In Romans 5:8, the Bible tells us this:
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
When we were helpless and corrupt, God looked upon us with incomparable love and was willing to die in our place. The world changed forever.
We approach the Bible with simplicity and open ears. As others have said in our faith tradition, we try to “speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where it is silent.”
In Scripture, when a crowd became aware of their sins, they asked, “What should we do?” The Apostle Peter, who gave his life in service to our Lord, responded by saying this as recorded in Acts 2:38:
“Repent and be baptized, everyone one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.”
When asked what must be done to be saved, we point to what the Apostle Peter said, who was one of the men who was chosen by Jesus. We seek simply to apply those simple words and to obey.
It is by belief that we see that Jesus is our only hope and by repentance and baptism that we humbly, but joyfully, choose his side and take his gracious hand of salvation.
We are happy to assist you as you seek the Lord. Our church building has an indoor baptistry that we utilize to immerse people into the water in the name of Jesus, just as it is recorded in the New Testament.
There is an Old Testament event that parallels the act of baptism. A wealthy man named Naaman was dying of leprosy and was told that a prophet named Elisha could heal him. See below what unfolded as recorded in 2 Kings 5:9-14:
So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.
Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.”
But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy.
Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than any of the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage.
Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, `Wash and be cleansed’!”
So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
Note that at first, Naaman didn’t think that obeying such a simple act was important or worth it, but his wise servant asked, “if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it?”
That is a good summary of our view concerning the act of baptism. God tells us to do it and that it is “for the forgiveness of your sins” (Acts 2:38). Our job is not to complicate the matter, but to listen to God. We hope that you will accept the invitation of our Lord to be saved from your sins by believing, repenting, confessing, and being baptized in the name of Jesus.