My Faith Journey: What is the meaning of baptism?
We believe that baptism is one of the Scriptural ordinances of the local Church. Water baptism is used as an outward expression of a believer’s individual decision to choose Jesus Christ as one’s Lord and Savior and is a public declaration of his/her commitment to follow our Lord’s commands. As Scripture commands, it is the next personal step of obedience after one chooses to follow Christ. At Journey, we practice baptism by immersion – the manner by which Jesus was baptized and by which the Bible models for us. We encourage that Baptism be administered only to those who have the maturity to understand its profound significance, which is resurrection into new life in Christ. Baptism should be administered to believers only as an identifying symbol of their belief in the death, burial, and resurrection to a new life in Christ Jesus. This form of baptism is a prerequisite for membership at Journey. If an individual has not already been baptized, immersion baptism will be required to become a member of the church.
Acts 8:36; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:11-12; Acts 2:41-42; Matthew 3:13-17, 28:18-20; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22
We believe that baptism is one of the Scriptural ordinances of the local Church. Water baptism is used as an outward expression of a believer’s individual decision to choose Jesus Christ as one’s Lord and Savior and is a public declaration of his/her commitment to follow our Lord’s commands. As Scripture commands, it is the next personal step of obedience after one chooses to follow Christ. At Journey, we practice baptism by immersion – the manner by which Jesus was baptized and by which the Bible models for us. We encourage that Baptism be administered only to those who have the maturity to understand its profound significance, which is resurrection into new life in Christ. Baptism should be administered to believers only as an identifying symbol of their belief in the death, burial, and resurrection to a new life in Christ Jesus. This form of baptism is a prerequisite for membership at Journey. If an individual has not already been baptized, immersion baptism will be required to become a member of the church.
Acts 8:36; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:11-12; Acts 2:41-42; Matthew 3:13-17, 28:18-20; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22