Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to be baptized?
The quick answer is that Jesus commands all who follow Him to be baptized. In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus instructs the eleven apostles: "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, 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."
If we have any doubt that becoming a disciple and being baptized go together, Acts 2 should remove it. Here, the Apostle Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, powerfully shares the Gospel with a large crowd in Jerusalem. The Bible tells us that thousands were convicted by his words and asked what they were supposed to do in response. Peter says in verse 38: "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." We are told then in verse 41: "Those who gladly received his word were baptized ; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them."
If you are a disciple of Christ, you need to be baptized.
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