Be Baptised

Baptism is like a wedding ring — it’s the outward symbol of the commitment you made in your heart.

Baptism from the Gr word Baptizo means:

1. to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)

2. to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe

3. to overwhelm

Things to know about Baptism

Baptism doesn’t:

1. make you a believer — it shows that you already believe.

2. save you - your salvation is the outcome of your faith in Christ.

3. change your physical being

You need to be baptized with water.

Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:38 (NLT)

Significance of Baptism

1 Peter 3:21 AMP

Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/1-Peter/3/21