Also read: Bible study Repentance | Baptism by immersion
Review: Write down the three memorization texts from lesson 2 from memory:
1. Write John 3:16 from memory.
2. Write Romans 6:23 from memory.
3. Write 2 Corinthians 5:17 from memory.
⏱ Estimated study time: 1 - 2.5 hours
Look up the texts below and answer the questions.
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Reading: Read John 3 in its entirety. Write down what touches you the most.
A. Repentance
Question 1: What was the very first message Jesus preached? (Matthew 4:17)
Question 2: Which two things does Jesus ask in this verse? (Mark 1:15)
Question 3: What did one have to do on the day of Pentecost? Name everything Peter says. (Acts 2:38)
Question 4: What is the result of repentance according to this verse? (Acts 3:19)
Question 5: How can you tell that someone has truly repented? (Luke 3:8)
Question 6: To whom does God proclaim that they must repent? (Acts 17:30)
Question 7: Name three things in your life that have changed (or need to change) through repentance.
B. Water baptism
Question 8: What is Jesus' commission to His disciples? (Matthew 28:19)
Question 9: Which two conditions for salvation are mentioned here? (Mark 16:16)
Question 10: What did the people do first before they were baptized on the day of Pentecost? (Acts 2:41)
Question 11: What condition does Philip set before the eunuch may be baptized? (Acts 8:37)
Question 12: What did Peter do after Cornelius and his household received the Holy Spirit? (Acts 10:48)
C. Identification with Christ
Question 13: What happens with our old self? (Romans 6:6)
Question 14: What is baptism compared with and what is the purpose? (Romans 6:4)
Question 15: Which two things happen in baptism? (Colossians 2:12)
Question 16: By what have we been made alive? (Ephesians 2:4-5)
Question 17: With what have we clothed ourselves in baptism? (Galatians 3:27)
Question 18: What does baptism wash away? (Acts 22:16)
D. Holy Spirit and new life
Question 19: What will you receive according to Acts 1:8 and for what purpose? (Acts 1:8)
Question 20: What are you when you are in Christ? (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Memorize
Learn these three texts by heart:
- Acts 2:38 — Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 6:4 — We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
See also: Extensive Bible study on baptism | Do you want to be baptized?