Removing The Mystery Surrounding Baptism!

By Roger Henri Trepanier

About the book
In this very important book, the author wades into a subject many would consider as controversial, especially infant baptism. After carefully examining the various baptisms - such as the baptism of John the Baptist, that of God’s own Son, that of The Holy Spirit, that of believers, and that of suffering and death - the purpose of each is clearly stated. All the difficult and hard to understand passages relating to baptism are also dealt with. This book does indeed live up to its title of removing the mystery surrounding baptism!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Roger Henri Trepanier
• Release date: Sep 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370114207

Roger Henri Trepanier

Roger Henri Trepanier is an evangelist, author, and counselor, who has been serving God on his field of service since 1999. One hundred and seven books have been published so far in five different series, all available in print format and as an eBook for any type of eBook reader. He is a widower with three adopted children, all now married.The author's two websites have been closed. To access the author's books, please type, "Roger Henri Trepanier, books" in any search engine. All the author's books are available in print and ebook formats for all devices.

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The Truth Seeker’s Library

Removing The Mystery

Surrounding Baptism!

Copyright 2016 by Roger Henri Trepanier

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Copyright 2016 by Roger Henri Trepanier

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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the author. An exception is granted to a reviewer who wishes to quote a brief passage or two as part of a public review of this book.

Scripture taken from

The NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

This book is dedicated to all the men and women of this world who seek after truth! Of them, the following is true:

Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth…

Psalm 86:11 in part

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter One

Defining some terms relating to the meaning of baptism and its associated words

Chapter Two

The baptism that God gave John the Baptist to carry out

Chapter Three

The baptism that God’s Son underwent at His first coming

Chapter Four

An introduction to the four ages that God has divided human history into; and also to the two comings from Heaven to earth of God’s Son in time

Chapter Five

The baptism of The Holy Spirit, by which God builds His church on earth in the third age of time

Chapter Six

Believer’s water baptism, as what God calls believers to voluntarily undergo as soon as possible after salvation

Chapter Seven

Learning to distinguish between when God has believer’s water baptism in view from when He has spiritual baptism of The Holy Spirit in view

Chapter Eight

The baptism of suffering and death

Chapter Nine

Looking at some possibly difficult passages to understand relating to baptism

Chapter Ten

Answering some questions which might arise relating to baptism

Chapter Eleven

A last word

Addendum

For those who may not as yet personally know God

The Next Book

End Page

INTRODUCTION

Did you know that the word baptism or baptize does not even occur in the Old Testament portion of God’s Word! Why is that? And did you know that God’s Son, The Lord Jesus Christ, after He had been born into this world as a baby was not baptized at birth, but rather was circumcised; and only as an adult did He undergo water baptism, and then only for a very important reason! Again, why was that? Why did God institute baptism in only two of the four ages of time? Why is water only involved in one form of baptism and not the other? These and many more questions surrounding baptism will be answered in this book, so that by the time we reach the end of the book, all mystery surrounding this subject will have been removed.

There are those reading this book who have been baptized as a baby; and I am one of them. And there are also those reading this who have been baptized as an adult; and I am one of them also! Confused? If you are, then it is because the subject of baptism is still a mystery to you, which further means that this book should be of help, for it was written, under God’s guiding Hand, to dispel the mystery and misunderstanding which encompasses this subject of baptism. Hopefully, this book should answer all the questions you ever did have about baptism.

And so, as we move forward in the book, we will start by defining some terms, so that we are all on the same page. We will also learn about the many different forms of baptism and what each one of them means. We will look at questions such as: Who should be baptized and when? Should we have our baby baptized at birth? If I die without being baptized, will I go to Heaven? Do I need to be baptized in order to be saved? We will also be looking at difficult and hard to understand passages of God’s Word, where baptism is mentioned, and will hopefully bring light to what was previously shrouded in mystery. After all, God gave us His Word that it might guide us through this life, so it is not in His best interest to leave us in the dark as to what certain portions of His Word mean. For one thing, God gave us His Holy Spirit that we might know the truth, as God Himself says at John 16:13 in part, But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth...

What should also be mentioned, as we bring this Introduction to a close, is that after completing twenty-one years of formal education and then spending almost twenty-eight years working in Project Engineering and Management in the Corporate offices of a large utility, God called His servant as a non-denominational evangelist in early 1999, and then sent him out over 2500 miles, away from family and friends, to the place of service God assigned, which is where His servant has been and is still serving Him as evangelist, counselor, author, editor, and publisher. The author is a widower with three adopted children, all now married.

It has also been my great pleasure to write, under God’s guiding Hand, nine Commentaries of books of the Bible, with some of these Commentaries taking from 3 to 4 years to complete. Also, there have been over 535 Devotional Commentaries on portions of the Bible, including more than 100 studies on various subjects found in the Bible. The foregoing work has been the foundation material that God has used in His servant’s counseling ministry these last 20 plus years, and also the background information to have in giving the sermon in a local church for 52 Sundays over a period of four years. And now God is using a lot of this material as background material for the writing of these books. All of this is to the glory of God alone, for the author knows full well that apart from God’s grace and power, he cannot do anything that will last for time and eternity!

A website has been established for the purpose of interacting with readers, which can be found at:

http://www.pilgrimpathwaypublications.com

God also led His servant to establish another website specifically for gospel ministry, since the author is an evangelist. That website can be found at:

http://www.servantofmosthigh.com

And now my prayer is that God will richly bless you as you read this book, and greatly minister to your every need in your life, as only God can! To Him be all praise, honor, and glory, with thanksgiving, for both time and for all eternity!

The difference between a believer and an unbeliever is that a believer has a personal relationship with God through faith in His Son, while an unbeliever does not!

CHAPTER ONE

/ Defining some terms relating to the meaning of baptism and its associated words

The best place to begin is with the first occurrences of the word baptism and baptized in God’s Word at Matthew 3:1,2,5-7, looking only at the verses at this point which will help bring out the meaning of these two words, [1] Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, [2] Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand… [5] Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan; [6] and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins. [7] But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to