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Water Baptism
If you have made the most important decision of your life by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, Water Baptism is the joyful public declaration of your faith. It is the visible representation of a deep transformation that has already taken place within you. At Today’s Church, we believe baptism symbolizes the end of your old life and rising into a new identity and renewed purpose in Christ. As 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: “The old has gone; the new is here.”
Baptism in Our Faith?
It is completely normal to have questions about baptism or even to come from a different faith background. Baptism is a public expression of your decision to follow Jesus: it represents leaving your old life behind and beginning a new life with Him.
We are baptized following the example of Jesus and in obedience to what He taught (Matthew 28:19–20). It is a way of publicly saying, “I have decided to follow Christ.”
When Is the Right Time?
When you have made a conscious decision to follow Jesus. You do not have to wait until you feel perfect; baptism is the beginning of the journey, not the finish line.
We are deeply inspired to hear how Jesus is transforming lives in our church. Soon, you’ll be able to watch videos and testimonies here from real people who took this step of faith and obedience and shared their experience of new life in Christ.
Baptism is an outward symbol of an inward transformation. It represents:
It is a public declaration:
“Jesus transformed me, and now I live for Him.”
Anyone who has put their faith in Jesus and decided to follow Him. Throughout the New Testament, we repeatedly see people believe, respond to the gospel, and then be baptized. Baptism is not for people who have everything figured out; it is a step of obedience for those who have decided to begin a life of following Jesus.
Because Jesus Himself was baptized and taught His disciples to baptize those who chose to follow Him. When we are baptized, we follow His example, obey His teaching, and publicly declare our decision to follow Him.
When you have placed your faith in Jesus and decided to follow Him, you do not need to wait until you feel you know enough or your life is completely figured out. In the book of Acts, baptism accompanied people’s response to the gospel. If you have made that decision, baptism can be your next step.
If you were baptized after personally deciding to follow Jesus, you do not need to be baptized again every time you enter a new season in your faith.
If you were baptized as a baby, before understanding what it meant, or before personally deciding to follow Jesus, we want to help you talk through what the Bible teaches about baptism and what your next step may be.
We believe baptism follows a personal decision to put faith in Jesus and follow Him. Before baptizing a child, we want to make sure they can understand, according to their age, who Jesus is, what it means to follow Him, and what they are expressing through baptism. For this reason, we do not baptize babies. Instead, we celebrate child dedication, a moment when parents present their children before God and commit to raising them to know and follow Jesus.
What Comes Next?
Your baptism is only the first step in an exciting life. We want to walk with you as you grow.