Water Baptism

“I indeed have baptized you in water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit” (Mark 1:8 MKJV).

The Essence of True Baptism

A correspondent, who considers himself a Christian of many years, has never been water baptized because he cannot find a worthy place or person to baptize him. We explain the Lord’s unfolding revelation of what He came to do, what He did, and what He is presently doing, all related to the act of water baptism.

Is Water Baptism Necessary for Salvation?

We answer a proponent of water baptism and his many arguments in support of what he considers to be the one essential baptism, showing him that he is missing the Substance while focusing on Its shadow.

Physical vs. Spiritual Baptism

The physical act of water baptism never changed anyone’s sinful nature. It is the new birth from above, the baptism in the Spirit of Christ, that joins a person to God and makes one a member of His Body.

Where the Witness of the Wetting?

My experience with water baptism, and what the Lord has taught me about it through His understanding.

Were the Apostles Wrong in Water Baptizing?

Richard contacts us with his esoteric theories about baptism and charges that the apostles had no authority to water baptize. This gives us the opportunity to respond with the Scriptural record and sensible view of water baptism and baptism in the Spirit, the latter being the substance Christ came to give us.

Condemn the Fathers, Condemn the Father

A man falsely accuses us of requiring water baptism for salvation and criticizes the fathers of the faith for water baptizing Gentiles.