在本期视频中，魏泰德牧师谈到了洗礼，这是基督复临安息日会的第十五条基本信仰。

洗礼，一个公开的仪式，宣告耶稣是你的主和救主，表明你对祂的承诺。

全身入水的浸礼是《圣经》中的实地操作，这可以追溯到耶稣在开启使命之前由施洗约翰施洗。祂的门徒也受了洗。在升天前，祂吩咐门徒继续给人施洗。

在马太福音28:18-20，耶稣说:“ 天上地下所有的权柄都赐给我了。所以，你们要去，使万民作我的门徒，奉父、子、圣灵的名给他们施洗。凡我所吩咐你们的，都教训他们遵守，我就常与你们同在，直到世界的末了。”

基督复临安息日实行的浸礼，象征着基督的死亡和复活，也象征着我们的罪被赦免。在这个过程中，我们宣告接受祂的牺牲，并承认祂是我们个人的救主。从水里出来象征着在基督里获得新生。

 “洗礼”一词来源于希腊语baptizo，意思是“浸泡、淹没”和“浸湿”。

与此相关，在歌罗西书2:12这样解释洗礼：“你们既受洗与一同埋葬，也就在此与他一同复活，都因信那叫他从死里复活上帝的功用。”

真正改变你的不是身体上的洗礼。相反，是圣灵的工作使之有所不同。洗礼使你的心与基督更亲密。它标志着你开始人生转变的旅程。

基督复临安息日会基本信仰第15条宣称：“藉着洗礼，我们公开承认对耶稣基督的死与复活的信心，并见证我们对罪已经死了，及见证我们要以新生的样式而活。这样，我们承认基督是主，是救主，成为祂的子民，并被接纳成为祂教会的教友。”

它继续说：“洗礼象征我们与基督的联合，罪的赦免，以及我们的领受圣灵。它是全身入水，并且是基于对耶稣的肯定信心及悔罪的凭据。它是依照《圣经》的教导，并在人接受《圣经》教训之后举行。”

阅读新约中关于洗礼的内容，我们发现了三个重要方面:

人们相信他们所听到的好消息。（使徒行传2:41）

信徒承认他们的罪（马可福音1:5）

洗礼是他们悔改的结果（马太福音3:11，使徒行传2:38）

因为洗礼是基于一个有意识的决定，即承认和悔改你的罪，接受耶稣为你的救主。基督复临安息日会不给婴儿洗礼。因为婴儿太小，无法理解这一重要仪式的意义。

现在，洗礼是信徒生活中必不可少的一步，也是庆祝他公开宣布要追随耶稣的缘由。

怀爱伦写道：“洗礼是一个极其严肃的仪式。当男男女女真的归正时，就奉父、子、圣灵的名受洗。 这标志着天上权威的三个最伟大的代表见证了洗礼仪式，聆听了人类的誓言，从此走上新生的道路。在接受洗礼誓约时，人就与天庭最高的权势联合，立约要过基督在世上所过的生活。而基督，就他而言，履行他话语中所作的每一个应许。他塑造每一个跟随他脚步的人的品格。妙哉！他为罪人所作的是何等的奇妙啊！”

想了解更多关于洗礼的信息，请访问www.adventist.org/baptism。你也可以与当地的基督复临安息日会牧师联系，请祂告诉你如何通过洗礼将你的生命交托给上帝，成为基督复临安息日会的一员。如果你已经受洗，今天你也可以重新委身。

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about baptism, constituting the fifteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists.

Baptism, a public ceremony proclaiming that Jesus is your Lord and Savior, demonstrates your commitment to Him.

Its biblical practice involves immersion in water which can be traced back to Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist before He started His ministry. Similarly, His followers were baptized. And before He ascended back to heaven, He commissioned the disciples to continue baptizing people.

In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus says, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Water immersion, as practiced by Seventh-day Adventists, symbolizes Christ’s death and resurrection. It provides forgiveness of our sins. In the process, we proclaim to accept His sacrifice and acknowledge Him as our personal Savior. Coming out of the water symbolizes rising to a new life in Christ.

“Baptism” comes from the Greek word baptizo, which means to “immerse, submerge” and “make fully wet.”

In connection, Colossians 2:12 explains baptism as being “buried with Him…in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, Who raised Him from the dead.”

The physical act of baptism is not what changes you. Instead, it is the Holy Spirit’s work that makes the difference. Baptism moves your heart toward a closer relationship with Christ. It marks the beginning of a journey of a changed life.

The Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Belief #15 puts it this way: “By baptism, we confess our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and testify of our death to sin and of our purpose to walk in newness of life. Thus, we acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior, become His people, and are received as members by His church.

It continues, “Baptism is a symbol of our union with Christ, the forgiveness of our sins, and our reception of the Holy Spirit. It is by immersion in water and is contingent on an affirmation of faith in Jesus and evidence of repentance of sin. It follows instruction in the Holy Scriptures and acceptance of their teachings.”

Reading about baptism in the New Testament, we find three important aspects:

The people believed the good news they heard (Acts 2:41).

Believers confessed their sins (Mark 1:5).

Baptism was the result of their repentance (Matthew 3:11, Acts 2:38).

Since baptism is based upon a conscious decision to confess and repent of your sins and to accept Jesus as your Savior, the Adventist church does not practice infant baptism. Infants are too young to understand the meaning of this important rite.

Now, baptism is an essential step in the life of a believer and is a reason to celebrate as he publicly declares his intent to follow Jesus.

Ellen White writes, “The ceremony of baptism is a most solemn one. Men and women are baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This signifies that the three greatest representatives of heavenly authority behold the baptismal service and hear the vows that are made by human agents to walk henceforth in newness of life. In taking the baptismal vows, man unites with the highest powers in the heavenly courts. He covenants to live the life that Christ lived while on this earth. And Christ, on His part, fulfills every promise that He has made in His Word. He molds the character of every one who follows in His footsteps. Wonderful, wonderful is His work in behalf of sinners!” (17 LTMS, MS 57, 1902, par. 26).

To learn more about baptism, visit http://www.adventist.org/baptism. You may also contact your local Adventist pastor about how you can commit your life to God through baptism and become a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. If you’ve already been baptized, you may also renew your commitment today.