May 27, 2007 "Baptism According to the Gospel"

Jeff Wall.

Do we see our life as a Jesus-accepter or a Jesus-follower?  Oftentimes we are okay with using Jesus to get into the Door of Heaven and out of the Flames of Hell, but we forget that He calls us to radically identify with Him.  And this identification comes with both costs and blessings --a high price and a high privilege.  Baptism -- the first and maybe easiest step of obedience -- is a crucial step in owning and living a faith that is not only saving, but transforming as well.