Water Baptism

Original material by Andrew Wommack, updates from Eileen Plemmons

Do you need to be “water baptized” to be saved? Does it count if you had this experience as a child or an infant?

Water baptism is an act that expresses a person’s faith in Jesus. Without that faith, it is

impossible to please God and so the act means nothing.

Is it then possible for an infant to have such faith? No, it is not. Is it possible for a child to have such faith? Well, maybe.

Did the child, repent – that is – have a change of heart, mind, attitude, turn away from sin and move in a new direction?

Water baptism is not what saves us, Jesus does. Water doesn’t wash away our sins, Jesus’ blood does. Faith applies His blood to us. People who turn to Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins are willing to express this faith openly by being water baptized. Faith is “dead” when they are unwilling.

This was the point of James in his letter to the believers, his subject being “saving faith” or “faith that saves” (James 2:18 – 19); “But someone might object and say, ‘One person has faith and another person has works.’  Go ahead then and prove to me that you have faith without works and I will show you faith by my works as proof that I believe. You can believe all you want that there is one true God, that’s wonderful! But even the demons know this and tremble with fear before Him, yet they’re unchanged—they remain demons.”

So then, faith alone saves but faith is never alone! Faith always has to express itself.

In Acts 10:43, Peter is speaking to Cornelius, a Roman military captain and says;

“And not only us, but all of the prophets agree in their writings that everyone who believes in Him (Jesus) receives complete forgiveness (or cancellation) of sins through the power of His name.”

So, salvation comes through faith (trust and rely upon) Jesus, His name and His poured-out blood, to give us a right standing before a holy God.

Do you believe in Jesus and have you now or as a child repented (had a change of heart, mind, attitude that shows up in your actions and words)? If yes and you haven’t been baptized yet, do not delay!

Mark 16:16; “Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned.” – Jesus

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