What the Bible Says…..

About Baptism

“But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,”2 Tim. 1:10.

Since Jesus took away the keys of sin and death from Satan (Revelation 1:18), a person can be reconciled and saved to God through the death and life of Jesus (Romans 5:10).  Reconciliation and salvation are there for those who obey.

In Romans 6:3-6, 17-18 we can read of the gospel message, which teaches us how to obtain salvation.  The Bible teaches here that baptism is a burial with Christ, which crucifies our old man of sin with him and then once baptized one arises a new creature in Christ!  What a blessed message!  We in our sins, sins that have separated us from God, can have our sins washed away (Acts 2:38) when we come in contact with the precious blood our of Savior in baptism (Revelation 1:5).

Though there are many teachings on baptism today, only one teaching is authorized and from God.  That is: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned,” Mark 16:15.  In John 3:5 “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”  In Acts 2:38, on the day of Pentecost Peter through the Spirit said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.”

It is written “whereunto even baptism doth also now save us,” 1 Peter 3:21.  Please feel free to contact one of the members of the congregation here is you have any questions about the Biblical truths of baptism.