A Biblical Examination Of Baptism

By Dr. Max D. Younce, Pastor

INDEX OF SCRIPTURES

  • Genesis 8:4 (p. 22)
  • Genesis 17:9,10 (p. 44)
  • Exodus 14:22 (p. 44)
  • Psalm 22:16 (p. 33)
  • Psalm 53:1 (p. 13)
  • Psalm 118:8 (p. 10)
  • Proverb 30:5 (p. 34)
  • Proverb 30:6 (p. 7)
  • Ezekiel 22:30 (p. 43)
  • Matthew 1:21 (p. 36)
  • Matthew 3:1-3 (p. 35)
  • Matthew 3:7 (p. 38)
  • Matthew 3:9 (p. 37)
  • Matthew 3:11 (p. 38)
  • Matthew 3:11b,12 (p. 40)
  • Matthew 3:13-15 (p. 33)
  • Matthew 10:5-7 (p. 36)
  • Matthew 11:28-30 (p. 56)
  • Matthew 19:14 (p. 9)
  • Matthew 24:40,41 (p. 41)
  • Matthew 25:31,32 (p. 41)
  • Matthew 25:34 (p. 41)
  • Matthew 25:41 (p. 41,58)
  • Matthew 27:40,42 (p. 53)
  • Matthew 27:19,20 (p. 23,55)
  • Mark 1:4 (p. 36)
  • Mark 1:8 (p. 38)
  • Mark 1:9 (p. 28)
  • Mark 7:4,8 (p. 49)
  • Mark 6,7,9 (p. 4)
  • Mark 10:16 (p. 9)
  • Mark 10:33, 43 (p. 47)
  • Mark 10:38,39 (p. 46,48)
  • Mark 16:15,16 (p. 19)
  • Luke 2:11 (p. 36)
  • Luke 3:18 (p. 38)
  • Luke 12:49, 50 (p. 51)
  • Luke 12:51,53 (p. 52)
  • Luke 14:23 (p. 55)
  • Luke 16:15 (p. 37)
  • Luke 18:15,16 (p. 8)
  • Luke 22:63 (p. 52)
  • John 1:12,13 (p. 3)
  • John 1:29 (p. 33,51)
  • John 3:3,5 (p. 15)
  • John 3:6 (p. 16)
  • John 3:16 (p. 59)
  • John 3:14-16, 18 (p. 17)
  • John 3:18 (p. 21)
  • John 3:23 (p. 28)
  • John 3:36 (p. 20)
  • John 5:2,3 (p. 29)
  • John 5:24 (p. 35)
  • John 6:47 (p. 20)
  • John 7:38,39 (p. 17)
  • John 9:7 (p. 29)
  • John 10:17,18 (p. 53)
  • John 14:16,17 (p. 39)
  • John 15:3 (p. 17)
  • John 15:20 (p. 47)
  • John 16:7 (p. 39)
  • Acts 1:4,5 (p. 39)
  • Acts 2:1,2 (p. 40)
  • Acts 2:21 (p. 12)
  • Acts 2:23 (p. 34)
  • Acts 2:38 (p. 11,32)
  • Acts 4:12 (p. 12)
  • Acts 6:4 (p. 24)
  • Acts 8:37-39 (p. 28,32)
  • Acts 9:1 (p. 14)
  • Acts 10:13,14 (p. 51)
  • Acts 12:1,2 (p. 47)
  • Acts 13:2,4 (p. 24)
  • Acts 14:23 (p. 25)
  • Acts 16:14 (p. 5)
  • Acts 16:15 (p. 4)
  • Acts 16:30,31 (p. 5)
  • Acts 16:32,33,34 (p. 6)
  • Acts 16:40 (p. 5)
  • Acts 18:8 (p. 7)
  • Acts 20:32 (p. 56)
  • Acts 21:30 (p. 13)
  • Acts 22:7,8,10 (p. 13)
  • Acts 22:13 (p. 14)
  • Acts 22:16 (p. 12)
  • Acts 22:19,20 (p. 14)
  • Romans 3:10 (p. 16)
  • Romans 3:24,25 (p. 14)
  • Romans 4:5 (p. 21)
  • Romans 5:12 (36)
  • Romans 6:3 (p. 1,44)
  • Romans 6:4 (p. 2,44,45,55)
  • Romans 6:5 (p. 45)
  • Romans 10:17 (p. 17)
  • 1st Corinthians 11-15,17 (p. 54)
  • 1st Corinthians 1:16 (p. 7,27)
  • 1st Corinthians 10:1,2 (p. 43)
  • 1st Corinthians 12:13 (p. 18,40)
  • 1st Corinthians 14:40 (p. 26)
  • 1st Corinthians 15:1,3,4 (p. 2)
  • 1st Corinthians 15:29 (p. 42)
  • 1st Corinthians 15:30,31 (p. 42)
  • 1st Corinthians 15:50 (p. 16)
  • 1st Corinthians 16:15 (p. 7)
  • 2nd Corinthians 5:21 (p. 34)
  • Galatians 3:24,26,29 (p. 19)
  • Galatians 3"27,28 (p. 18)
  • Ephesians 2:8,9 (19,58)
  • Ephesians 4:4,5 (p. 45)
  • Ephesians 5:26 (p. 17)
  • Philippians 4:7(p. 57)
  • Philippians 4:13 (p. 31,47)
  • 1st Timothy 2:5 (p. 8)
  • Titus 1:5 (p. 25)
  • Hebrews 4:12 (p. 51)
  • Hebrews 5:13 (p. 50)
  • Hebrews 6:1,2 (p. 48)
  • Hebrews 9:13 (p. 27)
  • James 1:5 (p. 26)
  • James 2:17,18 (p. 21)
  • James 4:17 (p. 56)
  • 1st Peter 1:18,19 (p. 20)
  • 1st Peter 1:23 (p. 16)
  • 1st Peter 3:20,21 (p. 22)
  • 1st Peter 3:21 (p. 12)
  • 1st Peter 4:12-14 (p. 48)

APPENDIX A

Dr. John R. Rice's Quote on

"The King James Translation of Acts 2:38"

To quote Dr. John R. Rice, a noted scholar, from his book, Filled With the Spirit, The Book of Acts, A Verse-by-Verse Commentary: "The King James translation of Acts 2:38 '...be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins...' is unfortunate and inaccurate.  The little Greek preposition eis, translated for, is an indefinite preposition of reference.  It does not mean in order to.  If Peter had commanded the people to be baptized in order to receive the remission of sins, he would have needed to use the Greek preposition hina, which means in order to.  He did not use the Greek word.

This little preposition eis, used about 1,800 times in the New testament in Greek, is variously translated, for, at, toward, unto, into, etc.  So it could be translated for, as here, only in the sense of 'on the basis of,' or 'on the ground of,' so Dr. A.T. Robertson explains.

Even in English the preposition for does not necessarily mean in order to.  Often for means 'on the basis of,' or 'on the ground of.'  Thus one is scolded for being late, or arrested for stealing, or praised for beauty, or rewarded for bravery, or paid for work.  In that sense only is one 'baptized for the remission of sins,' i.e., baptized for remission of sins already obtained when one repented.

Acts 2:38 does not give a new plan of salvation.  Acts 10:43 says, 'To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.'  So John 3:36 says, 'He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life."  So say many other Scriptures.  One who trusts in Christ has, immediately, everlasting life."

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