The Importance of Baptism

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Baptism is related to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as we are plunged into water and brought back forth into new life. The purpose of baptism is signifying and sealing union with Jesus Christ and placing his name being placed upon us. Communion or the Eucharist is supposed to be a meal that unites believers to one another and to Christ. There are still important differences about the Supper among the churches that emerged from the Reformation.

From his own baptism by John the Baptist to his last commission to his followers to go and make disciples from all nations, Jesus’s ministry is marked by this sacrament. But what does it mean? What are its biblical origins? And who should receive it? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland discuss the traditional Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, and Reformed views on the sacrament of baptism.