Question 104 of 118
What is the duty of those who are rightly baptized?
It is the duty of those who are rightly baptized to give up (join) themselves to some visible and orderly church of Jesus Christ, that they may walk in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Scripture proofs
- Acts 2:46-47
Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
- Acts 9:26
When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
- 1 Peter 2:5
You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
- Romans 16:5
Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (public domain).
More on baptism and the church
- Q98. How do Baptism and the Lord’s Supper become effectual means of salvation?
- Q99. Wherein do Baptism and the Lord’s Supper differ from the other ordinances of God?
- Q100. What is Baptism?
- Q101. To whom is Baptism to be administered?
- Q102. Are the infants of such as are professing believers to be baptized?
- Q103. How is Baptism rightly administered?
- Q105. What is the visible church?
- Q106. What is the invisible church?