09/09/2026
*foundation of our walk without blemish!*Here is how baptism is *supposed* to be conducted according to Scripture:
1. WHO SHOULD BE BAPTIZED?
- One who has *believed and repented* - not infant
*Mark 16:16* - "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved"
*Acts 2:38* - "Repent, and be baptized..."
*Acts 8:37* - Ethiopian eu**ch: "If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest"
2. MODE: HOW? IMMERSION - FULL DIPPING
The Greek word *BAPTIZO* means to immerse, dip, plunge.
- *Not sprinkling, not pouring* - must go DOWN into water and come UP.
- *Matthew 3:16* - Jesus "went up straightway OUT OF the water"
- *John 3:23* - John baptized where there was "much water"
- *Acts 8:38-39* - Philip and eu**ch "went down both INTO the water... came up OUT OF water"
- *Romans 6:4* - "Buried with him by baptism" - burial is full covering!
3. IN WHAT NAME?
*This is crucial for Ministering Without Blemish!*
- *Matthew 28:19* - Jesus said baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"
- *Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 10:48, Acts 19:5* - Apostles baptized "in the name of Jesus Christ / Lord Jesus"
*Revelation:* Father, Son, Holy Ghost is not three names - it is *titles of ONE NAME which is JESUS.*
Father = Lord, Son = Jesus, Holy Ghost = Christ
So biblical baptism: *In the Name of Lord Jesus Christ* - fulfilling Matthew 28:19.
That is why at *Living Truth Restoration Assembly* we baptize in Jesus Name!
4. WHERE?
- Where there is *much water* - river, pool, baptismal tank
- Not in a cup!
5. WHO SHOULD BAPTIZE?
- A minister/disciples with authority - not just anyone
- *Matthew 28:19* - Go ye therefore and TEACH... baptizing them
- One who himself is baptized and living without blemish
6. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALVATION
- Not waiting years. *Acts 2:41* - same day they were baptized
- *Acts 16:33* - Jailer baptized same night!
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*SUMMARY - TRUE BIBLICAL BAPTISM:*
> A *believer who repented*, taken to *much water*, *fully immersed* (buried) in th