1.Those who are lost are in need of baptism (Mark 16:16).
2. Scriptural teaching should precede baptism (Matthew 28:18-20).
3.To be properly baptized, one must believe the gospel (Acts 8:12,13; 18:8).
4. In addition, repentance, which is a change of mind and life is a prerequisite to baptism (Acts 2:38).
5. One must also confess Christ prior to baptism (Acts 8:37).
6. Infants are safe, not knowing good from evil (Deuteronomy 1:39).
7.Sin is not inherited (Ezekiel 18:20).
8. Sin is an act of transgressing God’s law (I John 3:4), after yielding to temptation (James 1:13-15).
9.Man is not born astray; he “goes astray” (Isaiah 53:6).
10. Infant baptism is not taught or practiced in the Bible.
11.Those who have been unscriptually baptized should be baptized again (Acts 19:1-5).
12. Do you need to be baptized?
Ken Tyler
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