2025-07-06 11 AM Bluffers Beach, Scarborough, ON

WHAT IS BAPTISM?

Water baptism is a visual and symbolic demonstration of a person’s union with Christ in the likeness of His death and resurrection. It signifies that a person’s former way of life has been put to death and depicts a release from the mastery of sin. Therefore, in obedience to Christ’s command and as a testimony to God, the church, oneself and the world, a believer should be immersed in water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

WHY SHOULD ONE BE BAPTIZED?

1. To obey the commands of Christ
2. To evidence and profess publicly that a person is a disciple of Christ
3. To follow the example of Christ

Baptism is not merely a responsibility but also a privilege. We have the opportunity to evidence our trust in and love for our King through obedience in this ordinance. If we think of baptism as a mere burden, we have not properly understood the joy of following Christ in the call to be baptized. It should be our joy, and we should eagerly anticipate our participation in the ordinance. The desire to be baptized should be motivated by a desire to glorify God in faithful obedience.

WHO SHOULD BE BAPTIZED?

We believe that “baptism is only intended for the individual who has received the saving benefits of Christ’s atoning work and become His disciple.”

MATTHEW 28:18–20 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

 

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