Repentance is required for the contract of baptism to be valid. It is impossible to make sin work. John the baptizer showed the absolute need for repentance. "Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance." Matthew 3:8 It is important to remember that we did not call ourselves to the truth, it was God's mercy extended to us at this time. We must have the spirit of obedience. Jesus saved His people from their sins, not in their sins. This is a great review of how repentance goes hand in hand with baptism.

Rick Beam

(1950-2024)

Rick Beam was born and grew up in northeast Mississippi. He graduated from Ambassador College Big Sandy, Texas, in 1972, and was ordained into the ministry in 1975. From 1978 until his death in 2024, he pastored congregations in the south, west and midwest. His final pastorate was for the United Church of God congregations in Rome, (Georgia), Gadsden (Alabama) and Chattanooga (Tennessee).