Category Archives: Baptismal Life

Baptismal Life Bible Class – Putting to death the old Adam, Part 5

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The definition for the Old Adam includes both a lack of righteousness (fear, love and trust in God) and the addition of concupiscence(the evil desires and inclinations toward carnal things).  The Old Adam does not cease to exist when a person is baptized.  Although the punishment (guilt) is removed in baptism, the concupiscence remains and fights against the new man.  “Putting to death the old Adam” means for the Christian to deny and refuse temptations to sin, to confess sin, to consider yourself unresponsive to sin’s temptations.   According to Romans 6, in your baptism you were united with Jesus who defeated the devil, the world and our sinful nature.  In your baptism you were set free from the old Adam’s influence.  The Holy Spirit now gives us new desires not to live in sin, not to let sin reign, not to present your members to serve sin’s lust, and not to let sin have dominion over you.  “Faith is the daily death of the old Adam” (LW, v.44 p.77).  Only in death is the old Adam completely destroyed.

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Lesson Five overheads
Lesson Five quotes from BoC and Luther
Lesson Four Romans 6 Put to death the Old Man

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Baptismal Life Bible Class – Daily Baptism, Part 4

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The baptismal life of a Christian involves a daily dying to sin and rising to live a new life. In this lesson we examine the “killing of the old Adam.” This daily baptism includes denying and refusing to follow the sinful thoughts, desires, and deeds of the sinful nature. This baptismal life of the Christian cannot be performed by non-Christians. There is no living a life without a birth. According to Titus 3:5-8 we know that baptism provides not only a re-birth, but also a renewal. Although the sinful nature was crucified and killed in our baptism, he continues to raise his ugly head. Romans 6 teaches us how Christians are to reckon themselves to be dead to sin.

Handout: Lesson Four Romans 6 Put to death the Old Man

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Baptismal Life Bible Class – Daily Baptism, Part 2

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The singular act of God through Holy Baptism by which we become forgiven sons of God signifies the kind of new life Christians are to live.  We enter into a baptismal life of DAILY dying to sin and rising to live a new life.  This lesson expounds Ephesian chapter four to show us the DAILY signification of our baptism into Christ.

Handout: Baptism Jan 17 2016 Lesson Two Ephesians 4

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Baptismal Life Bible Class – Introduction, Part 1

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Holy Baptism is a singular action by which God forgives sin, gives the Holy Spirit and makes the baptized a son of God(Acts 2:37-42, Gal 3:26-27).  Through Holy Baptism, the newly made Christian enters into a baptismal life of daily dying to sin and rising to live a new life(Eph 4:22-24).  Holy Baptism indicates or shows the continual baptismal life of Christian.  Through the hearing of the Word, by daily sorrow and repentance over sin Christians deny the thoughts, word, and deeds of their sinful nature, and refuse to live in sin.  Through the hearing of the Word, Christians daily trust in the promise God made them in their baptism, which creates a new heart desires to please God and love their neighbor.

Handout:  List of Baptismal Passages

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