S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries

The simplest answer to this question is found in the meaning of the word 'baptize.' It comes from a Greek word which means 'to submerge in water.' Therefore, baptism by sprinkling or by pouring is ...

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Leslie Coutinho Supporter

Mark 16:15-16: And he said unto them, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” 

Zach-a-ri’-as and his wife Elisabeth, who was barren and stricken in years, angel Gabriel, came and said, “She shall bear thee a son, and thou shall call his name John.” (Lk 1:7,13) Zach-a-ri-as was then filled with the “Holy Ghost and prophesied,” saying, after his son was born and circumcised, “This child shall be called the prophet of the highest. John shall go before the face of the Lord Jesus to prepare His way. To give knowledge of salvation unto His people by remission of sins.” The child John, who grew and waxed strong in spirit, was in the desert till the day of his shewing unto Israel. (Lk 1:59,67,76-80) The Word of the Lord God then came unto him in the wilderness, and he then came to the banks of the Jordan River, preaching for one to have the baptism of repentance for the remission of sin. (Lk 3:2-3) This was as “Prophet E-sa’-ias,” who was revealed by God the Father, “For the voice one crying in the wilderness, that is John, for to prepare the way of the Lord (Jesus), make His path straight.” (Isa 40:3/Mat 3:3) 

The Mode of Baptism is, for one to have, for the Remission of Sin, to a grown-up, and to discern, for Repentance, that the Holy Ghost shall then come and dwell in you. (Lk 24:47/Acts 2:38/19:4-6) John, the son of Zacharias, who was in the wilderness until he grew up, came to the river Jordan, preaching the Baptism of Repentance for the remission of sin to every grown-up man and woman. (Lk 3:3) “Our Lord Jesus, then at the age of 30, went to be baptized; all who stood there witnessed Him and saw the Holy Ghost that came down upon Him.” (Lk 3:21-23) The preaching of the gospel to every grown-up child who then discerns in the right spirit, of God’s creation is then revealed to one, to have their spirit in repentance for the remission of sins. (Lk 3:3/Isa 40:3-5) One then being born from above, and baptized, shall have the Holy Ghost, leading them in humbleness to confess their sins, knowing the sinful nature in them. One, then, having the humbleness of repentance through baptism, will be led to see the Kingdom of God through the Holy Ghost. (Mat 3:6,8/John 3:3) 

Lord Jesus, when He came into His own city, a man sick of palsy, lying on a bed, was brought to Him. Lord Jesus then said, “Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee.” Some scribes then said within themselves, “This man blasphemeth.” Lord Jesus, knowing their thoughts, then said, “Why think ye evil in your hearts?” (Mat 9:2). “The Lamb of God is He, our Lord Jesus, who taketh away the sins of the world through repentance.” Right from the time of John, who were baptized, as the publicans, the tax collectors, would often gather around our Lord Jesus to sit with Him to hear Him, who would teach them by revealing “His Word for sinners to repent.” (Mat 9:10,13/Lk 7:29) The mother of Zeb’-e-dee’s children came to our Lord Jesus with her two sons, wanting them to be on the right hand and on the left hand of our Lord Jesus. Lord Jesus then said, “Ye know not what ye ask, will you be able to drink of the cup that I shall drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” Lord Jesus' baptism was and is for one to have repentance today, as when He was crucified on the cross, He said, “Father, forgive them; they know not what they do.” (Mat 20:21-22/Lk 23:34)

Titus 3:5-7: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, “but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;” Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; “That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

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Vincent Mercado Supporter Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

Concerning baptism, you should baptize this way: After first explaining all things, baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, in flowing water.

But if you have no running water, baptize in other water; and if you cannot do so in cold water, then in warm.

If you have very little, pour water three times on the head in the name of Father and Son and Holy Spirit.

Before the baptism, both the baptizer and the candidate for baptism, plus any others who can, should fast. The candidate should fast for one or two days beforehand.

(Didache, chapter 7)

The Didache or The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles is a brief early Christian treatise, dated by most scholars to the late first or early 2nd century. The first line of this treatise is "Teaching of the Lord to the Gentiles (or Nations) by the Twelve Apostles".

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Kenneth Heck Supporter

Baptism is performed as an indication of the superior cleanliness and moral standard required by all those functioning as priests for intercessory and other purposes.

The baptism of John the Baptist released those baptized from the authority of the Aaronic priesthood in preparation for the appearance of the Messiah. John was of the Aaronic priesthood and in effect gave those he baptized the spiritual authority to function as intercessors independently of the Aaronic priesthood. Baptism was by total immersion for Jews only.

The baptism of Christ brings new Christians, either Jew or Gentile, directly into the Melchizedek priesthood. It is the spiritually more profound ritual since we symbolically participate in the death and new life of Christ as a new creation.

Since the two baptisms are different in intention, the Christian ritual can be different in differing circumstances. Nothing, such as a shortage of sufficient water, can prevent Christianity from effecting baptism since the Holy Spirit can confirm the baptism regardless of how much water is actually used.

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