Who Should Be Baptized? What The Bible Says.
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The people who heard Peter's Pentecost sermon asked, "Brothers, what shall we do?" (Acts 2:37). He answered: "Repent, and be baptized..." (verse 38). Their response: "Those who accepted his message were baptized..." (v. 41).
"But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women." (Acts 8:12)
"Simon himself believed, and was baptized." (Acts 8:13)
Conclusion: In these records of baptism, it is indicated that the people first "repented" of sin (changed their minds about sin - acknowledging their need for a savior) and "believed" in Christ (trusted Jesus as their savior from sin) and then were baptized. One must be a believer in Christ to be eligible for baptism.
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- Why be baptized?
- When are we to be baptized?
- How are we to be baptized?
- What is the message of baptism?
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