Baptism ...

Baptism is an english word derived from the Greek word bapto, a term used in the first century to describe the immersion of a garment first into bleach and then into dye, both cleansing and changing the color of the cloth.

In modern church culture the word baptism refers to a symbolic act of sprinkling with or immersing a person in water. Why do we do this? It may seem a bit strange, but it's really a lot like the first century process described above.

We immerse a new Christ-follower in water to symbolize the cleansing of sin and birth of a new spiritual person. In other words, the old spiritual man has died (been buried in the water) and the new spiritual man has come (raised up clean and new). This whole process is eerily similiar to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is precisely why we do it.

If you are a new Christ-follower and wish to be baptized or want to talk more about it with a pastor, contact us anytime. We'd love to talk with you.