Since yesterday evening I've been pondering anew the precious practice of baptism. I had the privilege and joy of sharing in the baptism of several folks at Falls Lake. Along with three other pastors, we baptized 31 fellow believers. Among those whom I was personally able to baptize were four young ladies from my LIFE class community. As I watched them and our church family there in support of them, I couldn't help but think about how precious is this picture of redemption.
Without going into a full-length discussion of baptism, it suffices to say that as Baptists we immerse professing believers, who are old enough to place their trust in Christ, as an outward demonstration of an inward change. This ordinance pictures the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, with whom we identify through faith.
I wanted to share with you the precious joy in our community of faith as several Christ followers gathered to be baptized in His name. It was such a sweet day. Just take a look. Amy took some great pics for us from the shoreline.
Rachel, Rachel, me, Jaye, Laura
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One of the things I love about Southern Baptists is that we are baptized only when we know what we are doing and why we are doing it. The joy is very real and practical in that sense; baptisms are truly an emotional celebration between everyone involved instead of just being a ceremony with an infant or child who doesn't know what in the world is happening. There is no perfect denomination, but we certainly know how to do baptism right. Amen!
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