The ORDINANCES:

sacrament: believed to infuse grace by their administration

ordinance: symbolic expression of our allegiance to Christ

BAPTISM & COMMUNION

baptizo: to dip, immerse, dye

Matthew 3

What about my church tradition?

Did my baptism count?

The meaning of baptism:

1) identification with Christ

2) symbolic of His death and resurrection

3) represents a cleansing

NOT part of the salvation process

NOT about joining a church

"An outward reflection of an inward connection!"