Apostolic Baptism
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Apostolic Baptism

A review of the Apostles' teaching on baptism

About the Book

About the Author

Simon Peter Chappell
Simon Peter Chappell

Simon Peter Chappell is the pastor of New Life United Pentecostal Church in Dodgeville, Wisconsin in the United States of America. Pastor Chappell moved to the United States from England in 1994 and has lived in Dodgeville since 1998, pastoring the congregation there since 2007. He describes himself as a "recycled atheist" and gives the Lord all the glory for bringing him out of the hopelessness of unbelief.

Pastor Chappell is happily married and keeps busy raising three minions. He loves God, writing, guns, cats, bacon, good tea, photography, esoteric programming languages, martial arts and lots of other guy stuff.

Pastor Chappell's personal blog may be found at simonpeter.org and he tweets as @SimonPChappell.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction To Baptism
    • The Reader Of This Book
    • An Outline Of The Book
  • Words For Baptism In The Original Text
  • Baptismal Accounts In The Scriptures
    • The Day Of Pentecost
    • The Revival In Samaria
    • The Ethiopian Eunuch
    • The Conversion of Saul
    • The Household Of Cornelius
    • The Household Of Lydia
    • The Philippian Jailer
    • The Corinthians
    • The Disciples Of John
  • Baptism In The Plan Of Salvation
    • What Is Baptism?
    • Where Does Baptism Fit?
    • How Is Baptism Administered?
  • Purpose And Effects Of Baptism
    • Remission Of Sins
    • Washes Away Our Sins
    • Cleansing Our Conscience
    • Spiritual Circumcision
    • Part Of Our Born-Again Experience
    • Salvation
    • Taking On The Name Of Jesus
  • Baptismal Typology In The Old Testament
    • Quoted Types
    • Inferred Types
  • Inferred Baptisms In The Book Of Acts
    • The Temple Crowd
    • The Solomon’s Porch Revival
    • Salvation At Lydda And Saron
    • Salvation At Joppa
    • Salvation At Antioch
    • Salvation At Paphos
    • Salvation At Antioch 2
    • Salvation At Iconium
    • Salvation At Thessalonica
    • Salvation At Berea
    • Salvation At Mars’ Hill
    • Salvation At Ephesus
    • Salvation At Rome
  • All Baptism Scriptures In Sequence
  • What Baptism Isn’t
    • Not Optional
    • Not A Public Confession Of Faith
    • Not For Infants
    • Not By Sprinkling
    • Not In The Name Of The Father, Son And Holy Ghost
  • Summary
  • Further Reading On Baptism
  • About The Author
  • Colophon

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