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BAPTISM: Finally, the person seeking salvation must be baptized for the forgiveness of sins. Sins are not removed from the sinner and the price for those sins is not paid, until the sinner dies with Christ by submitting to baptism. The Bible has much to say about Christian baptism and what occurs at the point of baptism. We will highlight a few of these passages.
Acts 2:38: Baptism is “in the name of Jesus”. This phrase indicates that Jesus is the one providing the authority for baptism to be legitimate. It is not simple washing in water, but is a rite sanctioned and commanded by Jesus Himself (Matt. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16). Baptism is also, “for the forgiveness of your sins.” There is no other way presented in scripture in which forgiveness for sins is possible. Only in baptism will Jesus pay the price for sins and remove them from the sinner. It is also in baptism that the infant believer receives “the gift of the Holy Spirit” – which is the Holy Spirit Himself to dwell inside you. Without the Holy Spirit living inside a person, that person has no hope of eternal life with God.
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