Baptism is a very special and exciting step in your faith journey! It is a public statement of your decision to follow Jesus. Baptism symbolizes that our old life, defined by sin, is being put to death (Romans 6:4). When you are raised up out of the water it symbolizes that your new life, defined by what Jesus has done for you, has begun! God instructs believers to be baptized. Your decision to be baptized is an act of obedience to Jesus (Acts 2:38)