Based on a Tract by the Same Title
Introductory Statements:
Everyone has some idea about baptism. It is a part of most churches. However, these ideas are widely divergent, and perhaps you have wondered at times which is the correct way. On the following pages we have outlined some of the simple facts about baptism as found in God’s word. Won’t you take the time to read them carefully, looking up the scripture references which are given?
Let us begin with the fact that God’s command includes baptism. The great commission in Matthew 28:19, 20 says, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
Also, when Jesus was baptized, He said concerning baptism, “…thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15).
Assuming that we accept this fact, and agree that baptism is a part of god’s plan for H is people, then we must concern ourselves with the answers to several simple questions about baptism, such as: When? How? and Why?
Let’s take a moment to get familiar with the Bible’s teaching on baptism.
