Water Baptism

We are so excited that you have chosen to be baptized at FaithPointe Church. It is very important to us that each person who is baptized at FaithPointe Church understand what we believe about the doctrine of water baptism.

1. We believe...that all God's people are to be buried with Christ in the waters of baptism. While we freely embrace those of contrary opinion, we feel that this rite is scripturally administered "in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:4

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. (Mark 16:16)

See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.... And he baptized him. (Acts 8:36-38 KJV)

"Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved."...He and all his family were baptized...they had come to believe in God. (Acts 16:30-34)

2. We are baptized into the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.

Having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God. (Col. 2:12)

Don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. (Rom. 6:3-5)

3. There is a remission of our sins (including a "release from" them [Amplified]) in water baptism.

Repent...and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ...for the forgiveness of and release from your sins. (Acts 2:38 Amp.)

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death....Our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. (Rom. 6:4-7)

4. We baptize By full immersion in water.

At that time Jesus...was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water... (Mark 1:9-10)

Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized. (John 3:23)

 The Greek word for baptize (baptizo) means to fully immerse something in a fluid.

 The fact that water baptism is to be by full immersion is further validated by its being likened biblically to a burial

We were therefore buried with him through baptism. (Rom. 6:4)

Having been buried with him in baptism. (Col. 2:12)

If you have repented of your sins and have made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life, then you need to be water baptized. It is not negotiable. Jesus commanded it and the New Testament practice it. Please call the office to get scheduled for the next service and to be water baptized.