23.

Do you believe that conversion is the new birth experience and that unless you are born
of water (the baptism of repentance; forgiveness; justification) and the Spirit (the bap-
tism of obedience; continual cleansing; sanctification) you cannot enter into the king-
dom of God? Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:3; John 3:3–5; Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 1:22, 23
24. Do you believe in baptism by immersion? Is it your desire to manifest faith and accep-
tance in the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ by public baptism in the name of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? As evidence of this decision, do you desire to
accept the historic beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist world movement and unite with
all faithful believers of the same? Matthew 3:16, 17; 28:18–20; Romans 6:3–5; Colossians
2:12

Yes, I Do
Signed: _________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

____________________________________________________ Certificate of Baptism

“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo,
Minister: _______________________________________________ the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like
a dove, and lighting upon him” (Matthew 3:16).
Witness: ________________________________________________

Witness: ________________________________________________ In harmony with our Lord’s command

Witness: ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________

Baptized at______________________________________

On the ______ day of _____________________, _______

Officiated by _____________________________________
 Baptismal Vows
1. Do you believe there is one God known as three persons, who are revealed in Scripture
as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? Matthew 28:19; 1 John 5:7
2. Do you accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God; and do you take it as your rule of
faith and practice? Acts 20:32; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
3. Do you believe that Jesus is the eternal Son of God and the Saviour of mankind? Do
you accept Him as your personal Saviour for salvation from sin which He offers through
His grace? Will you invite Him every day to dwell in your heart through the Holy Spirit?
John 1:12, 13; Galatians 2:20
4. Have you repented of and confessed all known sin to God believing that He, for Christ’s
sake, has forgiven you? As far as possible, have you made reconciliation with those
whom you have wronged or with those who have wronged you? Ezekiel 33:15; Matthew
5:23–26; 1 John 1:9
5. Is it your purpose to abide in Christ—to live surrendered to God, doing His will in all
things? Will you daily lay all your plans before Him to be carried out or given up as His
providence shall indicate? John 7:17; Romans 12:1; Colossians 3:17
6. Will you endeavor to maintain daily communion with God by personal worship in prayer
and the study of God’s Word? Will you support and/or provide family worship morn-
ing and evening in your home? Daniel 6:10; 1 Timothy 2:1; 2 Timothy 2:15
7. Do you recognize your responsibility to share the everlasting gospel with others? Will
you commit your life in witness and example, as far as possible, to lead men and women
to surrender their lives to Christ? Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15
8. Do you believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ: that His coming will be personal,
visible, and accompanied by the heavenly angels? John 14:1–3; Acts 1:9–11; 1
Thessalonians 4:16, 17
9. Do you accept that man is mortal; and that in death he is in an unconscious state,
referred to as sleep? Do you believe that at the second coming of Jesus the faithful of all
ages will be raised, caught up, and granted immortality with the living saints to meet the
Lord in the air? Daniel 12:2; John 11:11–14; 1 Corinthians 15:51–55; 1 Thessalonians
4:15–17
10. Do you believe the great message of Christ our righteousness: that we are justified and
sanctified only through His sacrifice and High Priestly ministry for us? Acts 26:18; Ro-
mans 5:1–9; Ephesians 5:25–27; Hebrews 10:10; 13:12
11. Recognizing that obedience is the fruit of Christ-given sanctification, do you believe
that all the commandments are a transcript of His character, and the keeping of these
commandments, through the power of the indwelling of Christ, is the evidence of
salvation in the saints? Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Jude 24; Revelation
12:17; 14:12; 22:14
12. Do you believe that the seventh day of the week is God’s holy sacred Sabbath day, a day
of rest from all secular pursuits and of special worship to God? Do you recognize that
God’s Sabbath begins at sundown Friday and that every preparation should be made to
begin Sabbath with a welcoming worship; and that it concludes sundown Saturday with
a worship of thankfulness? Exodus 20:8–11; Leviticus 23:32; Luke 23:54, 56
13. Do you recognize that the Sabbath as a memorial of creation is representative of the
Seal of God; and that Sunday worship is the pagan counterfeit described by the Bible as
the Mark of the Beast? Genesis 2:1–3; Exodus 31:13; Ezekiel 20:12, 20; Revelation
13:16; 14:1, 9, 10
14. Do you recognize that the papacy is the great antichrist of Bible prophecy, that it was
the great persecuting power of the Middle Ages, and will again persecute God’s saints at
the end of time? Do you recognize that the papacy attempted to change the Sabbath
and has allowed many pagan errors to come into the Christian Church? Daniel 7:25; 1
John 4:2, 3; Revelation 13:1–8
15. Will you practice the Bible plan for the support of God’s work by rendering unto Him
the tithe, one-tenth of all your increase, and sacrificial offerings according to how the
Lord has prospered you? Leviticus 27:30; Deuteronomy 16:17; Malachi 3:8–10; Luke
6:38
16. Is it your purpose to obey the instruction to eat and drink to the glory of God by
abstaining from all intoxicating liquors, tobacco in all its forms, all unclean meats, nar-
cotics, tea, coffee, and other harmful substances? Leviticus 11; Proverbs 23:29–32; Isaiah
66:15–17; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 10:31
17. Are you committed to following the Bible principle of modesty and simplicity in dress,
refraining from the wearing of makeup, colorful nail polishes, ear ornaments, necklaces,
bracelets, beads, rings, and any form of adornment that draws attention to oneself: so
that your influence might reflect the inner adornment of a life that will attract men and
women to Jesus? Will you determine to refrain from any lack of dress or style of dress
that is out of keeping with the Bible concepts of modesty? Genesis 35:2–4; Exodus
33:5, 6; Deuteronomy 22:5; Isaiah 3:16–24; 1 Timothy 2:9, 10; 1 Peter 3:3, 4
18. Recognizing the seriousness of the call of Christ upon your life and service, is it your
purpose to refrain from all worldly amusements and sinful practices such as dancing,
card playing, theater-attending, novel reading, competitive sports, watching unprofit-
able television programs, and shunning all other questionable worldly environments
and amusements? Psalm 101; James 1:27; 4:4; 1 John 2:15
19. Do you believe that in 1844 Christ began the investigative judgment in the second apart-
ment of the heavenly sanctuary, and that He is now ministering as our High Priest? Do
you believe that in the Most Holy Place Christ makes the final atonement for our sins,
where they will be blotted out if confessed and forsaken? Leviticus 16; Daniel 7:9, 10,
13, 14, 26; 8:14
20. Do you believe that the closing gospel message of the Three Angels is now going to the
world; and that under the power of the Latter Rain, those who have been truly sancti-
fied by Jesus will give the Loud Cry, calling men and women out of Babylon and into
God’s remnant church? Hosea 10:12; Joel 2; Zechariah 10:1; Revelation 14:6–14; 18:1–
4
21. Do you recognize that the remnant church has the Spirit of Prophecy; and that in these
last days the Spirit of Prophecy has been especially manifested to the church through
the writings of Ellen G. White and that these writings are to be respected as inspired of
God and authoritative in your life? Ephesians 4:11–14; Revelation 12:17; 19:10
22. Do you believe in and have you accepted the ordinances of humility and the Lord’s
Supper, which symbolize the commitment of giving your whole life to Jesus and dying
to the old life of sin? Is it your purpose to walk in the footsteps of Jesus? John 13:3–17;
1 Corinthians 11:23–33; 1 John 2:6