Why Should I Be Baptized? (Church Questions)

“I eagerly commend this series.”
―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

After his resurrection, Jesus commanded his disciples to go and “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them” (Matthew 28:19). In this booklet, pastor Bobby Jamieson unpacks Scripture’s teaching on the importance of baptism in the local church, responding to seven reasons people often give for not being baptized.

• Part of a series that helps Christians understand the centrality of the local church in Christian discipleship
• Provides biblical insight on the essential role of baptism in the local church community by addressing 3 commonly asked questions
• Encourages Christians with the power of the warm, nurturing grace of their local church gatherings
• Formatted as a small booklet ideal for sharing

Bobby Jamieson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is the author of several books, including Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes’ Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness, and coauthor of Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis. Jamieson and his wife have four children.

Associate Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church; author, Jesus’ Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews