Baptism

“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20

Is the act of baptism necessary for today’s believer?It is when you consider:

▸ Baptism is a command of Christ.
▸ Baptism is a public confession of a personal experience with Christ.
▸ Baptism is a visible portrayal of our spiritual experience. Because of salvation we have new life.
▸ Baptism is a symbolic declaration of the gospel of Christ. The gospel tells of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
▸ Baptism is an obedient act of identification with the body of Christ.
▸ Baptism is a personal identification with the person of Jesus Christ. Christ is our life.
▸ Baptism is a public avowal of faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and your own future resurrection.

The real change has taken place in the heart.

Salvation is not dependent upon the observance of baptism. If it were, those who could not be baptized physically would have to be left out of God’s Kingdom.

Baptism is a point or confrontation with the will. Jesus simply said to do it.

Have you been baptized as a sign of your obedient walk with the Savior?

Remember - Incomplete obedience is nothing less than disobedience.