than say sprinkling. Is it the act of getting Baptised or does it matter how?
2006-10-30 13:45:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well John The Baptist immersed Jesus so if it was good for Jesus then it would be good for us. God Bless !
2006-10-30 13:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course it maters how! The Bible is our guide to all things pertaining to God. We need to read and understand that God has reasons for what he asks us to do.
Baptism is immersion. Not sprinkling. Nowhere in the Bible is there an example of sprinkling of water in place of immersion. Jesus was immersed, so should we follow him.
2006-10-30 15:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by preacher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Baptists like the entire thing done, because that's how John baptised Jesus. There's a statement in the Bible that says Jesus came up and out of the water, which makes it sounds like he was dunked in the river. Baptists want it done the same way, for symbolic reasons, and also how one can be entirely washed clean of sin too. (I think)
2006-10-30 13:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by mrbadmood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baptism according to the bible is the act of being completely submerged in the water, no one in the bible was baptized by a sprinkle, that's just a catholic tradition I think.
2006-10-30 13:48:37 · answer #4 · answered by Gary R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water baptism is a act of commitment, it does nothing for salvation. If it was necessary to be baptized in water to enter heaven, then Jesus lied to the thief on the cross.
2006-10-30 14:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did complete immersion and I liked it,,I felt clean afterwards..I felt good in my spirit has if this was the right thing to do..
2006-10-30 13:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either way works, because either way is approved by the authority of the only Church Jesus ever founded, and of which he still remains the head.
Nobody else's opinion on the subject really matters.
2006-10-30 14:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in immersion because we are to follow Jesus and that's how He was baptized!
2006-10-30 13:49:21 · answer #8 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-30 13:48:06 · answer #9 · answered by the guru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it was done by John the Baptist which is a perfect example of what should be done in my opinion.
Shalom
2006-10-30 13:48:47 · answer #10 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋