A study on “who” was baptized in the book of Acts
1) Let’s see “who” was baptized in the 1st century.
a) Acts 2:41; Acts 2:36 – READ
b) Murderers were among the first people baptized after Jesus’ death on the cross.
3) If God was willing to let people associated with the murder of His son be baptized, anyone is entitled to be baptized.
a) 8:9; Acts 8:13 – READ
4) Baptism was for those involved with the occult.
5) It was also for those who were not full blooded Jews/social outcasts (Acts 8:5, 12).
a) READ Acts 10:1, 2
b) verse 3 – READ
c) Verses 25, 26 – READ
d) Verse 47 – READ
6) Acts 10 tells us that baptism is for “soldiers and government employees.”
7) Acts 16:15 – READ
a) This passage tells us women are also in need of baptism – baptism is just not something for men.
b) This lady had a “household” and the people in her “household” were also baptized.
c) Many assume the word “household” means “infant children” and conclude infants are to be baptized.
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a) Acts 16:19-34 records how Paul and Silas had been locked up in prison for teaching the Bible.
b) Verse 26 says there was an earthquake, the prison doors were opened, and the jailor was terrified.
9) We might say this jailor became “suicidal.”
10) Perhaps we have never heard anyone say baptism is for a suicidal person, but this is what we see in Acts 16.
11) Verse 32 – READ
a) You may want to draw a line between “gave heed to what was said” (verse 14) and the word “baptized” in verse 15.
b) You may wish to draw another line between “spake the word of the Lord” (verse 32) “and then the word baptized” in verse 33.
12) Other people in this jailor’s family also heard and were baptized (verse 33).
13) Two chapters later – Acts 18:8 – READ
14) Here is a man who honored the right God, but he was honoring Him in the wrong way.
15) Today there are still people who are involved with religions God does not accept.
16) The people who are in these faiths need to be baptized, even if they are a prominent leader.
17) Acts 19:3, 5
18) Old and wise preachers said, “We cannot be taught wrong and baptized right” (correctly).
19) Baptism is an act that is needed by anyone who is old enough to know who it is for and what it does.
20) We ready to be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Rom. 6:1-4; Gal. 3:27; 1 Pet. 3:20-21)?