✅ Lesson 4.1 - The Baptism of Jesus

Baptism

comes from Greek word baptizo meaning “to plunge, dip, or immerse” something in the water. The sign of a new life though Jesus Christ. It unites the one baptized with Christ and with his people.

30 years old

The age of Jesus when He started his ministry.

John

He baptized Jesus in the Jordan River. He likes locusts and wild honey. He would wear animal skin and would live away from vanity.

Zacharias and Elisabeth

John’s parents, he was the son of priest ______ and _______, Mary’s cousin.

Nazarite

John was a ______ from birth. This type of people do not cut their hair nor drink wine. Samson is one of them.

The Bulldozer

John is sometimes called “_______” for he prepares the highway for the coming of the Lord.

Herod Antipas

John angered _______, the Judean ruler, by denouncing him marrying Herodias, the wife of his half-brother.

Beheaded at the request of Salome, daughter of Herodias and Herod.

How did John died?

• Those who believe in Jesus,

• Those who have received the Gospel,

• Those who trusted in Christ for salvation.

Who can be baptized?

Roman Catholic

_________ view believes in infant baptism. It is one of their sacraments so it should be given to all for it is necessary for salvation and causes regeneration.

Protestant Paedobaptist

________ believes that baptism is administered to all infant children of believing parents.

Baptists

_________ believe in believer’s baptism – those who received the Gospel and trusted in Christ for salvation.

• Immersion

• Sprinkling

• Pouring

Modes of Baptism

Participation in Christ’s Death and Resurrection

One of the meanings of baptisn. Christians are immersed in the liberating death of Christ where their sins are buried.

The Gift of the Spirit

One of the meanings of baptism. God bestows upon all baptized persons the anointing and the promise of the Holy Spirit.

Incorporation in the Body of Christ

One of the meanings of baptism. Baptism is a sign and seal of our common discipleship. Through baptism, Christians are brought into union with Christ, with each other and with the Church of every time and place.

The Sign of the Kingdom

One of the meanings of baptism. Baptism initiates the reality of the new life given in the midst of the present world. It is a sign of the Kingdom of God and of the life of the world to come.

Immersion

The mode of Baptism practiced by baptists.

Frankincense

The gift given by Gaspar that symbolizes deity or Christ the high priest.

Gold

The gift given by Melchior that symbolizes kinship.

Myrrh

The gift given by Balthazar that symbolizes oil as death.