Today, following our church service, we had a water baptism ceremony. Chris also took part in this ritual, and we are all very proud of him and this decision. Christian baptism is a dedication to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and to be His disciple. (Mathew 28.19). To be baptised you must do something practical. You must humble yourself. In Christian baptism you must identify yourself with Jesus Christ. As He dedicated himself "thus to fulfil all righteousness" (Matthew 3:15) so must you when you are baptised in water. You make a covenant with God to submit yourself to obey the Spirit of God to the point of death, dying to the deeds and lusts of the body and all that is old, to let the past be buried and to rise up to live to fulfil all righteousness - not through your old life but in the new life given by God.
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Dear Christopher, WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF YOU and your decision to make a public declration of your faith in Jesus. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Uncle Jim, Aunt Cathy, Ryan, Meghan and Liam
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