Explaining the Sacraments: Baptism

Baptism is one of the most important parts of the Christian life. In this video I hope to explain both the symbolic and actual significance of baptism. I understand there are some disagreements between different Christian denominations and I try to explain the places where my tradition differs, but generally try to keep the video fairly broad.

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[johnsmoth]

I wish the memory of my baptism wasn't just being sat down by the Deacons before the service so they could emphasize how baptism was not a spiritual change, only a public display of faith. Oh, and someone stole my gameboy colour out of my church mailbox 😅

I'm really excited to be received into the Anglican church, hopefully some day soon.

[nathanlanglois]

This is the best video on baptism that I’ve seen on YouTube. I love the connections to the significance of water in the Old Testament. Keep up the great videos man! 🙌

[ghostx]

Love the illustrations hope to see more videos with this style in the future even if they take longer to make

[willwoodfan]

This was a really good video!! I'm so excited for my baptism lol

[TitusAnglican]

A really great video, I hope God makes known your channel to the rest of youtube!

[mrspazzout]

Hey Young Anglican, just found your channel and want to thank you because this video finally pushed me over the edge to get baptised in my church! I'm doing confession catechesis which is supposed to be leading up to it but i was always unsure of whether my faith was strong enough as a new believer. You explained it more clearly then anyone else up i spoke with up until now, the fact that Jesus did the work for us already gives me the comfort that i can actually go through with it sincerely. Thanks for making this, it means a lot.

[christianusacross]

Good video I was baptized as a methodist but I'm a non-denominational Protestant now can you do a video on Anglicanism and science? Someday? a lot of mathematicians Philosophers and scientists were Anglicans. ✝️. Start a Christian Golden age!

[zephaniahbean]

i love this drawn style of video! keep it up :)

[cullanfritts]

Excellent video! I’m curious if you believe in any form of substitutionary atonement?

[joefrescoln]

Thanks for the great video! Can you do one on "All Isreal will be saved"?

[Embrachu]

Baptism is not with literal water, just as communion is more about fellowship, and not as Catholics believe we undertake the literal flesh of Christ. The sacraments are merely symbolic, just as the Tabernacle and priests were symbols (shadows) of what was in Heaven.

The _only_ requirement to be saved is to believe in Jesus Christ, that he is our salvation by substitution...he died in our place, to pay the ransom for our sins. And, having satisfied God's law, that the wages of sin is death, Jesus, sinless, died as our sin offering. And now, recognizing that he paid our debt, we are "born again", to walk in the way of the Holy Spirit (sanctification).

Again, the _only_ thing which saves is faith in Jesus Christ...there are no "and"s added onto it. It's not a Christ+ thing at all.

When Jesus said to the people to be baptized, he meant that people live as though their sin has been cleansed. Jesus is the living water, and his Spirit will cleanse you and counsel you, in sanctification (becoming holy). There is no need of a literal baptism: a good example was the thief who died on the cross near Jesus, who was saved by faith alone... _without_ a water baptism.

[noahtylerpritchett]

Baptism confirms your thought believes into salvation through sincerity as confirmation to what was but your own mental activation.

People who are faithful but doubt their salvation remember that by faith were baptized. They are Christian.
Be at peace.

That's why i utterly uphold the doctrine of salve baptismus.
Or salvation by baptism. A act of faith.
People think conversion is exclusively "dear God im a sinner forgive me amen" and that is correct that salve oratio (salvation by prayer) saves, but not everyone who believes in Christianity knows how to pray.
But by faith their thoughts becomes loyal action to the saving grace of baptism.

And i utterly damn those who see no power in baptism to those who are faithful.

But also utterly damn force baptisms who think baptism is magic water. Because it destroys the understanding of divine grace. By faith.

Deathbed salvation is the exempt exception.

[chadsteven]

I felt like I was watching Young Orthobro rather than Young Anglican for a second. I would offer some pushback with how much your doctrine is being shaped by perceived typology. While typology has a place in hermeneutics, the usage can be abused as I believe we see in this video. We are only warranted to use typology when the scripture gives us warrant to make those connections. I’d love to see you and Redeemed Zoomer have a conversation on this topic, as I believed the Reformed perspective on Baptism answers these more precisely, especially as I don’t believe I heard anything about repentance or faith in regards to salvation in this video.

[Scantbracelet]

The pattern of scripture is repent and be baptized. If infants cannot repent, why baptize them? Also, what of infants who grow up to be unbelievers? If Baptism saves, then it failed to save that infant turned unbeliever later in life.

[trevorhartman]

I don’t think water Baptism is a legitimate ritual today. It was only sanctioned by God during the early Church age (before the canon was completed) to foreshadow the reality of the Holy Spirt who performs an actual or real baptism on the believer the moment he accepts Christ as savior. The Holy Spirt is the administrator of divine baptism while water baptism is merely a ritual used to reveal/foreshadow historical reality. Once the reality is fulfilled, ritual becomes obsolete. Same reason why we don’t perform animal sacrifices as was done during Old Testament: the reality of incarnate Jesus Christ has arrived and salvation is completed.

[urielherrera]

What about the thief on the cross? He was never baptized but still got to heaven.

[duudairsoft]

1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9.

[jacobbowman]

Super confusing video. I believe only people who already believe this doctrine would understand what you're saying.

[TheRoark]

I agree with a lot of this video, but I think the appeal to "remember your baptism" rings hollow to people who can't actually remember their baptism. A man baptized while in a coma who later comes to faith should be allowed to be actually baptized on his repentance and faith, not the faith of someone else who he didn't know. It is true that baptism is a sign of a covenant community, but it is applied to individuals, so we must say it is a statement about an individual as well.

Also, the illustration of Christ saying one of the disciples was not actually clean seems to mean that baptism doesn't clean ex opere operato, but rather by reception in faith. This does not mean that someone contributes something to their salvation, as that faith is a gift of God, not of themselves. This is consistent with early church views of baptism, as an example, Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical lectures: "But if you persist in an evil purpose, the speaker is blameless, but you must not look for the grace: for the water will receive, but the Spirit will not accept you."

In any case, I enjoy this channel! Keep up the good work, I look forward to hearing your perspective.