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Baptism’s Hidden Power Explained
The meaning of baptism and salvation
What does baptism actually do? This Search 185 Short looks at the biblical meaning of baptism, the divine formula, and why baptism matters for Christian faith and salvation.
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[0:00] At the end of uh the book of Matthew,
[0:01] chapter 28,
[0:04] right before Jesus ascends into heaven,
[0:07] Matthew 28, verse 18 and following, it
[0:09] says, "And Jesus came and said to them,
[0:12] 'All authority in heaven and on earth
[0:14] has been given to me. Go therefore and
[0:16] make disciples of all nations, baptizing
[0:18] them in the name of the Father and of
[0:20] the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
[0:22] them to observe all that I have
[0:24] commanded you.'"
[0:25] Okay? So, this is where we get the
[0:27] Trinitarian formula.
[0:29] Uh
[0:31] Well, because it wasn't That wasn't part
[0:33] of what his point was. He wasn't trying
[0:34] to tell us how to baptize.
[0:36] He was just saying baptism's necessary.
[0:38] Baptism is part of this salvation
[0:40] process because you enter into the
[0:42] covenant family through baptism.
[0:46] Okay? Does that make sense? And then
[0:47] your first one was
[0:48] >> Jesus being baptized
[0:49] >> baptized as an adult.
[0:51] So, of course, um whenever Christ
[0:54] preached the gospel message of
[0:55] salvation,
[0:57] he did not preach it to infants.
[0:59] It just doesn't make sense. They don't
[1:01] understand, they don't comprehend.
[1:02] Everyone who first heard the gospel
[1:04] message were all adults, either young
[1:06] adults or older adults, and those who
[1:08] converted had the capacity to convert
[1:10] because they heard the message and they
[1:13] believed.
[1:14] Right? And And if that's all that was
[1:16] was to it, then we would all just wait
[1:18] until we're old enough to understand the
[1:20] gospel message, and then,
[1:23] you know, enter into baptism. But here's
[1:25] the thing about baptism, it doesn't just
[1:28] um
[1:30] It doesn't just manifest faith.
[1:32] We just saw in Acts chapter 2, verse 38,
[1:35] what else does baptism do?
[1:37] It saves you, it forgives you your sins,
[1:40] and what do you receive?
[1:42] The Holy Spirit.
[1:44] Right? And it also tells us, um
[1:47] that we become a child of God
[1:49] through that. And let me see if I can
[1:51] find that.
[1:54] It's in Galatians.