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:''Baptism is not only a sign of profession and mark of difference whereby Christians are distinguished from others that are not baptized; but it is also a sign of regeneration or the new birth.''
Pentecostal churches mostly teach that baptism is to be performed on believers and as such is a symbolic act of faith. The [[Assembly The Assemblies of God|Assemblies of God]] state in their [[Summary of beliefs of the Assemblies of God|Official Statement of Fundamental Truths]] that
:''Water Baptism by Immersion is practiced after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation''
==What about infant baptism?==
The practice of baptizing infants can be traced in history back to the third century after Christ. Prior to this, [[Infant Baptism]] may have occurred, but there are no clear records of it. In the centuries after this, infant baptism became almost universal in Christendom. From around the time of the reformation different groups of Christians ceased its practice, and would only baptize those old enough to believe in Christ - this is usually referred to as "believer's baptism". Today, [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]], [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] and many [[Protestant churches|Protestant]] denominations (including [[Anglican church|Anglican]], [[Uniting Church]], [[Lutheran church|Lutheran]]) baptize infants. Many Protestant and [[Pentecostal churches|Pentocostal]] denominations (including [[Baptist churches|Baptists]], [[The Assemblies of God|Assemblies of God]]) do not baptize infants.
In the [[Bible]], there is no definite example of a child being baptized, but there are also passages that many Christians believe imply children were baptized. For example, in [[Acts]] 16: 31-34, the jailer and all his family were baptized.
