Matthew 28:18-19

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”

From Background Notes [BN] for February 25^th/26^th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Baptism brings new converts into identification with Jesus: they re-enact his death, burial and resurrection through this ritual.


Baptism is a powerful symbolic action, witnessing to the transforming work of Jesus Christ in a person's life. This sacrament is a powerful punctuation mark within the profession of a new Christian. Through baptism, a new follower goes on record as belonging to Jesus, as one who is a Christian. In the days of the early Church, baptism could be a risky event. It was a bit like changing national citizenship, leaving behind old loyalties and publicly assuming new ones. For many people, it was making the clear pronouncement to the world: Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not.  [BN, 9]

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