Mass indoctrination Day 14

Hello everyone

What I learnt from today's Mass indoctrination

Topic :The Purpose of Baptism in the Christian Life

Baptism is a symbol of our commitment to God

Why should I consider getting baptised?

Jesus himself was baptised. He was not a sinner, yet he humbled himself in obedience to identify with us and give us an example to follow.

Baptism is An act of obedience
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father And of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age .”Matthew 28:19-20

Baptism is A public declaration
Baptism declares that you are a follower of Jesus Christ. It is a public confession of your faith in, and commitment to, Jesus Christ. It is the next step after salvation through repentance and faith and is an important foundation for Christian life.

Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the message of God’s good news to one and all. Whoever believes and is baptised is saved; whoever refuses to believe is damned .”Mark 16:16

Ephesians 4:5 says"There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
So that one true Baptism is in the body. That body is the church, which is where baptism must hold.

According to the book of 1corinthians 12:13, it says"In the same way, all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free, have been baptized into the one body by the same Spirit, and we have all been given the one Spirit to drink.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life .” Romans 6:4

Baptism does not make you a believer; it shows that you already are one!

Baptism does not “save” you; only your faith in Christ does that.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8,9

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