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1 Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the
party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into
him;1 of remission of
sins;2 and of giving up into
God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.3
1Romans 6:3–5; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:27 2Mark 1:4; Acts 22:16 3Romans 6:4
2 Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to our
Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.4
4Mark 16:16; Acts 8:36, 37; 2:41; 8:12; 18:8
3 The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be
baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.5
5Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 8:38
4 Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration
of this ordinance.6
6Matthew 3:16; John 3:23
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