. G910
Βαπτιστής ~ Baptistēs ~ bap-tis-tace’ :: From G907; a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ’s forerunner: - Baptist.
Total KJV occurrences: 14
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g910/kjv/tr/0-1/

5. G911
βάπτω ~ baptō ~ bap’-to :: A primary verb; to whelm, that is, cover wholly with a fluid; in the New Testament only in a qualified or specific sense, that is, (literally) to moisten (a part of one’s person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye): - dip.
Total KJV occurrences: 3
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g911/kjv/tr/0-1/

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1. G907 baptizō baptize

[Mat 3:11, 14 KJV] 11 I indeed baptize[G907] you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize[G907] you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire: ... 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized[G907] of thee, and comest thou to me?

[Mar 1:8 KJV] 8 I indeed have baptized[G907] you with water: but he shall baptize[G907] you with the Holy Ghost.

[Luk 7:29 KJV] 29 And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized[G907] with the baptism of John.

[Act 10:47 KJV] 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should[G907][G0] not be baptized,[G907] which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

Outline of Biblical Usage 

1.to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)

2.to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe

3. to overwhelm

2. G908    baptisma  baptism

[Mat 3:7 KJV] 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism,[G908] he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

[Mat 20:22 KJV] 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism[G908] that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

[Mar 11:30 KJV] 30 The baptism[G908] of John, was [it] from heaven, or of men? answer me.

[Luk 3:3 KJV] 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism[G908] of repentance for the remission of sins;

[Act 19:4 KJV] 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism[G908] of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

[Rom 6:4 KJV] 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism[G908] into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

[Eph 4:5 KJV] 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,[G908]

Outline of Biblical Usage 

1.immersion, submersion

1. of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed
2. of John's baptism, that purification rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to spiritual reformation, obtained the pardon of their past sins and became qualified for the benefits of the Messiah's kingdom soon to be set up. This was valid Christian baptism, as this was the only baptism the apostles received and it is not recorded anywhere that they were ever rebaptised after Pentecost.
3. of Christian baptism; a rite of immersion in water as commanded by Christ, by which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in Christ, having been born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, identifies publicly with the fellowship of Christ and the church.

3. G909   baptismos  washing(s)

[Mar 7:4, 8 KJV] 4 And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, [as] the washing[G909] of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. ... 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing[G909] of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

[Heb 9:10 KJV] 10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings,[G909] and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.

Outline of Biblical Usage 

1. a washing, purification effected by means of water

1. of washing prescribed by the Mosaic law (Heb 9:10) which seems to mean an exposition of the difference between the washings prescribed by the Mosaic law and Christian baptism

4. G910  Baptistēs  Baptist

[Mat 3:1 KJV] 1  In those days came John the Baptist,[G910] preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

[Mar 8:28 KJV] 28 And they answered, John the Baptist:[G910] but some [say], Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

[Luk 7:28 KJV] 28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist:[G910] but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Outline of Biblical Usage 

1. a baptiser

2. one who administers the rite of baptism

3. the surname of John, the forerunner of Christ

5. G911  bapto  dip

[Luke 16:24 KJV] 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip[G911] the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

[John 13:26 KJV] 26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped[G911] [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave [it] to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.

[Revelation 19:13 KJV] 13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped[G911] in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 

Outline of Biblical Usage 

1. to dip, dip in, immerse

2 to dip into dye, to dye, colour

From the Blue Letter Bible RE; G911 and G907

 

“Not to be confused with 907, baptizo. The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B.C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be 'dipped' (bapto) into boiling water and then 'baptised' (baptizo) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptising the vegetable, produces a permanent change.”

My observations:

This note is most interesting as boiling water requires fire. The water of christian baptism is not boiling but repentance is and/or ought to be a permanent change. Would Jesus baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire not bring change? Recipes for pickles a different than they were in 200BC. Now the cucumbers are placed In jars and sealed.

From an article on the phrase “dyed in the wool.”

“When wool is dyed before being spun into thread (as opposed to after it is spun or woven into fabric), the color is profound and likely to last a very long time. From this we can infer the metaphorical meaning of the idiom dyed in the wool, which means profoundly, deeply ingrained, or to an extreme degree. It’s usually used in describing a person’s political, cultural, or religious beliefs or to emphasize their commitment to something."

My observations:

Death burial and resurrection! We need to leave the flesh at the bottom of the sea. We have died with Christ, in Christ! But we are raised , from the flood, from the Red Sea, and from the watery tomb of Jesus to life! Eternal life! The flesh is forever immersed in the watery grave. But we are raised and remain immersed in the blood and sacrifice of Jesus, immersed in the presence of the power of the Holy Spirit, a never ending immersion into and in the Kingdom of God!