Why should I be baptized? 

 

• To follow Jesus’ example (Mark 1:9) 

• Jesus commanded it (Matt. 28:19-20) 

• It demonstrates that I am really a believer (Acts 18:8; 1 John 2:3) 

 

Baptism is an outward symbol of an inward commitment: 

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• It illustrates Jesus’ burial and resurrection. 

• It illustrates my new life as a Christian. 

 

Baptism does not make me a believer or save me, rather it demonstrates that I have already been saved by my faith in Jesus. 

 

Why be baptized by immersion? 

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• Jesus was baptized that way. (Matt. 3:16) 

• Every baptism in the Bible was by Immersion. (Acts 8:38-39) 

• The word “baptize” actually means “to dip under water".

• Immersion best symbolizes a burial and resurrection. (2 Cor. 5:17; Romans 6:4) 

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Who should be baptized? 

 

• Every person who has believed in Jesus. (Acts 2:41; 8:12-13) 

• EWBC does not baptize infants—only those who have made a decision to believe in Jesus’ death as the payment 
  for their sin.

 

If baptized as a baby, we encourage you to be baptized by immersion as a believer.