Baptism: The Washing Away of Our Sins by Harold Camping Family Stations, Inc. Download PDF file CONTENTS Page Introduction: Baptism: The Washing Away of Our Sins vii   Chapter 1 1 How Do We Understand the Word Baptism? 1 What about the Greek Word Bapto? 2 What Does the Word "Baptism" Mean? 6 Old Testament Shadows of Cleansing from Sin 8 Shedding of Blood Equals Giving of Life 9 Offerings by Fire 13 Coals of Fire 14 Washing or Bathing 15 The Baptism of John the Baptist 19 The Baptism of Jesus 19 Jesus Is Baptized 22 Jordan River: A Picture of Hell 24 Jesus Is Anointed 25 Jesus Is Cleansed of Our Sins 26 How was Jesus to be Cleansed? 28 We Are Baptized Into His Death 30 Burial: Proof that Death Has Occured 31 Physical Death Is Not Payment For Sin 32 Jesus' Physical Death: Not a Payment for Sin 34 Two Parts to the Atonment 35 Blood and Water Flow from Jesus' Body 38 Jesus' Body Did Not Corrupt 39 We Must Be Baptized 42 The Israelites Were Baptized Into Moses 45 Summary of What We Have Learned 47   Chapter 2 49 The Baptism with the Holy Spirit 50 Pentecost 52 The Experience of Cornelius in Acts 10 53 When Does the Believer Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? 54 Baptism with the Holy Spirit Is Synonymous with Salvation 56 Were Believers Before Pentecost Baptized with the Holy Spirit? 59 Believers Become the Means by which the Gospel Goes into All the World 61   Chapter 3 64 Is Water Baptism a Requirement for Salvation? 64 There is One Baptism 65 Saul of Tarsus is Baptized 68 Baptized into the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit 70 How Are We to Apply Water Baptism? 71 Does Romans 6 Teach Immersion? 74 What is the Biblical Method of Water Baptism? 75 Summarizing What We Have Learned 79   Chapter 4 80 Who Is To Be Baptized with Water? 80 One Salvation Plan 80 One Call to Perfection 81 The Old and New Covenants 83 The Promises of Both Covenants Are Identical 87 The Sign of Salvation was Changed 88 Physical Circumcision Never Guaranteed Salvation 91 The New Testament Sign of Salvation 92   Chapter 5 96 Does Infant Baptism Initiate or Guarantee Salvation? 96 Does Infant Baptism Initiate or Guarantee Salvation? 97 Baptism Has No Salvation Substance 102 The Seventh-Day Sabbath 104 The Seventh-Day Sabbath: A Ceremonial Law 106 Picking Up Sticks 107 The Old Testament Signs That Were Observed Were Never Called Seals 109 The Sign of the Covenant: Circumcision 114 A Very Important Preposition 116 Ishmael Circumsised 117 How Important Is Water Baptism? 121 What Is Valid Water Baptism? 123 Should Re-Baptism Ever Be Done? 124 Baptizing in the Name of Jesus 125 Summary 128   Chapter 6 129 Did Christ Die for Every Human Being? 129 What About the Sin of Rejecting Christ? 131 Universal Atonement: An Impossible Idea 131 Is Christ's Death Sufficient for the Whole Human Race? 136 Man Is Accountable Before God For His Sins 137 What About Man's Responsibility? 138 Does God Love the Sinner but Hate the Sin? 138 God's Well-Meant Offer of Salvation 140 Will Believers Be Judged on the Last Day? 140 A New Creature in Christ 144 The Impact of Our New Soul on Our Life 148 A Constant Desire to do the Will of God 151 Jesus The Only Begotten Son 155 What about Christian Liberty? 159 The Soul of the Unsaved 161 What Does the Word "Hell" Mean? 162 Is the Church the Pillar and Ground of Truth? 165   Chapter 7 170 Faith Is a Work 170 Four Passages that Define Faith 171 Those Who Believe in Christ Shall be Saved 175 Christ Is Our Faith 178 Whose Faith is "Thy Faith" 193 Abraham Was Justified by Works 194 What about Faith Before Salvation? 196 No Man Can Come to Me Except the Father Draw Him 198 These Principles Are Seen in the Salvation of the Samaritans 201 How Then Can We Know that We Are Saved? 204 Conclusion 207   Scripture Index 211