21 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE SCRIPTURALLY BAPTIZED

21 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE SCRIPTURALLY BAPTIZED


by Kenneth E. Thomas


1. Because God commands it. Acts 10:48 
2. To fulfill all righteousness. Matthew 3:15 
3. To be a friend of Christ.John 15:14 
4. Because you love God. I John 5:3; John 14:15 
5. Lest you reject the council of God against yourself. Luke 7:30 
6. To COMPLETE the “new birth.” John 3:3-5; Titus 3:5 
7. To enter the kingdom.John 3:5 
8. For remission of sins.Acts 2:38 
9. To receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 
10. In order to be saved.Mark 16:16 
11. To wash away your sins.Acts 22:16 
12. To get into the death of Jesus where blood was shed. Romans 6:3 
13. To be buried with Christ.Romans 6:4 
14. To be raised with Christ.Romans 6:4; Colossians. 3:1; 2:12 
15. To rise to walk in the newness of life. Romans 6:4 
16. To be a child of God by faith. Galatians 3:26-27 
17. To get into the body, which is the Church. I Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 1:18 
18. To have a good conscience. I Peter 3:21 
19. To get INTO Christ.Galatians 3:27 
20. Because “baptism doth also now save us.” I Peter 3:21; Mark 16:16 
21. To be “reconciled unto God in one body by the cross” Ephesians 2:13-16


 


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