Baptism According To Luke-Acts Research Paper
Arielle Huettner
Research Paper: Baptism According to Luke-Acts
10 December 2014
Baptism According to Luke-Acts
Introduction
A religious sacrament marked by the symbolic application of water to the head or immersion of the body into water and resulting inadmission of the recipient into the community of Christians; this is the definition of baptism according to The Free Dictionary Online1. In order to understand how Luke presents baptism in the book of Acts and how baptism is a part of God’s plan of salvation we must dig deep into the confines of the scripture and rely on the teachings to lead us into an ultimate educated discussion that will teach us that Paul took on several meanings of the word Baptism and in each situation …show more content…
Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw. Acts 8:12-13 Once again we experience a moment in the book of Acts where the proclamation of the good news of Jesus caused hundreds, if not thousands to repent of their sins and be baptized in water. The miracle of this verse is that the people mentioned had been falsely lead by another prior to the coming of Philip to proclaim the word of Jesus, yet the word was so profound that they followed without question and repented of their …show more content…
At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. Acts 16:30-34 In accordance with this scripture we see how sharing your experience of being baptized by the Holy Spirit through the act of Baptism through water ultimately brings a stronger relationship with your new life and
Research Paper: Baptism According to Luke-Acts
10 December 2014
Baptism According to Luke-Acts
Introduction
A religious sacrament marked by the symbolic application of water to the head or immersion of the body into water and resulting inadmission of the recipient into the community of Christians; this is the definition of baptism according to The Free Dictionary Online1. In order to understand how Luke presents baptism in the book of Acts and how baptism is a part of God’s plan of salvation we must dig deep into the confines of the scripture and rely on the teachings to lead us into an ultimate educated discussion that will teach us that Paul took on several meanings of the word Baptism and in each situation …show more content…
Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw. Acts 8:12-13 Once again we experience a moment in the book of Acts where the proclamation of the good news of Jesus caused hundreds, if not thousands to repent of their sins and be baptized in water. The miracle of this verse is that the people mentioned had been falsely lead by another prior to the coming of Philip to proclaim the word of Jesus, yet the word was so profound that they followed without question and repented of their …show more content…
At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. Acts 16:30-34 In accordance with this scripture we see how sharing your experience of being baptized by the Holy Spirit through the act of Baptism through water ultimately brings a stronger relationship with your new life and