As soon as a person decides to believe in Christ, he can be, and is encouraged to be baptized "Those who accepted his message were baptized…. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't be baptized?
Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. In Summary: 1. Water baptism is a demonstration of our obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Water baptism is a symbol to identify with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Water baptism is a public declaration of our promise not to continue walking in sin. Water baptism is a practical demonstration of our spiritual reality and a personal testimony that we have passed from the old life of sin to the new life in Christ.
Baptism connects us to the wider Body of Christ. We must be careful not to let the significance of baptism be lost on us or simply consider it a mere tradition of Christianity.
There is a deep symbolism to the core of our faith embedded in water baptism, and everyone who engages in it must be first made aware of its purpose and importance in scripture.
Baptism is not a rite of purification for Christians. For spiritual cleansing, we look to Jesus alone. Instead, baptism is a way to demonstrate the spiritual reality that Jesus has already accomplished through his work at the cross.
We pray that these answers will help shed some light on your decision to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. If you have any other questions that we can help you with, please feel free to contact us here. More about Water Baptism on our Miscellaneous Topic page here. Water Baptism Toggle navigation Top Menu. Home Live Chat Contact About. Why should I consider getting baptized?
Following Christ: In order to understand the reason for being water baptized, it is important to carefully consider what the Bible says about it. Purpose of Baptism Baptism connects us to the body of Christ, and gives us a real sense of being joined with other believers in a communal journey towards the goal of perfection in Christ Jesus. It is this baptism that is the answer of a good conscience toward God. The water of the flood was a judgment from God which brought a premature physical death.
It is from this premature physical death that they were saved. The Bible tells us that when believers are disobedient, God chastens them—even to the point of a premature physical death see 1 Cor. Rather, Peter is telling us that water baptism does not remove our sins, precisely because now, as then, there are those who would make water baptism, rather than the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the object of their trust for salvation.
It is His resurrection which invests water baptism with meaning. To conclude: The baptism of a believer in water does not bring forgiveness of sins, but this does not mean that it is unimportant. In baptism there is a real sense of being joined with other believers, not just participating in an individual act of our own spiritual journey.
As per the example of Jesus — by being immersed in water. Every baptism in the Bible was by immersion under water. The book of Acts shows us that this was the norm for every believer. When they came up out of the water…. Every person who has made the decision to believe in Christ.
When Paul writes to the believers in Rome, he assumes that all of them have been baptized Romans 6. The one requirement for baptism is belief in Christ! We believe in baptising children when they are old enough to understand what it means and make a personal declaration of belief. Usually, the age of 12 years old is sometimes a good benchmark. Believers in the New Testament were baptised the same day.
As soon as a person decides to believe in Christ, he can be, and is encouraged to be baptised. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. We pray that these answers will help shed some light on your decision to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. If you have any other questions that we can help you with, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].
In the same way, baptism is a powerful picture of our salvation experience. Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and lives again. Romans says we have been buried with Him through baptism into death. Being raised up out of the water expresses our new life in Christ and our union with Him. Our heavenly Father physically raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him life. Baptism is also a public declaration of our faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and in our own future resurrection.
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