Water baptism is a direct commandment of our Lord. Scripture requires that all who have become disciples through repentance and faith in Christ as Saviour and Lord are to be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Baptism is by immersion in water and is for believers only.
(Matt 28:19; Acts 2:38, 39; 8:36-39; 16:31-33)
The ordinance of baptism is an act of obedience; a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection; a declaration that the believer has died with Christ and has been raised with Him to walk in the newness of life; a public confession of the new believer’s faith in Christ; and the answer of a good conscience toward God.
(Matt 3:13-17; Rom 6:3-5; Col 2:12; 1 Pet 3:21)