Baptism

Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Proofs for Baptism by Immersion

Matthew 3:6
Matthew 3:16
Acts 8:38
Romans 6:4
Colossians 2:12

Proofs for a Believer’s Baptism
(Rather than Infant Baptism)

Matthew 28:19
Mark 16:16
Acts 2:41
Acts 8:12
Acts 8:35-38
Acts 18:8
Ephesians 4:5

Scriptures concerning the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Baptism by Fire

Matthew 3:11
Matthew 28:19
Mark 1:8
Luke 3:16
John 1:33
Acts 1:5
Acts 2:38
Acts 10:47-48
Acts 11:16

Revelation 19:7 which says Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”

Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”

Just as a marriage must be built on love, a relationship with Jesus must be built on faith.

Matthew 10:32 “whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.”

In the same way that we must first vocalize our desire to marry someone, we must also vocalize to Jesus our desire to follow him.

Acts 9:18
And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized.

Just as it is necessary to have a covenant wedding ceremony in order to really be married, it is also necessary to have a covenant baptism ceremony in order to really be a Christian.