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<lesson xmlns="http://edvance360.com/v1"><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18]]></name><description><![CDATA[]]></description><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 Introduction]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Now some of you aren&#39;t familiar too much with the church of Christ. They are dogmatic about water baptism saying, if you are not water baptized, you are not saved.&nbsp; I have had them before in my youth group.&nbsp; One night a big group of Church of Christ people decide to come to challenge me on baptism. Well it is just like the Lord planned it because I was covering just what I&#39;m covering tonight.</p>

<p>So I started out with the story of the thief on the cross and said you know it is funny he did not get water baptized, but Jesus said, &ldquo;This day you will be with me in paradise&rdquo; ({i-Anchor{Lk 23:39-43}i}). It was exciting because I gave an invitation to trust Christ and every one of the young people raised their hands to receive Christ.&nbsp; So of course they were never allowed to come back to my youth work. But I think a lot of them got saved, I&#39;m sure all of them didn&rsquo;t but it was exciting teaching them the word.</p>

<p>If you have to be water baptized to be saved then salvation is not a gift, and it is not by grace. If you have to do anything to be saved other than trust Jesus, what he did on the cross then salvation is not a gift.</p>

<p>What other churches believe in water baptism for salvation? Well the Roman Catholic Church does. They believe that if you are not water baptized, you are not saved. They believe that if a baby is not water baptized the baby cannot possibly go to heaven. Many mothers get stressed out on this, and yet no child ever in the Bible was ever baptized.</p>

<p>Do you have to be water baptized to be saved? Well you know that we believe in water baptism, by immersion.&nbsp; It is extremely important for a Christian, but that it&rsquo;s not for salvation.</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[]]></type></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 Topic 1]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Baptism was more dangerous for someone in the first century than it is for Christians in America today.&nbsp; It was a testimony that someone was leaving what was their previous spiritual belief up until that time in their life and living a new life as a Christian.&nbsp; This often offended the person&rsquo;s family and neighbors.&nbsp; Often it put their life in danger.&nbsp; Baptism is still a strong witness for following Jesus&rsquo; teachings, but it is not a factor in salvation.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_89_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 Topic 2]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Acts 19:1-7 is an interesting passage for many reasons.&nbsp; This incident happened probably about twenty-five years after Jesus died on the cross.&nbsp; So John had died even a couple of years before that.&nbsp; But, as if they had existed in a time warp, here Paul meets some disciples of John the Baptist.&nbsp; They are somehow unaware of many of the basic doctrines established in the early years of the church.&nbsp; In fact, they hadn&rsquo;t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.&nbsp; Yet they vividly illustrate another group of believers being brought into the New Testament church.</p>
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<p>But there is a baptism required for salvation.&nbsp; In this topic we will look at what that baptism is.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_91_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 Topic 4]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>It is interesting that the picture of baptismal waters in the Bible is one of danger.&nbsp; In the two passages that we look at in this topic anyone not staying in the ships would lose their physical life and drown in the waters.&nbsp; Those who believe in baptismal regeneration teach that the baptismal waters are beneficial, but that isn&rsquo;t the biblical picture of those waters.</p>
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]]></htmlContent></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 Topic 4 Quiz]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Answer these questions based on the video you just watched. You may go back to the video if you are unsure of the answers. This quiz may be taken 3 times or until you score at least 80%</p>
]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_92_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 Topic 5]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>If baptism was necessary for salvation, Paul had the wrong attitude.&nbsp; He says, &ldquo;I thank God that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Gaius&hellip;For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the gospel not with wisdom of words lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect&rdquo; (1 Corinthians 1:14; 1:17).&nbsp; In this case Paul saw baptism as a hindrance to the gospel!&nbsp; It would be impossible for the apostle to say that if baptism was a necessary part of the gospel.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_93_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Lesson 18 topic 6]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>Many mainline churches see baptism as a way to obtain grace.&nbsp; For those churches baptism is seen as a <strong>sacrament</strong>.&nbsp; By definition, sacraments are ways of receiving God&rsquo;s grace.&nbsp; However it is unbiblical to <strong>do</strong> anything to receive God&rsquo;s grace.&nbsp; God&rsquo;s grace is undeserved favor that cannot be earned.</p>

<p>Instead we believe that baptism, along with the Lord&rsquo;s Supper, is the two ordinances of the church.&nbsp; Ordinances are accepted practices of the church done in obedience to the Lord, but we reject the notion that they in any way are channels to God&rsquo;s grace.</p>
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]]></lessonInstructions><type><![CDATA[Test]]></type><itemReference><![CDATA[I_95_A]]></itemReference></lessonItem><lessonItem><name><![CDATA[Personal Evangelism Unit 7 Exam]]></name><lessonInstructions><![CDATA[<p>This is a graded exam that covers the material taught in Lessons 16-18. Make sure you are ready, as once you begin the exam your browser will lock and you will not be able to exit until you finish the exam. You must score at least an 80% in order to move on to the next unit.</p>
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