LIVE LIKE JESUS ~ blog

After Jesus had risen, when he appeared to the 11 as they were eating, He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved…” (Mark 16:15-16)

The scriptures are filled with references to water immersion or Baptism, such as the passage from John 3:1-5 (NIV Version) below…

“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.” In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!” Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.”

A quote I read the other day sums it up well:

“The work of the cross is God’s offer of life…
Baptism is our acceptance.”

So what are your thoughts on Baptism? Have you been baptized? What was your experience?

If you haven’t been baptized, are you considering it?

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