Baptized into the Name ‘Lord Jesus’

Job 15; Acts 19-20 

“On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve men in all.”

Acts 19:5-7

What does it mean to be baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus?

Some approach baptism as a rite of passage in entering a Christian community. However, the New Testament church had a much deeper understanding of baptism. John’s baptism of repentance prepared the way for the baptism of the Holy Spirit into Jesus Christ. The identities of those who receive salvation by faith in Christ are transformed from self-mode to Christ-mode. Baptism is an outward act which signifies an inward transformation. Our immersion in water symbolizes our death to our old life; as we emerge from the water, we testify to new life through the Holy Spirit. Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, then becomes our life.

Have we been baptized in the name, or identity, of the Lord Jesus Christ?

Are we still trying to make a name for ourselves?

“Lord Jesus, you are my life and my identity, for your glory.”