1. there is no real spiritual concern
Safe
When a child is born
there is no real spiritual concern
No Sin
No Need

2. there is no real spiritual concern
Safe
When a child is toddler
there is no real spiritual concern
No Sin
No Need

3. When a child starts to school there is no real spiritual concern
Safe
When a child starts to school
there is no real spiritual concern
No Sin
No Need

4. Lost Is Sin Is Need By the time a child graduates High School
there is real spiritual concern
Is Sin
Is Need

5. Rom 7:9
I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.
Before He Was Accountable
After He Was Accountable
Without Law
No Sin
Alive
Commandment Came
Sin Revived
Died
Point of Accountability

6. he/she become accountable?
At what point did
he/she become accountable?
How Does One Know?

7. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
To Be
Baptized

8. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
I. No Particular Age
A. No certain birthday – if all reach they are ready
B. No passage gives an age.
C. Children mature at different rates & different ages
To Be
Baptized

9. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
I. No Particular Age
II. When Guilty of Sin
To Be
Baptized

10. Sin II. When Guilty of Sin
A. Baptism is for the remission of sin (Acts 2:38; 22:16)
B. Need: Sin separates from God
1. Now – Isa. 59:1-2; Jas. 1:15
2. Eternally – Rom. 6:23
B. They need to know what sin is (1 John 3:4)?
C. They need to know if they are guilty of sin?
D. Can they identify sin in their life?
E. They need to know that they are in a lost condition?
F. Old enough to lie, steal, cheat, lust, curse…?
Sin

11. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
I. No Particular Age
To Be
Baptized
II. When Guilty of Sin
III. When Understand - Jesus

12. III. When Understand - Jesus
A. Do they have a general understanding of who Jesus is?
Jesus
Born of a virgin (Matt. 1:23)
Lived sinless (Heb. 4:15)
Messiah (John 4:24-25)
Son of God (Rom. 1:4)
Died for our sins (1 Cor. 15:1-4)
Raised from dead (Acts 2:24, 32)
B. Do they believe this?

13. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
I. No Particular Age
To Be
Baptized
II. When Guilty of Sin
III. When Understand - Jesus
IV. When Understand – Must Do

14. IV. When Understand –What I Must To Be Saved?
A. Do they have a Understanding of each step in plan of salvation?
Must Do
Hear the Gospel (Rom. 10:17)
Believe in Christ (John 8:24)
Repent of past sins (Acts 2:38)
Confess that you believe (Rom. 10:9-10)
Baptized in water (Mark 16:16)
B. Question is not – could you write a page on each one, but:
1. Understand it enough to obey it?

15. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
I. No Particular Age
To Be
Baptized
II. When Guilty of Sin
III. When Understand - Jesus
IV. When Understand – Must Do
V. Doing Serious Study - Soul

16. V. Doing Serious Study - Soul
A. Have you been seriously thinking about:
1. Their soul?
2. Their relationship with God?
3. Obeying the Lord?
4. Going to heaven?
5. About whether they will go to heaven...if die?
B. Do theythink they are in a lost condition now? (John 8:21; Rom. 6:23)
C. If they are seriously thinking – good sign that they have reached that point – or close to it.

17. How Do I Know When It Is Time?
I. No Particular Age
II. When Guilty of Sin
To Be
Baptized
III. When Understand - Jesus
IV. When Understand – Must Do
V. Doing Serious Study - Soul
VI. Ready to Accept Responsibility

18. VI. Ready to Accept Responsibility
A. Being a Christian is serious business
1. Not to be taken lightly
2. More important than school – education
3. More important than marriage
B. When we are baptized – we make a change
1. We now walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:3-4)
2. We now strive to please God (Gal. 2:20)
Responsibility

19. If You Are Old Enough To Be Baptized:
Old enough to live the Christian life
Old enough to say “no” to things Christians cannot do
Old enough to act like a Christian during worship
Old enough to engage in worship yourself
Pay attention to words of songs
Listen to the sermon
Follow the words of the prayers
Think about the sacrifice of Christ during the L.S.

20. Is It Time For You? Is there sin in your life?
Do you understand about Jesus?
Do you believe?
Have you repented?
Seriously thinking about – soul?
Ready for the responsibility?

21. Maybe It Is Time For You Ask if you desire to be baptized
Let everyone know of your desire
Ask you, “Do you believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God?”
Someone will assist you in getting ready
Taken under the water…