Faith & Reason Nexus

Denominational Baptism Is Wrong Because…

It Puts One in the Wrong Church

• How can one be scripturally baptized and end up in a denomination?
• Denominational baptism typically places individuals into a particular denomination, rather than the Lord’s Church.
• Denominations often teach that their specific baptism is required to become a member of their congregation, which diverges from the New Testament pattern.

The Bible Teaches

• The right baptism, as described in the New Testament, puts one into the Lord’s Church, not a denomination.
  • Acts 2:36-47 shows that when people were baptized after hearing Peter’s sermon, they were added to the church, the body of believers, which is the Lord’s Church.

There Is Not a Wrong Way to Be Rightly Baptized!

• The New Testament teaches that there is only one baptism, and it is for the remission of sins, to be added to the Lord’s Church (Acts 2:38, 47).
• A denominational baptism that is not in accordance with the Bible does not accomplish what New Testament baptism does. It places individuals in a denomination rather than the universal body of Christ.

Do You Have New Testament or Denominational Baptism?

• The distinction is clear: scriptural baptism leads to membership in the body of Christ, the church established by Jesus, and is not tied to any human-made denomination.
• One should ask whether their baptism follows the biblical pattern or if it is part of denominational practices that differ from the New Testament model.