Baptism

Baptism, as any Baptist will tell you, is profoundly significant in it’s symbolism. Going down under the water to be raised up again as a new believer tells a story of the death of our old self, and resurrection to new life with Jesus. But is baptism only a symbol? Is it only a step of obedience God hopes we take? Or is baptism more than just a symbol and a witness. Does God intend the act of baptism to impart something profoundly important to the believer who experiences it? Setting down our denominational traditions, lets look into scripture and see what God intends in our baptism. (Part 1 of 2)