Water Baptism
Matt 3:5-6
Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 and
were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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Matt 3:11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming
after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and fire.
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Matt 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in
heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
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Mark 1:4
John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins.
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Acts 2:38-39
Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the
promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will
call."
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Acts 10:47-48
Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we
have?" 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.
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Rom 6:1-4
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not!
How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were
baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through
baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness of life.
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There are many places that do not emphasize Baptism. But based on scripture, it is an important aspect of our walk. Many consider the first act of obedience to Jesus commands is being baptized after accepting him as Lord and Savior. I would always encourage baptism by immersion for anyone who is physically able.