Editor’s Note:

Many Christians believe that baptism means that one’s sins are forgiven by the Lord Jesus and one is reborn. But what’s confusing many of us is why we still can’t get rid of the shackles of sin after being baptized and often live in the state of sinning. Does Christian baptism mean being reborn?

When I was young, my father explained baptism to me. He said, “When someone is being baptized, they are fully submerged in water. That means they have ‘died’ with the Lord Jesus. After being pulled from the water, they are reborn, and they have completely broken away from the sins of the past, starting to have a new life. They will live for the Lord Jesus until they die. The Lo ... Read more »