Do it -- Make your PUBLIC PROFESSION of FAITH!
On September 20th, South Memorial is holding another Baptism service. I love participating in Baptisms. I love the deep symbolism of having our sins washed away, dying to sin and being raised to new life. Baptism is an outward visible sign of who we belong to. We are making a proclamation that JESUS IS THE LORD OF OUR LIFE. There is no more powerful statement of faith in this life. I was reading today Matthew 3, where Jesus was baptized. "Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John tried to talk him out of it. 'I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,' he said, 'so why are you coming to me?' But Jesus said, 'It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.'" (Matthew 3:13-15, NLT) Jesus did not need his sins washed away. He was the perfect sinless man. His choice to be baptized is the foundation of why I believe baptism is a SYMBOLIC ACT and not an act of salvation. Baptism is a public pro...
