today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

What it means to come to Jesus is to cross through that river, metaphorically speaking,

where you say I'm leaving behind the wilderness where I'm in charge

and I'm going into the place where God's in charge

and that will be revealed by the fact that my life is surrendered to him.

Yeah. him. Welcome back to another day of teaching here on Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer. As always,

I'm your host, Molly Vitovich. You know, baptism is one of those subjects that tends to stir up some lively debate in Christian circles.

Some people say you should be baptized as a baby, while others say you should wait for adulthood.

Some like to sprinkle, others like to dunk.

Some think you're not actually saved unless you've been baptized.

And then some just don't see what the big deal is either way.

But what we should really care about is what the Bible says on the issue and then in turn why it matters. Pastor J.D.

Greer addresses those questions today on Summit Life as he continues our teaching series called The

The Whole Story. We're returning to the book of Matthew, so grab your Bible and a pen,

and let's get started. Matthew chapter 3, verse 1. In those days, John the Baptist came preaching

in the wilderness of Judea, and his message was pretty simple. Repent. Repent for the kingdom of

heaven is at hand. For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of heaven is at hand for this is he who was spoken of by the prophet

Isaiah when he said the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord

to make his path straight now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his

waist and his food was locusts and wild honey verse 5 then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region

about the Jordan were going out to him,

and they were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.

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