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We’re overjoyed that you are following Christ in this way and seeking to visibly identify with our risen Lord through baptism. That said, we’ve put together a short guide that will help you prepare for this wonderful event.
A 10-DAY STUDY & REFLECTION GUIDE 7 Baptism is like that. By being baptized, we declare to God, to ourselves, and publicly to others that Jesus is the Lord of our lives. Even more importantly, Jesus commands baptism because through it, God declares to you in a very tangible and memorable way some extremely important things: You are mine. I love ...
God will strengthen you to speak with boldness about the love of God and the mercy of Jesus Christ upon you. Furthermore, because baptism is your effort to declare these realities in your life, and to do so in the presence of the church community, it is necessary to do it this way. NOTES:
Baptism is a celebration of your relationship with Jesus and your life with Christ. It is an opportunity to “identify” yourself as someone who has decided to follow Jesus. By being baptized, you are announcing that you are choosing to leave your former way of doing life on your own and entering into a nw life with God.
1. Baptism makes us children of God - adopted sons and daughters of God Our Father. Baptistery of the Basilica of St. Vitalis, 6th cen. Sbeital, Tunisia Baptism gives us new life as adopted children of God. We become sharers of divine life and temples of the Holy Spirit.
Baptism is an act of obedience to Christ. It is for those who identify with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins. Baptism is a new believer’s public declaration of personal faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. What Does the Bible Say?
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Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ. By the act of baptism, a person becomes a part of the visible Church, for it is a sign and a seal of the Covenant of Grace for believers and their children. As a sign it proclaims God’s forgiveness and our redemption in Jesus Christ.