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Baptismhave spoken to you are spirit andare life."1 John 5:6 "The spirit is thetruth."Eph. 6 :17 "Accept . . . the swordof the spirit, that is, God's Word ."Not in the Name of the OneBaptizing nor of Any Manor OrganizationJohn 4 :2 "Jesus himself did nobaptizing but his disciples did ."1 Cor . 1 :13-15 "Does the Christexist divided? Paul was not impaledfor you, was he? Or wereyou baptized in the name ofPaul? I am thankful I baptizednone of you except Crispus andGaius, so that no one may saythat you were baptized in myname ."Acts 10 :47, 48 "Then Peter responded: 'Can anyone forbid waterso that these might not bebaptized who have received theholy spirit even as we have?' Withthat he commanded them to bebaptized in the name of JesusChrist ."Not to Be Urged on Anyone-Must Be a Freewill Decision1 Cor . 1 :17 "For Christ dispatchedme, not to go baptizing,but to go declaring the good news,not with wisdom of speech, thatthe torture stake of the Christshould not be made useless ."Acts 8 :36-38 "Now as they weretraveling over the road, theycame to a certain body of water,and the eunuch said : 'Look! abody of water ; what prevents mefrom getting baptized?' With thathe commanded the chariot tohalt, and they both went downinto the water, both Philip andthe eunuch, and he baptized him ."John 17 :3 "This means everlastinglife, their taking in knowledgeof you, the only true God,and of the one whom you sentforth, Jesus Christ."Infant Baptism UnscripturalRom . 10 :13, 14 "'Anyone thatcalls upon the name of Jehovahwill be saved .' However, how will32they call upon him in whom theyhave not put faith? How, inturn, will they put faith in himof whom they have not heard?"Heb. 11 :1, 6 "Faith is the assuredexpectation of things hopedfor, the evident demonstration ofrealities though not beheld . . . .Moreover, without faith it is impossibleto win his good pleasure,for he that approaches God mustbelieve that he is and that hebecomes the rewarder of thoseearnestly seeking him ."Matt. 13 :15 "They have shuttheir eyes ; that they might neversee with their eyes and hear withtheir ears and get the sense of itwith their hearts and turn back .and I heal them ."Acts 3 :19 "Repent, therefore,and turn around so as to get yoursins blotted out ."Ps. 51 :5 "Behold, I was broughtforth in iniquity ; and in sindid my mother conceive me ."1 Cor. 14:20 "Brothers, do notbecome young children in powersof understanding, but be babes asto evil ; yet become full-grown inpowers of understanding ."Baptism Must Be Followed byWorks of FaithMatt. 4 :17 "From that time on,Jesus commenced preaching andsaying : 'Repent, for the kingdomof the heavens has drawn near.'"Isa . 61 :1, 2 "The spirit of theLord Jehovah is upon me ; becauseJehovah hath anointed meto preach good tidings unto themeek ; he hath sent me to bindup the broken-hearted, to proclaimliberty to the captives, andthe opening of the prison to themthat are bound ; to proclaim theyear of Jehovah's favor, and theday of vengeance of our God ; tocomfort all that mourn ."Eccl . 5 :4, 5 "When thou vowesta vow unto God, defer not topay it ; for he hath no pleasurein fools : pay that which thouvowest . Better is it that thoushouldest not vow, than that thoushouldest vow and not pay ."