24/08/2026
Ex-Muslims are baptized after discipleship: For a person leaving Islam to follow Christianity, baptism is a profound public declaration of faith. It marks a clear break from their past, signals a new identity in Christ, and acts as an essential step of obedience. However, because it is a public act.
Water baptism in the Bible is a public outward sign of an inward change. It symbolizes a believer dying to an old way of life and rising to a new life in Jesus Christ.
Why does baptism matter in Christianity?
👉Public Testimony: It shows an open commitment to Jesus before other believers.
👉Identity Shift: It replaces an old community tie with a new spiritual family.
👉Spiritual Obedience: It follows the Christian teaching to repent and be baptized.
Command and Example:
👉Matthew 28:19: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
👉Mark 1:9: Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
👉Acts 2:41: Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to them that day.
Symbolism and Meaning:
👉Romans 6:4: We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead, we too might walk in newness of life.
👉Colossians 2:12: Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God.
👉1 Peter 3:21: Baptism now saves you not the removal of dirt from the body, but an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Identification with Christ:
👉Galatians 3:27: All of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
👉Acts 22:16: Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on his name.
Apologist Evangelist Ibrahim Dikko
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