Baptism

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The significance of water baptism is that it symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and our identification with Him in those thing. Jesus, in His sacrifice for us, represented us. When a person receives Jesus as Lord, he identifies fully with what happened to Jesus (Rom 6:4-6).

Water baptism is a physical act that should permanently mark the mind of the person being baptized with the reality of his union with Jesus Christ. Water baptism gives the believer the opportunity to openly testify to others of his born-again experience. It serves as an outward sign and testimony of an inward grace. The believer has been crucified with Christ, buried with Him, and raised together with Him to walk in newness of life (Gal. 2:20, Rom 6:4).