1. Baptism is an ordinance of the New
Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his
fellowship with him, in his death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into him; of
remission of sins; and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in
newness of life.
( Romans
6:3-5; Colossians
2;12; Galatians
3:27; Mark
1:4; Acts
22:16; Romans
6:4 )
2. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our
Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.
( Mark
16:16; Acts
8:36, 37; Acts
2:41; Acts
8:12; Acts
18:8 )
3. The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be
baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
( Matthew
28:19, 20; Acts
8:38 )
4. Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration of
this ordinance. ( Matthew
3:16; John
3:23 )
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