BAPTISM

In Matthew 3:13-17, Jesus himself was baptized. Once we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, baptism is a way for us to publicly declare our new life in Christ. Baptism is a symbol of our old self dying (going under the water) and the new you being raised to life (coming up out of the water) by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is also a step of obedience based on God’s commands and allows us to follow the example of Jesus, who submitted himself to baptism to “fulfill all righteousness.”