A man who belongs to another denomination said to me, “I’d really like to join your church, but it’s the dunking [baptism] business that gets me.”
That gets a lot of people! They don’t understand what we believe about baptism or why we do what we do. Let me explain:
First, the most important thing is to be a Christian. This is a matter of heart commitment. Without that you can be a Methodist, Baptist, or a member of any other “abomination.” And it won’t do you an ounce of good.
Second, you can be a Christian in any Bible-believing church. We don’t think we are the only ones who are Christians. There are followers of Christ in every Christian church. We don’t question that.
Third, when people beco...