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BSN: BAPTISM

  • John the Baptist baptized in water – Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8; Lk 3:16; Jn 1:33; Jn 3:23; Acts 1:5; 11:16
  • Jesus baptizes in the Holy Spirit – Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8; Lk 3:16; Jn 1:33; Acts 1:5; 11:16
  • Jesus baptizes in fire – Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16
  • Paul was deemphasizing baptism as early as the 50’s AD – 1 Cor 1:10-17
  • Paul spiritualized water baptism, much as circumcision had been spiritualized through the new covenant (Rom 2:28-29) – Eph 5:26

See also JOHN THE BAPTIST