Do all religions have baptisms?
2006-12-30 14:59:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please list the religions that don't.
2006-12-30 15:01:55 · update #1
My bf's father is a great man- he has never been baptized but he believes in god and leads a good life-- will he not be allowed in heaven because of this?
2006-12-30 15:08:37 · update #2
Baptism is a Christian rite of initiation. Most religions have some sort of initiation ceremony. The Jewish religion has circumcision for the males, I am not sure what is done for female converts. There are blessing ceremonies when you become Buddist, or Shinto, there are dedication ceremonies one can perform or have performed if you become pagan. I think almost all organized religions have some sort of formal initiation ceremony to welcome new members. Baptism, hower, is a uniquely Christian form of initiation.
2006-12-30 15:07:13 · answer #1 · answered by harpertara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 1:32 - when Jesus was baptized, He was baptized in the water and the Spirit, which descended upon Him in the form of a dove. The Holy Spirit and water are required for baptism. Also, Jesus’ baptism was not the Christian baptism He later instituted. Jesus’ baptism was instead a royal anointing of the Son of David (Jesus) conferred by a Levite (John the Baptist) to reveal Christ to Israel, as it was foreshadowed in 1 Kings 1:39 when the Son of David (Solomon) was anointed by the Levitical priest Zadok. See John 1:31; cf. Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:9; Luke 3:21.
John 3:3,5 - Jesus says, "Truly, truly, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." When Jesus said "water and the Spirit," He was referring to baptism (which requires the use of water, and the work of the Spirit).
2006-12-30 15:12:22 · answer #2 · answered by Gods child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baptism is meant to symbolize the burial and resurrection of Jesus and being anointed with the Holy Spirit.
Name another Religion that believes in the death and resurrection of Jesus and in the trinity.
Right, none.
2006-12-30 15:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Jews have none. There are water rituals for purification.
Christians have two: Baptism of water and baptism of the holy spirit.
2006-12-30 18:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baptism is a Jewish idea which was borrowed and altered by the early Christians.
2006-12-30 18:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about religious that doesn't have, but I believe most of the religious has some religious process similar to baptism!
2006-12-30 15:06:13 · answer #6 · answered by Dharmesh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jews have a dedication. I don; believe a lot of the old ones do Moslems, Buddists etc.
2006-12-30 15:05:00 · answer #7 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity has baptism. I think all the rest do not.
2006-12-30 15:02:55 · answer #8 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but most religions have some form of initiatory rite. Circumcision is a common one.
2006-12-30 15:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they do in various forms. the word baptise means to change on the inside. so different religions celebrate it in a different way. Christians celebrate it by being dunked or washed in water.
2006-12-30 15:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋