The Baptism of Christ

Summary

The sermon explores the baptism of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospels, emphasizing the importance of baptism by immersion for believers who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and have confessed their faith. It rejects infant baptism and sprinkling, highlighting baptism as a public profession of faith and identification with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. The sermon also discusses the authority of baptism, the proper mode, and the purpose of baptism as distinct from regeneration, which is solely the work of the Holy Spirit. The speaker stresses adherence to biblical commands and the significance of baptism as a pattern set by Christ.