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Baptism is...
Symbolically it is an expression of a spiritual decision to follow Christ. Personally, it is a statement of submission to Christ, willingness to live God's way and identification with the family of God. The Baptism experience is a celebration of coming up out of a death-like place of immersion and into the life filled feeling of breathing again. Anyone who is publicly baptized is expressing these three qualities:
- They are openly confessing the need for God to forgive their sins,
- To live as God wants them to,
- And to be a part of God's family.
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Take a minute to read through the Bible passages on this page and ponder these questions...
Read Romans 6: 3-11.
- What does Baptism mean to you?
- What will make this experience something you will remember?
Read Matthew 28:19.
- What is the personal implication of this Bible passage?
- If a friend asked you why you were thinking about being baptized, what would you tell him?
Next Step, Attend a Baptism Class
If you have not been baptized since committing your life to Christ we want to encourage you to do so. Keystone also offers infant/child dedication for families interested in publicly expressing their desire to raise their children in a Christ centered home. Our baptism classes are designed to answer your questions and provide you and your family with information about the event. Attendance at a baptism class is required.
Keystone offers three Baptism opportunities throughout the year, typically in November, February and June. Watch the event calendar or call the office at 957-2244
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Matthew: 28:19 (New Believers)
"Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."
Matthew 28:19 (The Message)
"Go out and train everyone that you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." |
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Romans 6:3-11 (The Message)
"That’s what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Each of us is raised into a light-filled world by our Father so that we can see where we’re going in our new grace-sovereign country. Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the Cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life – no longer at sin’s beck and call! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of the death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God. That’s what Jesus did."
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