Our Baptisms

From our statement of faith: We believe, That Baptism (Matthew 28:19, 20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26) and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Christ, to be continued until his second coming; and that the former is absolutely requisite to the latter; that is to say, that those (Acts 2:41 and 9:18, 26) only are to be admitted into the communion of the church, and to participate of all ordinances in it, (Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12, 36, 37 and 16:31-34 and 8:8) who upon profession of their faith, have been baptized, (Matthew 3:6, 16; John 3:23; Acts 8:38, 39; Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12) by immersion, in the name of the Father, (Matthew 28:19) and of the Son Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost.

We both had been baptized in the churches in which we grew up much earlier in our lives. However, by God’s graces and mercies, after coming to believe that during those times we held to a gospel different than what we’ve since found to be in the Bible, we felt it was necessary for us to be baptized again.

In preparation, we read the following articles, which helped further our understanding of baptism:

Baptism – A Burial by Charles Spurgeon
Baptism, A Divine Command to be Observed by John Gill
Baptism, A Public Ordinance of Divine Worship by John Gill

Here are some pictures of this event. Our teacher baptized David:

Moreover, since we believe that we as Christians are priests (Rev 1:5-6); and that the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of His bride (1 Cor 11:13); we believed it was appropriate that David baptize Susan:

It was a joyous time for both of us, being able to represent Christ’s death, burial and resurrection and our commitment and submission to God in this way; and it was a wonderful blessing for each of us to be involved as we were in Susan’s baptism.

We are thankful again for the Lord Jesus Christ’s atoning work and resurrection, and the Eternal Three in One’s plan and gift of salvation. Praise be God’s holy name for ever! Amen!

— David & Susan