Immersion in Water Pt. 3

Derek Prince examines the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3, where all three persons of the Godhead endorsed water baptism—Jesus submitted to it, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him, and the Father spoke from heaven, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." He explains that Christian baptism differs from John's baptism of repentance; rather, as Jesus said, it is "to fulfil all righteousness" (Matthew 3:15), and believers are baptised not because they have repented but to complete the righteousness already imputed to them through faith (Romans 5:1).

Drawing on Romans 6:3-4, Prince describes baptism as identification with Christ's death, burial and resurrection—a death sentence to the old self followed by resurrection to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, not one's own strength. He outlines the New Testament requirements for baptism from Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:38 and Mark 16:15-16: hearing the gospel, repentance, and belief, stressing that baptism is a commitment to discipleship, not mere church membership, and warning against separating repentance, baptism and receiving the Spirit into a drawn-out process rather than God's intended "package deal."

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