Baptism - JW. ORG Definition: The word “baptize” comes from the Greek ba·ptiʹzein, meaning “to dip, to plunge ” (A Greek-English Lexicon, by Liddell and Scott) Christian water baptism is an outward symbol that the one being baptized has made a complete, unreserved, and unconditional dedication through Jesus Christ to do the will of Jehovah God The Scriptures also refer to John’s baptism, baptism
The Meaning of Your Baptism - JW. ORG Your going beneath the baptismal waters represents your dying to your former life course Being raised out of the water symbolizes your being made alive to do God’s will This “one baptism” applies to all who become true Christians At baptism they become Christian Witnesses of Jehovah, God’s ordained ministers