We believe every believer that has the opportunity ought to be baptized as a public expression of their inward experience of conversion and forgiveness of sins. Baptism is to be by complete immersion in water as clearly taught in the Scriptures.

1.  What does baptism symbolize?  Romans 6:3-4.

Answer: It symbolizes the and of Jesus Christ, and also the death of our self, and the new life we have in .


Baptism symbolizes our death to the old sinful self.  When we enter the "watery grave" we are showing that our old self of sin is dead in Christ by faith.  When we come up out of the water, we illustrate the fact that we have newness of life in Christ Jesus!  Just as Jesus was raised from the dead by the power of God, so we by that same Holy Spirit power are new creatures in Christ!   That is why only baptism by complete burial in water is biblical!  Also note that the Lord gave baptism as a memorial of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  He did not give Sunday worship as that memorial as some say!

2.  What have those who have been baptized into Christ put on?  Galatians 3:27.

Answer: .

At baptism a person begins a new life in Jesus.  This life will be patterned after the life of Jesus.  He will dwell in the believer and the believer will “put on” the character of the Savior!

3.  After the Ethiopian eunuch understood the plan of salvation, what question did he ask Phillip?  Acts 8:36.

Fill in: "See, here is water, what doth me to be ?"


This is a very important question that everyone who has believed in Jesus ought to ask themselves!  Don’t let anything “hinder” you from being baptized!

4.  What was Phillip's answer to the eunuch?  Acts 8:37.

Answer: "If thou with all thine , thou ."

At this point in our studies together you have heard and studied all the necessary truths of the Bible.  If you have truly believed them in your heart, then you are ready to be baptized!

5.  Jesus was not a sinner.  He did not need to be baptized as a symbol of the washing away of His sins.  Why then was He baptized?  Matthew 3:13-17.

Answer: He said He did it to fulfill all .

He was doing it as an example for us to follow.   See 1 John 2:6.

6.  What does a person receive at his or her baptism?  Acts 2:37-38.

Answer: The of the .


It is at baptism that the Holy Spirit confirms the person's commitment to Christ.    It is then that the person receives the gift of the Spirit!   As a result of the Holy Spirit's presence in the life, "the manifestations of the Spirit is given to every man."   See I Corinthians 12:7.

These manifestations of the Holy Spirit are the gifts that the Spirit gives to every believer "dividing to every man severally as He will."   1 Corinthians 12:11.  The gifts of the Holy Spirit are spoken of in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and Romans 12:5-8.   At your baptism you may receive one or more of these spiritual gifts!  They are listed below:

•  Wisdom
•  Knowledge
•  Faith
•  Healing
•  Prayer
•  Miracles
•  Discernment
•  Ability to interpret languages
•  Ability to speak languages
•  Prophecy
•  Teaching
•  Exhortation
•  Giving
•  Administration
•  Mercy

It is the Holy Spirit who determines what gifts you will receive.  These gifts are not revocable.   See Romans 11:29.  The gifts are given for the purpose of building up the church and spreading the everlasting gospel!  The gifts of the Spirit are never given to glorify or edify self, but rather, to glorify Yahweh our heavenly Father and to finish His work of proclaiming the gospel!

7.  What must precede baptism in order for it to be a true regenerating experience?   See Acts 2:37 again.

Answer: .


This is one reason why the Bible does not recognize infant baptism.   An infant does not have the mind capacity to “repent and be baptized.”  The rich spiritual experience necessary for baptism cannot be had by an infant and the public stand for Christ has no meaning at infant baptism.  Baptizing an Infant would be like a husband having a preacher come and marry him to his fiancé while she is sound asleep!  Such an act loses its meaning for the one not mentally ready to absorb it!   The devil has deceived millions of people regarding this matter!   Those who were baptized while infants were never really baptized according to the Bible example.  They are deceived if they believe that they have been baptized!  They need to be baptized according to the Bible mode of baptism.

8.  What did Jesus say ‘He that believeth and is baptized’ will be?  Mark 16:16.

Answer: .


The Savior said that ‘he that believeth not shall be damned.’  He said this in the context of baptism.  Baptism is not an ‘option,’ but rather it is a divine command from the Son of God!  There are situations where a person might not be able to be baptized as was the case of the thief on the cross.  But if the thief were able to come down from the cross, no doubt he would have obeyed his Savior by being baptized!

9.  In the ‘name’ of what three persons did Jesus say we are to be baptized?  Matthew 28:19.

Answer: The , the , and the .


This verse clearly shows that there are three divine Persons in the Godhead called ‘Elohim’ as we have studied in lesson 3.  The word ‘name’ is in the singular and not the plural.  This indicates that the three persons belong to ONE Elohim or Godhead.  Also note that Jesus did not instruct anyone to be baptized in His name only as is done in many Protestant evangelical churches.   He clearly says that baptism must be done in the name of the three Persons of the Godhead.

10.  What should a person who is baptized be taught and what promise does the child of God have about Jesus’ presence with him or her?  Matthew 28:20.

Fill in: "Teaching them to things whatsoever I have you; and lo, I am with you , even unto the of the world."

In obedience to the Savior's words, you have been taught ‘all things whatsoever’ the Lord commanded you!  That is the purpose of these studies you have been doing.  The day may come when the Lord uses you to also share His great saving truths with others!

11.  Can those who have already been baptized by immersion, but who did not really understand vital Bible truths be rebaptized?  Acts 19:1-5.

Answer: .

These people in the verses we just read had never heard about the Holy Spirit.  They had been baptized in the name of the Father only.  They now needed to be rebaptized in the ‘name of Jesus.’  Some teachers use this text to ‘prove’ we should be baptized in the name of Jesus only.  But remember that these people were already baptized in the name of Yahweh (the Father), and since they were now learning about the Holy Ghost and Jesus they were rebaptized.  But Jesus’ command in Matthew 28:19 concerning baptism takes precedence over all!  His direct words are clear and authoritative regarding the names we are to use at baptism.  All other texts concerning baptism must be viewed in the light of Jesus’ own clear command concerning the subject.

Rebaptism should be only in cases where there was severe apostasy, open violation of God’s commandments, or for those who never understood vital Scripture truths.  Some who were baptized in other churches or by ministers who either did not know, or openly opposed God’s laws and Bible truths should also be rebaptized as the people In Paul’s day did when they learned new vital truth!

12.  Did Jesus indicate that water baptism was extremely Important?  John 3:5.

Answer: .

The word ‘water’ In this verse is a clear allusion to water baptism as many Bible commentators agree.

13.  How many kinds of baptism does the Bible recognize?  Ephesians 4:4-5.

Answer: .


The Bible does not recognize many forms of baptism, but rather ONE form, and that is the biblical form of baptism of adult believers by total immersion in water!

14. What is the Lord saying to all who have never been baptized?  Acts 22:16.

Acts 22:16.

Fill in: "And now why thou? Arise, and be , and wash away thy sins, calling on the of the ."

15. Now that you have studied some very important Scripture truths, do you desire to be baptized?

Answer: .


It is advisable that you be baptized before you finish these series of lessons because you need to also be studying after you are baptized. It is then that you need continued study in the word. The rest of the lessons in this series are for your spiritual growth in grace and knowledge. But what you already have studied is all you need to know to make a decision for baptism NOW! If you would like to talk to a Seventh-day Adventist pastor about this matter, ask the one sharing this study with you to arrange it. May the Lord bless you as you pray about this important matter!

Also, if you have not yet begun attending a Seventh-day Adventist Church regularly on Sabbaths, why not begin this coming Sabbath?  The truths you have been learning from God’s word will only benefit you as you begin to put them into effect in your life and home.  No one will ever regret serving God and obeying His word, rather, many will regret that they failed to do that when the Holy Spirit had convicted them to do so!

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