This past Sunday, we took a look at the ordinance of baptism as a part of our Unity of Faith sermon series. We began by looking at how baptism originated with Jesus and how He commissioned the church to continue baptism for all believers as expression of their faith. We learned that baptism is not the point of salvation, but instead, it is an outward symbol of the transformation that has already taken place inside the life of a Christian. Baptism symbolizes that a believer has confessed their sins to Jesus, and He has forgiven all of their sins and cleansed them from all unrighteousness. Those who are baptized are declaring that their former life has been buried with Christ and that they have been raised to walk in a new life.
Have you come to the place in you journey where you have trusted in Jesus and Jesus alone for your salvation? Have you followed Jesus’s instruction by being baptized as an outward symbol of your inward faith?
