Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to this faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is a prerequisite to the privileges of church membership.