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In The Bible baptism is something that happens to believers. When somebody truly believes that Jesus is the son of God and He died as a sacrifice for sin then you are a Christian. Then you can be baptised.

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Baptism by the emerging of oneself in water is a symbolic jesture on the part of the receipient of allowing the 'oldself' and its ways to die (water is the tomb) and arising out of the watery grave as a 'new being' in Christ. Afterwards, the laying on of hands is done for the new disciple to receive the promise of God's Holy Spirit begettin him/her into the Family of God.

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