Done by full immersion in water, this practice is conducted with individuals who
have made the conscious decision to follow Christ and have professed Him to be Lord of their life. The practice of baptizing infants and baptizing for the deceased is foreign to Holy Scripture. Although baptism does not save the person from their sins, it does serve as an outward demonstration to the surrounding witnesses of the change that has occurred in the person’s heart. Baptism does not guarantee sinless perfection, but it does symbolically show that the individual has died to their old life of sin and has risen to a new life as a follower of Christ. This step of obedience does not produce commitment; rather it is an act of the committed heart towards God.

Mathew 28:18-20, Acts 8:35-39; 10:47-48; 16:27-33 Romans 6:3-7, Ephesians 4:4-6, Colossians 2:11-12