Baptism is commanded by Jesus, and the apostles describe it as being joined to him in his death and resurrection. In the New Testament it is always received from someone else, and it brings a person into the church. Christians agree on much of what these texts say and differ on whether infants should be baptized. The nineteen verses below cover the command, what baptism is said to do, water and the Spirit, one baptism in one body, the people…
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