I am a believer in steps. In my life I have skipped steps only to find myself looking back at my life and having to go back to that step. It is like a kid who is playing baseball and hits the ball only to run right past 1st base all the way to second. If you don't tag the base then your out.
Baptism is one of those first bases or first steps. It is one of two core things that Jesus commanded. Baptism along with communion are simply the two most basic first steps in this Christian walk. Not just did Jesus talk about baptism, Jesus was baptized as an adult. My favorite story in scripture is the ethiopian eunuch in scripture was explained the gospel and pulled his chariot over to be baptized right then and there.
I find that a lot of people have an apprehension to baptism. They either were sprinkled as a baby or just feel a little odd about that practice. Baptism is for me the most spiritually charged moment I get to be apart of in a persons life. God is all about explaining things practically to us as humans. He wanted a way to help us understand what Jesus did on the cross. His way is for us to go under the water and “die” (not really but symbolically… I rarely hold people under tell the bubbles come up… lol) to their old way of life. Die to Sin and to be raised again out of the water a new creation as Christ rose again after the crucifixion. It is so inspiring. Every time I pull people out of the water I sense the presence of God so strong it makes my want to cry and laugh at the same time. The only other time this has happened was seeing my baby being born.
So take the next step as an adult Christ fallower… Sign up Sunday and Wednesday at the BBQ lets hop in the pool and be baptized.
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