Baptism
Take the next step and publicly declare your salvation by being scripturally baptized.
Our church provides a baptismal garment. You will need to bring a change of undergarments and a towel.
If you are a born-again believer in Jesus Christ and would like to be baptized at Open Door Baptist Church, please fill out a baptism application provided in our kiosks and then attend a baptism class. Classes are offered once a month.
As soon after they are saved as possible. In the Bible, people who were saved were baptized shortly thereafter.
Then those who gladly[a] received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
Baptism symbolizes two things, mentioned in Romans 6:3-6 above.
Gospel
It pictures the gospel. The gospel is the good news of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ for sinners. When the baptism candidate is put down in the water, they picture the fact that Christ died and was buried for them. When the baptism candidate is raised out of the water, they picture the fact that Christ was raised from the dead for them.
New Life
It pictures the fact that when we took Christ as our Savior, we died to our old life of sin and became a new creature in Christ. When the baptism candidate is put down in then water, they picture that their life has been raised from a life of sin to a new life in Christ.
No. Only those already saved should be baptized. Baptism does not wash away sins or help a person to be saved. Baptism is a symbolic act.
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.
Obedience
As an act of obedience — God commands us to be baptized. Acts 2:38 says, “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”
Example
Jesus was baptized as our example. He prefigured His death, burial and resurrection for us and became identified with sinners. When we are baptized, we become identified with Him. Matthew 3:13-16 says, “Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?’ But Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.”
Declaration
As an open, public declaration of our faith in Christ and His great work for us. Matthew 10:32 says, “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” And Romans 10:11 says, “For the Scripture says, ‘Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.’
Only people who have been saved should be baptized, meaning only those who have put their trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior should be baptized. Learn more about salvation
So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Baptism is the total immersion of the body in water in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.