It must be understood that baptism is the beginning of a race towards the Kingdom of God; it is not just a token of having changed churches and beliefs, nor is it a passive entrance into a relaxed life of easy-going adherence to a few vaguely stated Christian principles.
Inabidi ieleweke ya kwamba ubatizo ni mwanzo wa shindano la mbio kuelekea ufalme wa Mungu; sio kwa ishara tu ya kubadili makanisa na imani, wala kuwa ni kushindishwa kwa furaha katika maisha ya kustarehe ya ufuasi wa kwenda kirahisi kwenye yale machache yasiyoeleweka mambo yaliyosemwa na Ukristo.