By Elimu Assistant Team 
The importance of the baptism of Jesus to Christians today
- Christians are baptized to identify with Jesus
- It unites Christians as members of one body
- It unites Christians as members of one body
- It is a sign of the death and resurrection of Jesus
- Signifies a new life/change of status
- The use of water is symbolic as a leaser.
- Signifies the complete forgiveness of sins
- It makes them children of God
- It marks the beginning of a personal commitment to God
- Prepare Christians for the heavenly Kingdom
- It gives one a sense of belonging to a Christian community
- It confirmed that Jesus was the son of God/Messiah/Divinity of Jesus
