Big idea: One can be “in the covenant” without being elect 

John 15:1-17  |   Romans 11:17-21    |    Hebrews 10:26-31
1 Corinthians 10:1-12    |     Romans 11:7

Baptism 

  1. Who should be baptized? Acts 16:31-33
  2. When should they be baptized? Acts 16:31-33
  3. Why should they be baptized? 1 Peter 3:21
  4. How should they be baptized? (mode)
    1. Immersion? Sprinkling? Pouring?
      Rom. 6,          Ezk36:25     Acts 1:5,2:17

  1. What does baptism mean? What is it a “sign of”
    1. Outward sign of being “in the covenant?” 
    2. Those who are baptized are a part of the “visible church?”
    3. Outward sign of an inward reality? 
  1. What does baptism accomplish? Acts 2:38, Galatians 3:27, Acts 22:16
  2. What is the status change if any that happens during baptism? Galatians 3:27-29
  1. What benefits do baptism confer? Hebrews 8:8-12