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Lesson 06 of 10Baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ
United with Christ in the waters of new covenant faith
DESTINYAPOSTOLIC CHURCHPastor Travis
Water baptism is not an empty church ceremony. It is a gospel response filled with the name, work, promise, and lordship of Jesus Christ. My prayer is that you see both its biblical clarity and its grace. God gives us a concrete way to call upon His name and identify with the saving work of Christ. — Pastor Travis Morgan
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Believers are baptized by immersion in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, identifying with His death, burial, and resurrection in obedient faith.
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Key Scriptures
commands baptism in Jesus’ name for remission of sins.
records believers baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
commands Spirit-receiving Gentiles to be baptized.
shows disciples rebaptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
explains baptismal union with Christ’s death and resurrection.
A commanded gospel response
When the Pentecost hearers ask what to do, Peter does not treat baptism as an optional symbol for unusually committed believers. He commands every one to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Those who gladly receive the word are baptized.
Throughout Acts, people who believe the gospel are baptized without long delay. Samaritans, an Ethiopian official, Saul, Gentiles in Cornelius’s house, Lydia, a jailer, Corinthians, and Ephesian disciples enter the waters as a normal apostolic response.
In the name of Jesus Christ
The apostles consistently baptize in the name of Jesus Christ or the Lord Jesus. This is not a contradiction of Jesus’ command in Matthew 28. The singular “name” of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the saving name revealed and invoked by the apostles: Jesus.
To act in a name is to act under revealed authority. Baptism in Jesus’ name confesses who He is and calls upon the authority of the crucified, risen, and reigning Lord.
For the remission of sins
Peter connects baptism in Jesus’ name with remission—forgiveness or release—of sins. Ananias tells Saul to arise, be baptized, and wash away his sins, calling on the name of the Lord. The water has no independent magical power; God acts by grace as faith responds to His promise.
Baptism does not compete with the blood of Christ. It is the God-given place of identification with the death that shed that blood. We are not trusting water; we are trusting Jesus and obeying His gospel.
Buried and raised with Christ
Romans 6 presents baptism as union and identification. We are baptized into Christ’s death, buried with Him, and raised to walk in newness of life. Colossians joins burial and resurrection with faith in the working of God.
Immersion beautifully enacts this gospel movement. The old life is not cosmetically improved; it is brought under Christ’s death so that a new life may begin under His lordship. Baptism must therefore lead into discipleship.
Grace Revealed
Grace does not hide truth. Grace reveals and enables.
God chooses to meet faith in a simple, accessible act. We cannot crucify ourselves for sin or create our own cleansing. Christ accomplished salvation, and God graciously gives baptism as a promised response in which His name is called and His work received.
Knowing Him
Doctrine leads toward intimacy.
Baptism is deeply personal: we are baptized into Christ. His name is placed upon the response, His death becomes our refuge, and His resurrection defines our new direction. It is covenant belonging, not anonymous ritual.
Why this matters for salvation
Every truth belongs within God’s saving purpose.
Jesus said those who believe and are baptized will be saved. Peter connects baptism in Jesus’ name with remission of sins, and the apostles repeatedly administered it. Baptism belongs within the saving response to the gospel, never as human merit but as obedient faith.
Lesson notes
Remember these truths.
- Baptism is commanded for believers.
- The apostolic pattern invokes the name of Jesus Christ.
- It is connected with remission of sins and calling on the Lord’s name.
- Baptism identifies us with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.
- Baptism begins a walk in newness of life.
Respond to the Word
Reflect and apply.
- Have you been baptized by immersion in Jesus’ name?
- What does calling upon His name confess?
- How does Romans 6 change your view of baptism?
- What old allegiance must remain buried?
- What does walking in newness of life look like now?
Lord Jesus, thank You for dying, being buried, and rising for me. Give me faith to honor Your name and respond completely to Your gospel. Let the truth of baptism shape my identity, and teach me to walk in the new life You provide. Amen.
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