When we become Christians, we make a decision to follow Jesus for the rest of our lives. One of the steps He asks us to take early on in our journey is to be baptized in water. It is so important that Jesus Himself was baptized in the Jordan River before He stepped out into public ministry. We can learn five vital truths about baptism from the experience He modelled for us, as recorded in Matthew 3:13-4:1.
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