Why Is Baptism Important?

Today we have a basic but really important question we have yet to address on the podcast. It comes from a listener named Matthew. “Hello, Pastor John, and thank you for this podcast. I am a relatively new believer who was saved through a very faithful Bible preaching ministry on my college campus. I have since graduated and am now looking for a home church to become a member. In every case I have been asked if I have been baptized. I have not. I need to. And I plan to. But I was wondering if you could explain to a newer believer like me, why do I need to be baptized? What does it mean? And why is this an essential step for me to take?”

Thank you, Matthew. I love the question. It’s an honor to try to answer. Let me start by just reading a definition of what baptism is from our church affirmation of faith. And then I’ll try to unpack it and explain it.

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