Should I Dedicate My Life to God and Be Baptized?

YOU have heard many Bible truths during your study of this book, such as God's promised of eternal life, the condition of the dead, and hope of the resurrection. (Ecclesiastes 9:5; Luke 23:43; John 5:28, 29; Revelation 21:3, 4)  You may have started to attend meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses and believe that practice true worship.  (John 13:35)  You may have begun to develop a close friendship with Jehovah, and you may have decided that you want to served him.  So you might think, 'What should I do now to serve God?'  

That is what an Ethiopian man thought who lived in Jesus' time.  Sometime after Jesus was resurrected, Jesus' disciple Philip preached to the man. Philip proved to him that Jesus was the Messiah.  The Ethiopian man was so moved by what he learned that he immediately said:  "Look here is water; what prevents me from getting baptized?' - ACTS 8:26-36.

The Bible clearly teaches that if you want to serve Jehovah, you should get baptized. Jesus told his followers:  "Make disciples of people of all the nations. baptizing them." (Matthew 28:19)  Jesus also set the example by getting baptized himself. He was completely immersed in water, not just sprinkled with water on his head.  (Matthew 3:16)  Today  when a Christian is baptized,  he must also be completely immersed, or dipped in water. 

When you get baptized,it shows others that you really want to be God's friend and to serve him. (Psalm 40:7, 8)  So  you may wonder, 'What do I need to get baptized?' 

Next time: Should I Dedicate My Life to God and Be Baptized? - KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH

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