Q65. How do baptism and the Lord's Supper function in salvation-----A. Baptism and the Lord's Supper do not have a function in salvation because of any power in them or in whoever administers them. Rather, their function in salvation is to be visible symbols of the benefits Christians receive through the new covenant. They are the only such outward signs that Christ established to be received by faith. -1 Pet. 3-21- 1 Cor. 3-6-7- 1 Cor. 12-13- Matt. 28-19- Acts 22-16- Matt. 26-26-28- Rom. 6-4-----Q66. What is baptism-----A. Baptism is a holy outward sign of the Christian being united with Christ in his death and resurrection, and thus dying to sin and being alive to God in newness of life. It is a symbol of Jesus' blood and Spirit washing away a soul's impurity and sins, just like water washes away the dirt from the body. In baptism, the Christian is washed with water by being fully submerged, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. -Matt. 28-19- Rom. 6-3-5- Col. 2-12- Gal. 3-27-----Q67. Who can receive baptism-----A. Since baptism is a symbol and expression of faith, it should only be given to someone who actually professes repentance towards God, faith in Jesus Christ, and obedience to the gospel. No other person can receive baptism, neither unbelievers nor any infant. -Acts 2-38- Matt. 3-6- Mark 16-16- Acts 10-47-48-----Q68. What is the duty of those who are rightly baptized-----A. Those who are rightly baptized should join a visible, local, and orderly church of Jesus Christ, so that they may walk in all the commandments of the Lord. -Acts 2-46-47- Acts 9-26- 1 Pet. 2-5- Heb. 10-25- Rom. 16-5-