Baptism
Baptism means going all the way under the water. It’s a picture of burying your old life and rising up brand new in Jesus. It’s something you choose to do after deciding to follow Him, not what makes you saved.
Frequently asked questions
Why immersion instead of sprinkling?
Going fully under the water matches the "buried and raised to new life" picture the Bible uses. A few drops on the forehead doesn't tell the same story.
Bible references
Romans 6:3-4Show verseHide verse
3Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
4We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
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38Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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