1) What does baptism look like?
2) What's the difference between what you see or experience in baptism, and what scripture says happens?
Romans 6:3 ______________________3) Christ's solution for our sin, which separates us from God, goes beyond His crucifixion and resurrection. He said He is "the way". How does this work?
Romans 6:4 ______________________
Romans 6:5 ______________________
For more, see 1 Corinthians 12:13 | Galatians 2:20 | John 3:5-7 |
Visual truth -- "seeing is believing" situational4) Making the change:
Positional truth -- what GOD says about who we are in Christ, whether we realize it or not.
(Slaves to sin are declared FREE. Now what?)
Experiential truth -- living in the new position. Readjusting the focus and fine tuning. Consider Jesus.
(Former slaves change allegience and offer themselves to GOD.)
Know what GOD says about who we are - Go by GOD's word, not my power or logic5) What things do we know to believe about baptism?
Believe what GOD says - trust the way Abraham did (Romans 4:19)
Act upon what GOD says is true. For example, "consider it all joy when you fall..." ( James 1:2)
Romans 6:3 ______________________6) What do we know and believe about sin and death?
Romans 6:6 ______________________
Romans 6:8 ______________________
Romans 6:9 ______________________
For more on baptism, see Galatians 3:27 | Colossians 2:12 | 1 Peter 1:7-8
For more on being crucified with Christ, see Galatians 2:20 | Galatians 5:24 | Galatians 6:14 |
On being raised with Christ, see Colossians 2:12 | Colossians 3:1-3 |
Romans 6:6 ______________________
Romans 6:7 ______________________
Romans 6:8 ______________________
Romans 6:9 ______________________
Romans 6:10 ______________________
For more on death, butial, and resurrection, see Colossians 2:12-13 | Colossians 2:20 | Colossians 3:5 | Colossians 1:21 | Colossians 1:23 |
- Be baptised8) "You Gotta Serve Somebody"
- Consider what baptism means
- Follow where GOD says baptism takes (leads?) you, even if there is no evidence except His promises.
Romans 6:11 ______________________
Romans 6:12 Don't let sin reign in me
Romans 6:13 How will I give myself to?
(See Romans 4:20-22 for what righteousness means)Romans 6:14 Why doesn't sin dominate me anymore?
Romans 6:16 Who will I obey?
Romans 6:17a Once we were a slave to sin (See Romans 5:12-14)
Romans 6:17b What freed us? (not "who" freed us) (See 1 Peter 1:22-23)
Romans 6:18 Why were we freed?
Romans 6:19 How do we respond?
Romans 6:20 What are slaves of sin free of?
Romans 6:21 How did you do as a slave to sin? (See James 1:15)
Romans 6:22 When we are set free from sin, what are the benefits of serving GOD?
Romans 6:23 Sin wages leads to --- The gift of GOD leads to ---