The Proper Mode of Baptism

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The Proper Mode of Baptism
Becoming a Christian is considered by many to be the greatest thing that one can do in life. Praying, worshipping God, and studying His word are all valuable parts to a walk in faith. Yet, some tend to forget an important action that should take place to attest a stand for Christianity. Baptism is an act of confirming that one is a Christian while symbolizing the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Through the teachings of the Bible and Jesus, it is apparent that the Southern Baptist view of baptism is the most accurate to the symbolization of Christ’s perfect resurrection and declares the public statement to necessary to affirm the relationship with Jesus. While baptism is not necessary for salvation, but does assert the example that Christ portrayed.
Baptism, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is defined as a ceremonial immersion, in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church. This act of corroboration is a traditional venture for Christians to publicly make a stand for Jesus. Though it is has taken on different modes, forms, customs, and practices throughout history and practiced differently in various denominations; the Southern Baptist Church view of baptism is the correct and most accurate way according to scriptures found in the New Testament. The scriptures found in Mark 1, Matthew 16, Acts 2, and John 3 illustrate baptism to be a holy display of salvation to show the repentance, confession, and establishment in faith with Jesus Christ (Holy Bible NKJV). This illustration according to Jesus and John the Baptist show and hold the true way of baptism. In order for one to perform a correct baptism, they must contrive the Southern Baptist view. ...

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Works Cited

Southern Baptist Convention “How to Become a Christian” SBC.net 1999 Web access November 30, 2013 http://www.sbc.net/knowjesus/baptism.asp Fairchild, Mary “What is Baptism?”
About.com Christianity blog Web. 2013 Web access November 18, 2013 http://christianity.about.com/od/faqhelpdesk/f/whatisbaptism.htm Dyer, Larry E. Baptism: A Believer’s First Obedience
Kregel Publication 2000 St. Louis, Missouri

Hobbs, Herschel H. The Baptist Faith and Message
Convention Press Nashville, Tennessee 1971

Brand, Chad. Draper, Charles. England, Archie Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Holman Bible Publishers Nashville, Tennessee 2003

Bible NKJV
Mark 1, Matthew 16, Acts 2, John 3, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16, Romans 4:4-6, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:12, Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16, John 1:33, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:2-4

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