Zac Poonen - The Importance of Baptism by Immersion
Summary
The speaker argues that true baptism must be by full immersion, citing the Greek word 'bapto' which means immersion. He refutes common practices like sprinkling and infant baptism, explaining that baptism is a public testimony of dying to sin with Christ and being raised to a new life, as illustrated by Jesus' own baptism. While salvation comes through repentance and faith, baptism is a vital, visible testimony of that spiritual reality.
Description
Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: The Importance of Baptism by Immersion Date: 01/16/2022 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
