Acts 2:41
Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 2:41 describes the moment when 3,000 people, after hearing Peter’s message, were baptized and added to the church. This moment was significant not only because of the sheer number of conversions but because it demonstrates the power of the gospel to change lives. Baptism, as an outward sign of inward faith, marked the official entry of these individuals into the community of believers. They received the word of God with gladness and, in response, were baptized as an act of faith and obedience. This baptism was a public declaration of their new identity in Christ, signaling their commitment to follow Jesus and be part of His body, the Church. The scene in Acts 2 also emphasizes the communal aspect of baptism. It is not a solitary act but one that places the individual into the larger community of faith, where they will be nurtured, supported, and encouraged to grow in their relationship with Christ. Through baptism, new believers are united with the body of Christ, becoming part of the living, growing church that continues to spread the gospel to the world.
Colossians 2:12
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Romans 6:3
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Romans 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Acts 11:16
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.