Water Baptism is a picture of what happens inside of us. It's a picture of you dying to your old self and being resurrected into new life in Christ. Water Baptism is not salvation, it's not a ticket to heaven. Only Jesus can do that for us. Romans 10:9 says, "If we believe in our heart and confess with our mouth, we will be saved." Water Baptism is an outward expression of an inward decision. It's a celebration of salvation, the decision that you've already made to follow Christ.