Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Baptism an order an act of justice an act of obedience: Every person before leaving the earth says his last words and they are considered as something very important by the listeners almost always that someone from the land there is an interest to know that was the last thing that person said.
In this sense we must understand the relevance of the last words of Jesus in the verse cited 2so go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of father and son and the holy spirit, teaching them to keep all those who I've sent; and behold, I am with you every day until the end of the world. Amen"
Jesus not only sent him, but He himself did it. Now the order that gave and we must obey was the following:
Id: We must go to all the nations to make disciples
Baptizing: The first thing we must do in the process of making a disciple is to baptize him, that is, the mark of a disciple is the baptism that initiates him in the process of being a disciple.
Teaching them: After baptizing them that it is the first step of a disciple, he goes on to teach them the things that he sent us and that is with us every day until the end of the world.
How was baptism in the Bible?
Matthew 3: 13-17 among others, narrate the incidences of the Baptism of Jesus our Lord, it is important to know that John in that Baptism confirmed the repentance and forgiveness of sins, and as Jesus never committed any sin, John did not want to baptize him. But Jesus explains to John that he does it to fulfill all righteousness. . Justice comes from the Greek word "Dikaisune" and means "everything that has been designated by God to be obeyed and recognized by man."
Jesus says in Matthew 3: 15 that "all justice is to be done", that is, it is in our interest. And why is it convenient for us? It is convenient for us because the one who is baptized in water as the writing teaches is dying in his old way of living and resuscitating to a new life.
What does it take to be baptized? Believe and repent
If you believe with all your heart, nothing prevents you from being baptized and repentance must precede baptism.