1. Those who are lost are in need of baptism (Mark 16:16). 2. Scriptural teaching should precede baptism (Matthew 28:18-20). 3. To be properly baptized, one must believe the gospel (Acts 8:12,13; 18:8). 4. In addition, repentance, which is a change of mind and life is a prerequisite to baptism (Acts 2:38). 5. One must also confess Christ prior to baptism (Acts 8:37). 6. Infants are safe, not knowing good from evil (Deuteronomy 1:39). 7. Sin is not inherited (Ezekiel 18:20). 8. Sin is an act of transgressing God’s law (I John 3:4), after yielding to temptation (James 1:13-15). 9. Man is not born astray; he “goes astray” (Isaiah 53:6). 10. Infant baptism is not taught or practiced in the Bible. 11. Those who have been unscriptually baptized should be baptized again (Acts 19:1-5). 12. Do you need to be baptized? Ken Tyler
