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John the Baptist introduced baptism by immersion to
the Jewish people. Jesus approved of the practice and was also
baptized; He did not baptize the new converts but turned it over to
His disciples. Children were prayed for and blessed, but there is no
record of infant baptism. Some churches and denominations will even
go so far as to claim it grants people membership. Jesus only spoke
about water baptism once in the Great Commission. New believers were
immersed in water, which symbolically represented Jesus' death and
resurrection. It has nothing to do with salvation but represents the
death we will experience and the newness of life that comes with the
born again experience. Being crucified with Christ means we should
not continue to live in sin. We are freed from sin since we are dead
in the flesh. By being dead to sin, we will live with Christ and be
set free from the law of death. It is our hope that you will be able
separate the truth from the lies regarding water baptism and
correctly apply this command of Jesus in your life. |
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