I. Ordering Paul's Epistles 1 - Hope of the Glory

Episcopal
Jehovah Witnesses
Lutherans
Methodists (Arminians,
Wesleyans)
Pentecostal (Various
“Holiness” groups,
Christian Missionary
Alliance, Assemblies
of God)
Presbyterians
Quakers (Religious
Society of Friends)
Roman Catholic
Salvation Army
Seventh Day Adventists
United Church of Christ
(Evangelical and
Reformed Churches
and the
Congregationalist
Necessary to participate in communion of
Lord's Supper.
Baptism is necessary for salvation as part
of the entire baptismal arrangement:
as an expression of obedience to
Jesus' command (Matthew 28:19,20),
as a public symbol of the saving faith
in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ
(Romans 10:10), and as an indication
of repentance from dead works and
the dedication of one's life to
Jehovah.(1 Peter 2:21)
Baptism is how God miraculously delivers
a person from sin, death, and the
devil; gives new life; and brings one
into Christ’s kingdom forever (Titus
3:5).
Baptism not necessary to salvation, since
it is an outward sign of one’s
membership in the Christian
community.
Water Baptism is an ordinance, a
symbolic ritual used to witness to
having accepted Christ as personal
Savior.
By pouring or
immersion
By immersion, but not
done in their
meeting places
(Kingdom Halls)
By sprinkling,
pouring, or
immersion.
By sprinkling,
pouring, or
immersion.
By immersion. Also
stress the
necessity of a
“second” Baptism
of a special
outpouring from
the Holy Spirit.
By sprinkling,
An ordinance, a symbolic ritual, and a seal
pouring, or
of the adult believer’s present faith.
immersion.
Only an external symbol that is no longer
to be practiced.
Necessary for the infusion of the
sanctifying power called grace that
starts one on the path to salvation.
Do not baptize anyone today. Believe it
was to be done only at the time of
Christ.
An ordinance, symbolic ritual, not stated
as necessary to salvation, but stated
as necessary for church membership.
A time for person to express personal
faith in Christ.
Not necessary for salvation because it is
only an outward ritual. However, is
listed as one of a handful of ways of
obtaining membership with a local
church.
Do not believe in
Baptism of water,
but only in an
inward, ongoing
purification of the
human spirit in a
life of discipline
led by the Holy
Spirit.
Usually by pouring in
the West, by
immersion in the
East.
Yes Yes Matt 28:19
No. — Acts 2:38
Yes. Yes. Matt 28:19
Yes. — Matt 28:19
No. Varies. Varies.
Yes, to indicate
membership
No.
in the New
Covenant.
— — —
Varies
Yes. Yes. Matt 28:19
— — — —
By immersion only. No. No.
By sprinkling,
pouring, or
immersion.
Yes, to indicate
membership
No.
in the New
Covenant.
accept
Jesus
as Lord
accept
Jesus
as Lord
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