Sometimes clichés just work best: Baptism is an, “outward sign of an inward change.” The public notice of a person’s conversion or commitment to Jesus was not praying a prayer, filling out a response card or walking an aisle, it was baptism. When someone wanted to display their new faith in Christ as their Savior or Messiah they were baptized.
Baptism is not the last (or any other) stage of salvation for the unbeliever, but the first step of obedience for the Christ follower. Baptism also serves as a sign reflecting the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.
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