By baptism we confess our faith in the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ, and testify of our death to sin and of our
purpose to walk in newness of life. Thus we acknowledge Christ as Lord
and Saviour, become His people, and are received as members by His church.
Baptism is a symbol of our union with Christ, the forgiveness of our sins,
and our reception of the Holy Spirit. It is by immersion in water and is
contingent on an affirmation of faith in Jesus and evidence of repentance
of sin. It follows instruction in the Holy Scriptures and acceptance of
their teachings. (
Romans 6:1-6;
Colossians 2:12, 13;
Acts 16:30-33;
Acts 22:16;
Acts 2:38;
Matthew 28:19, 20.
)