Why Get Baptized? -YOU LOVE JESUS CHRIST

We love Jesus as our King because he is the ideal Ruler.  Jehovah himself trained his Son and appointed him to rule.  (Isaiah 50:4, 5)  Think, too, of the self-sacrificing love Jesus has shown.  (John 13:1) As your King, Jesus fully deserves your love.  He explained that those who truly love him-those whom  he calls as friends-show their love by obeying his commands.  (John 14:15; 15:14, 15) What an honor it is to be friend of Jehovah's Son!

One of Jesus' commands is that his followers get baptized. (Matthew 28:19, 20) He set the example. In some ways, his baptism is different from that of his followers.  (See the box  "The Baptism of Jesus and the Baptism of His Followers-How They Differ.")  But in other ways, it is similar. In getting baptized, Jesus presented himself to do his Father's will. (Hebrews 10:7) Similarly, Christ's followers get baptized as a public symbol that they have dedicated themselves to Jehovah God. Their life is now focused on doing his will, not their own. So they are following their Master's example.

Next time: Why Get Baptized? -  The Baptism of Jesus and the Baptism of His Followers-How They Differ

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