Raised To Life

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• Baptism is commanded by Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20)

• Jesus was baptized and set the example for us to follow (Matthew 3:13-17)

• It is symbolic of what has already taken place in your life.  Baptism is a symbolic picture of the cleansing Jesus does in us.  It is a public display of us dying to the old self and being raised up to walk in a new life.  It is picture of the our new identity, as forgiven (Romans 6:3-4)

• As the church was initiated in the book of Acts – people who received the Word were baptized. Baptism always followed conversion, which means placing one’s faith in Jesus, in the Scriptures. (Acts 2:41)

• People who were baptized prior to placing their faith in Jesus were baptized again. (Acts 19:1-5)

• Simply put, no. Good works cannot help you attain salvation. Salvation is only through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-10)

• Only those who confess Jesus with their mouth and believe in their heart are saved.  Baptism is a tangible and public display of your faith and salvation in Jesus. (Romans 10:9-10)

• New believers in the New Testament were completely “dipped” into the water. Philip took the eunuch “down into the water” to be baptized. (Acts 8:26-38)

• Jesus “went” up from the water” during his baptism. (Matthew 3:13-16)

• The original language of the New Testament is Koine Greek. The Greek word for baptism and consistently used in the New Testament – is baptizo – which literally  means to dip, immerse, or dunk.