I must confess that there was a time when I thought that going to a see a Baptism was low on my priority list and wasn't really relevant to anyone except those that knew the person being baptized. Well, that has certainly changed. Over the past few years I have probably attended four or so services where multiple people have been baptized and each time I have come away completely blessed for the time. There is just something about witnessing people from all walks of life declaring public ally their devotion to Christ. Each testimony is unique and each one has a nugget that penetrates my heart in some way and challenges my own walk. I highly recommend these services to other.
By the way, I should mention that aside from simply being an act of obedience to Christ, baptism has no special spiritual implications. In other words, being baptized does not make one into a Christian. You need to already be a Christian before you can be baptized and publicly declare your faith in Christ. For some baptism happens shortly after they receive Christ and for others there may be a long time between when one becomes a Christian and when they get baptized. Being baptized as a baby, however, does not make you into a Christian any more than sleeping in a garage at night makes you into a mechanic. Since baptism is designed to allow Christians to publicly declare their faith, it is best when baptism is left until a person is at an age were they can reasonably communicate their faith.
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