Paul and Baptism

[TrevorL]

Paul was baptised by Ananias:
Acts 9:17–18 (KJV): 17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Paul taught the Galatians that the way to be part of the body of Christ is by belief of the Gospel and baptism.
Galatians 3:26–29 (KJV): 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Paul gave us additional information concerning his baptism by Ananias. After his belief in Jesus it was necessary to be baptised to wash away his sins:
Acts 22:10–16 (KJV): 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

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Trevor

 

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Paul was baptised by Ananias:
Acts 9:17–18 (KJV): 17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Note that the text does NOT say "water baptized"... But regardless of that, Paul had NOT learned the mystery of Christ at that time. And Ananias was a law abiding Jew. What would Ananias know about the mystery of Christ... nothing.

Paul taught the Galatians that the way to be part of the body of Christ is by belief of the Gospel and baptism.
Galatians 3:26–29 (KJV): 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Paul says that there is ONE baptism for the body of Christ. And THAT baptism is NOT water. Paul describes that ONE baptism here:

1Cor 12:13 (AKJV/PCE)​

(12:13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.​

Paul gave us additional information concerning his baptism by Ananias. After his belief in Jesus it was necessary to be baptised to wash away his sins:
Acts 22:10–16 (KJV): 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Again, Ananias was a law observant Jew doing what he knew.

Eph 4:5 (AKJV/PCE)​

(4:5) One Lord, one faith, one baptism,​

Ananias knew nothing of the mystery of Christ.

P.S. There is already a very long thread about this topic: https://theologyonline.com/threads/mid-acts-water-baptism.61529/

 

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Note that the text does NOT say "water baptized"... But regardless of that, Paul had NOT learned the mystery of Christ at that time. And Ananias was a law abiding Jew. What would Ananias know about the mystery of Christ... nothing.

Paul says that there is ONE baptism for the body of Christ. And THAT baptism is NOT water. Paul describes that ONE baptism here:

1Cor 12:13 (AKJV/PCE)​

(12:13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.​

Again, Ananias was a law observant Jew doing what he knew.

Eph 4:5 (AKJV/PCE)​

(4:5) One Lord, one faith, one baptism,​

Ananias knew nothing of the mystery of Christ.

P.S. There is already a very long thread about this topic: https://theologyonline.com/threads/mid-acts-water-baptism.61529/

Was Ananias part of the body of Christ? If not, then baptism appears to be what divides Paul from Ananias, making Paul's message one of division rather than unity. Yet Paul was including the believers in Jerusalem with the believers in 1Cor 12, the followers of Peter with followers of Paul or Apollos, all in one body. Dividing the believers into different camps based on whether they were baptized physically by Peter or spiritually by Paul is EXACTLY what Paul was preaching against in 1Cor 12 and Eph 4.