I've grown up in a christian family but me and my friend want to get baptised. Im not sure if its worth it because others have asked me whats the point of getting baptised. It doesnt really mean that you are automatically a christian but i really want to dedicate my life to god and grow my faith in him. I need some opinions on this???
Jesus said to his apostles:
Mat 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
He also said:
Mar 16:16 “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
At another point, the writer to the Hebrews spelled out for them what he identified as "the elementary principles of Christ":
Heb 6:1 ...the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Heb 6:2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Those elementary principles are repentance, faith, baptism, the laying on of hands, the resurrection, and judgement.
With baptism having been commanded by Christ then identified as one of the elementary principles of Christ, why would one say there is no need in being baptized? You should also closely read the account of the men of Samaria at Acts 8:5-17.