God brought you alive-right along with Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven, the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ’s cross.” Colossians 2:12-14 MSG When you were stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. “Going under the water was a burial of your old life coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ.
Our entrance into the water during baptism identifies us with Christ’s death on the cross, His burial in the tomb, and His resurrection from the dead. Whoever believes and is baptized is saved whoever refuses to believe is damned.” Mark 16:16 MSGīaptism is a symbol of Christ’s burial and resurrection. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all. It is the next step after salvation through repentance and faith and is an important foundation for the Christian life. It is a public confession of your faith in, and commitment to, Jesus Christ. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20īaptism declares that you are a follower of Jesus Christ. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Water baptism is an act of faith and obedience to the commands of Christ. Along with the Spirit, a voice: “You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life.” Mark 1:9 MSG The moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God’s Spirit, looking like a dove, come down on him. He was not a sinner, yet he humbled himself in obedience to identify with us and give us an example to follow.Īt this time, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptised by John in the Jordan. WHY SHOULD I CONSIDER GETTING WATER BAPTIZED?įollowing Christ: In order to understand the reason for being water baptized, it is important to carefully consider what the Bible says about it… Jesus himself was baptized. We would love to help you understand a little bit more about this significant, next step in your journey of following in the footsteps of Jesus. Have you ever though about getting baptized but have some questions still unanswered?
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