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Congrats on Taking Such an Important Step in Your Journey!
Now that you have become a Christian, you will want to continue your journey of faith and obedience to Christ to grow and mature. There are essential steps in any new journey. One step we encourage you to take soon after accepting Christ as Savior is baptism. Christ set the example when John baptized him. Baptism is an act of obedience to Christ and illustrates to others that you have chosen to follow in His steps.
- Matthew 3:16-17
- Luke 3:21-22
- Matthew 28:19
- Acts 2:41
Baptism identifies you with Christ.
Wearing a sports uniform tells everyone whose team you are supporting. A wedding ring shows everyone you are committed to your spouse and your marriage. Baptism symbolizes to everyone that you are committed to Christ (Romans 6:3).
Wearing a sports uniform tells everyone whose team you are supporting. A wedding ring shows everyone you are committed to your spouse and your marriage. Baptism symbolizes to everyone that you are committed to Christ (Romans 6:3).
Baptism illustrates Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.
When a believer is immersed below the surface into the water, it portrays to observers that Christ died and was buried. As the person is raised up out of the water, it symbolizes the resurrection of Christ (I Corinthians 15:3-4).
When a believer is immersed below the surface into the water, it portrays to observers that Christ died and was buried. As the person is raised up out of the water, it symbolizes the resurrection of Christ (I Corinthians 15:3-4).
Baptism is a picture of your new life in Christ. Baptism pictures the death of your old sinful life and of being raised to walk in newness of life in Christ (Romans 6:4-5). The Greek word "baptizo" is where we obtain our English word "baptism." The Greek definition is "to immerse, dip, or submerge." Only a submerged body can represent death and burial. The body being raised up out of the water provides a picture of resurrection and new life (Acts 8:38-39).
How will you be baptized? You will be asked to step into the baptismal pool - someone will guide you. The pastor will already be waiting by the pool. He will announce to those present your commitment and desire to follow Christ in baptism. Next, he will immerse you in the water and will bring you up out of the water. Matthew 3:16 tells us of Christ's baptism: "After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water"(NASB).
Biblical Reasons for Baptism
Jesus commanded us. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them ..." (Matthew 28:19 NKJV).
To confess Jesus publicly. "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32 NKJV).
To join the fellowship of the church. "Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them" (Acts 2:41 NKJV).
To follow Christ's example. "When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him" (Matthew 3:16 NKJV).
To confess Jesus publicly. "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32 NKJV).
To join the fellowship of the church. "Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them" (Acts 2:41 NKJV).
To follow Christ's example. "When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him" (Matthew 3:16 NKJV).