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Repent of your sins and let the old you be buried and be raised up a new creature in Christ (Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; 2 Corinthians 5:17)

Who?
- Who needs to repent? Anybody who ever committed any sin ...learn more
- Who has sinned? The Bible says all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. However, this "all" does not appear to be without rare exception. ...learn more When God commands us to do something, and we disobey or neglect His commandments, that is sin, which includes avoiding reading or avoiding hearing God's commands, or even ignoring them.
  - Adultery
  - fornication
  - uncleanness
  - lasciviousness
  - Idolatry
  - witchcraft
  - hatred
  - variance
  - emulations
  - wrath
  - strife
  - seditions
  - heresies
  - Envyings
  - murders
  - drunkenness
  - revellings
  - and such like
- Who can repent? Anyone can repent. Even before Jesus walked the earth, people were made aware of their wrongdoings, and in some way repented.
- Who must perform the baptism? The scriptures do not say baptizing must be performed by an "ordained minister" or pastor. So it may be that any true disciple of Jesus Christ, who is a member of the body of Christ may perform a baptism in His name, since it is being done in Jesus' name. ...learn more
- Who needs to be baptized? Only believers in Christ (Christians) are expected to be baptized, but everyone, including non-believers, has a need to be baptized. However, it must be understood that baptism is not enough by itself. Believing and confessing Jesus as Lord, and Repentance is also required. By repentance, I mean one must decidedly to turn away from their old ways, bury their old life and live a new and different life... a life in Christ. ...learn more
- Can infants be baptized? The scriptures never speak of any infant being baptized. ...learn more

What?
From Matthew 3:6, it appears that part of repenting is confessing one's sins. But repenting is not simply confessing one's sins, but turning away from them and going the other way. ...learn more
When?
In Ephesians 4, the Bible says there is one baptism. It is not a way to join a local church and is not required to be done when one switches from one church house (or pastor) to another or from one denomination to another. It is to be done when one is born again. ...learn more
Where?
Baptism is a spiritual thing. Geography is of less importance. Whether the water is clean or dirty is of less importance. Whether it is in a baptismal pool in a church owned building or a river or lake is of less importance. What is of importance is where one is spiritually. ...learn more
Why?
In Matthew 4:17, Jesus said to repent because the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
It appears that one must be baptized in order to show their death and resurrection in affiliation with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. ...learn more
How?
(ethiopian eunuch - Acts 8:36-39)
in Jesus' name
sprinkling does not show a death and resurrection.

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