INTRODUCTION: Does believing something affect how we live?
EX: believe someone borrowed something but then you find it
John’s; Jesus’ example for us to follow; Matthew 28:19 (Great Commission)
Mark 16:16, NLT: Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
1st century: Salvation/water baptism closely linked…saved/baptized
Act of obedience that is a public statement of faith in Christ; outward act reflecting an inner change
Why is water baptism so important?