If Christ was baptized by immersion why do some churches sprinkle?

Question

Not lookin to Bible bash, just wanna know.

Answer 1

It's easier, especially for adult converts. Also, full immersion can be dangerous with a baby.

Generally the rubric is that the water be put on in sufficient quantity to run off. Sprinkling is not used by most churches. Most often I've seen water poured from a vessel or the back of the head dipped in a font.

Note that baptism is most widely recognized sacrament regardless of how or who performs it. Most christian churches will accept all other christian church baptisms and some churches will accept emergency baptisms done by anyone as long as the intent was to baptize, some water was involved, and the father, son, and holy ghost are mentioned. This is sometimes done in hospitals when a clergyman is not available.

Answer 2

The Bible always gave examples where everyone was baptized by immersion. In the mid 400's A.D. the Pope and deacons of the Roman Catholic Church determined that the church could get more money if they charged for infant baptisms. They changed the procedure Big Time. God doesn't charge a fee for our Salvation. The R.C.C. was in love with money more than lost souls. This doctrine was never changed in all of the years, and is still contrary to the written Word of God. It is a false doctrine that the True Church of Jesus Christ will never allow!!

Answer 3

some people think Jesus was baptized by pouring in the river... most think imersion....

probably because the New Testament doesnt speak that definitely to exactly how to baptize... it should be done in the name of the Father Son and Spirit.. it should use water...

I think a person in good concience could do either mode.. pour sprinkle or immerse... I lean toward immersion because baptism is a picture of the believer dying and being raised and the picture is a little more clear

people who baptize infants probably dont want to immerse.. although eastern ortodox immerse infants I believe...

Answer 4

Sprinkling is never valid - never was. The Church has taught since the beginning that "there must be enough water so that it runs (pours) naturally."

There are places in the world where there is not enough water for fully immersing somebody. This means that the Church had to find a way to deal with this, and that meant the idea of "pouring" - three times.

This can be very important, especially in an emergency!

Answer 5

Unfortunately some churches follow man-made doctrine instead of Christ. A baby is pure and doesn't need baptism. A person knowing the decision they are making needs to be baptized by immersion. Follow Christ.

May God Bless you.

Answer 6

It is supposed to by symbolic.

Does immersion in water actually make your "soul" cleaner?

No--so some churches think that a symbolic gesture of sprinkling is fine.

In the same way, some churches do not serve wine for communion as Jesus drank. Instead, they use grape juice. It is symbolic of Jesus's blood.

Answer 7

No. First baptism isn't required for salvation. i replaced into sprinkled and later immersed. Immersion symbolizes burial, then resurrection. merely accepting Jesus as savior and Lord gets you into the dominion of God.

Answer 8

Great question. I've always wondered that too. Maybe because some churches baptize babies and they can't do full immersion on them. In my church we do full immerson and babies do not get baptized since we feel it should be a person's choice to get baptized.

Answer 9

The point of water baptism is a public declaration of dedication to serve God. The complete immersion of the whole body in water is symbolic of going in with the old personality of your old self and coming out with the new personality of a follower of christ.

The word “baptise” [amer. baptize] comes from a Greek term meaning “dip.” Christian baptism therefore means being fully dipped, or immersed, in water.

Full water immersion is safe and I have never heard of anyone suffering from this way.

To baptise (christen) babies is not really recommended as a baby cannot in anyway be capable to make his or her own personal decision of dedication to serve God. There is no real spiritual value in baptising babies but of people of whom has enough maturity to make that important decision.

Answer 10

It's perfectly ligit to sprinkle. A lot of churches will sprinkle if a person is too frail to go through a baptism. If it is O.K. then, why not anytime.