Baptism in Water AOG statement of faith We

Baptism in Water AOG statement of faith We believe that all who have truly repented and believed in Christ as Lord and Saviour are commanded to be baptised by immersion in water.

Romans 6 v 3 Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? v 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

Water Baptism • Symbolizes the believer’s total trust in and total reliance on the Lord Jesus Christ, • A commitment to live obediently to Him. • Expresses unity with all the saints Eph 2: 19 that is, with every person in every nation on earth who is a member of the Body of Christ Gal 3: 27 -28

Water Baptism • Water baptism conveys this and more, but it is not what saves us. Instead, we are saved by grace through faith, apart from works (Ephesians 2: 8– 9). • We are baptized because our Lord commanded it: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28: 19).

Water Baptism • Part of a radical, dynamic, life changing transformation – not just symbolic its an event now and ongoing. • Acts 17 v 6 “they who have turned the world upside down have come here also” • For us already baptised maybe we think that this spirit needs renewing in us?