The church comprises a covenant community of believers who have identified with Christ through baptism. - David Platt

Baptism is important for believers to:
• Identify with Christ
• Follow Christ’s example
• Obey the commands of Jesus
• Identify with the body of Christ

The Holy Spirit immersing a believer in the body of Christ was inseparable from water baptism in the New Testament.

Baptism is important for believers to:
• Identify with Christ
• Follow Christ’s example
• Obey the commands of Jesus
• Identify with the body of Christ

• Vibrant celebration of the grace of God

Salvific - pertaining to salvation.

You are made right before God because of what Jesus has done in your place.

• Vibrant celebration of the grace of God
• Vital display of the gospel of Christ

The preponderance of biblical evidence is baptism by immersion.

Baptism is for believers

Baptism is an act that should occur after your salvation.

Ignorance
Pride
Indifference
Defiant
Unregenerate