Baptism: A Wedding to Christ
Analogy★★★★★Baptism is as important to a Christian as a wedding is to a marriage. It is the ceremony by which we make that commitment to Jesus. Well friends, in behalf of Jesus, He is proposing to you. He says, I love you. Will you marry me? That’s what baptism is. He’s saying, I love you. I want to live eternally with you. I want to be joined together with you. I want to fill you with my spirit. I want us to be fruitful together. And he’s wanting to know what’s your response.
Batchelor, Doug, “Every Nation and Tongue” (AudioVerse teaching 42597).
The point
The speaker presents baptism as a spiritual wedding, comparing its importance to a Christian's commitment to Jesus with a wedding's importance to a marriage. He portrays Jesus as proposing to the believer, expressing His love and desire for eternal union, spiritual fruitfulness, and the indwelling of His Spirit, with baptism being the believer's public "yes."