Our Lord’s command makes that very clear - "Go and make disciples ... baptising them ... and teaching them." Discipleship comes first, then baptism - and that order is always the same in the New Testament. A person becomes a believer first and is then baptised. That is why we talk about "believer’s baptism". In the New Testament a person was not brought to baptism. A person came to baptism.

• Baptism is for those who profess repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ.