Guys and Girls...Is there a difference between Baptism and Immersion, and What Show this???

Question

What does the word `immerse` mean? Would you explain to me???

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God Bless You.

Answer 1

The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. The Greek word we get the word "baptism" from, means to immerse.

Immersion is to dip down into the water. It is an overwhelming. The one being baptized is lowered into (until he is completely under) the water and then lifted up out of the water. It is not just sprinkling or pouring a little water on top of someone.

This can also be seen in Scripture.

John 3:23 says, "Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized." Only immersion requires "much water".

Baptism is described as going down into the water and coming up out of the water. (Matthew 3:16-17, Acts 8:38-39) Only immersion has the one being baptized going into the water.

Also, baptism is described as a burial. (Romans 6:3-4, Colossians 2:12) Only immersion buries the one being baptized.

It's funny that the only place that people have trouble understanding baptism is in religion. If someone were to say they were "baptized in debt", would you think they had just a sprinkling of debt (a few bills)? No, someone described in this way is figuratively "covered up" with debt.

I saw a sports article that said the freshmen on a football team had an "early baptism". Of course it mean they were plunged into full sudden participation in the program. They did not just see a sprinkling of activity, but they were fully involved.

If we can understand this everywhere else, why not in religion?

Answer 2

Immersion is being dunked completely into the water.

Baptism is being immersed for a religious purpose.

The Catholic Church teaches:

Baptism is performed in the most expressive way by triple immersion in the baptismal water. However, from ancient times it has also been able to be conferred by pouring the water three times over the candidate's head.

Acts 2:38 states: Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand persons were added that day.

It has been suggested that there would not be enough time or clean water in Jerusalem for three thousand people to be baptized by full immersion in one day and that some or all of these baptisms might have been by pouring or sprinkling water.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

Baptismal practices are common in most religions. These practices started a symbolic "washing away" of personal sins.
Thus the earlier practice was full immersion in water. In some instances, however, full immersion may not be practical, so a sprinkling of water was substituted for full immersion.

Catholics, however, takes baptism, not to wash away personal sins but to wash away the inherited "original sin" of Adam and Eve in the Genesis narrative.

Answer 4

Having been sprinkled as a youth, baptized as an adult. I can say that nether did anything physical to me, but get me wet.
Spiritually, baptism is a public act of faith. It is for you to stand up and show others , that you are a follower of Christ.
That being said, if you choose to do this by sprinkling or full immersion. The result is the same.

God bless you.

Answer 5

It depends on who you ask- immersion means to be submerged into water. Some Christian faiths require immersion to be Baptized, some don't- using a sprinkling or a pouring of water for Baptism.

Answer 6

They mean exactly the same.

A large infant sprinking church argues that Baptism does mean "immersion" they claim it means, "to plunge into water".

Now what's the difference between those two terms? Zip Nadda Nothing

Pastor Art

Answer 7

they are the same thing
baptism means immersion

Answer 8

You are sinless when your born, there is no need for this process, you have done nothing wrong!

Answer 9

its the same thing. your whole body being dipped under water.