what is baptized mean?

Question

what does it mean to get baptized

im getting baptized this sunday again so i can' relase all my new sins.

Answer 1

The meaning of baptize is to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on a person. It is symbolically use to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying.

Answer 2

The word “baptize” comes from the Greek ba·pti′zein, meaning “to dip, to plunge.” (A Greek-English Lexicon, by Liddell and Scott) Christian water baptism is an outward symbol that the one being baptized has made a complete, unreserved, and unconditional dedication through Jesus Christ to do the will of God. The Scriptures also refer to John’s baptism, baptism with holy spirit, and baptism with fire, among others.

Answer 3

It means you no longer have original sin on your soul. That's why people refer to it as 'saved' because they believe that all people who die unbaptized go to hell.

I don't believe that. But that's why Catholics get baptized as babies just in case. Most other Christan denominations wait to be baptized until they are old enough to choose themselves. Which is good but what if you die before you get that old? Catholics have a thing called Confirmation where the person chooses to accept God for the rest of their life. Confirmation completes Baptism.

Answer 4

hello i am kenny thanks for your question.... ok first of all being baptized means that you identfy your self with sinfull mankind even jesus was baptized.... now being baptized in the holy spirit is diffrent but getting baptized is great all christains need to be baptized....... remeber being baptized means to be submurged under water.... in greek it means (baptizimo) which means to be submerged.... once you get baptized in water ask god to baptize you in the holy spirit and he will.. be blessed.

Answer 5

First, I am sorry my answer is so long, but I hope you will carefully consider all that I say here!

Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15)

Jesus said, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16)

Jesus told the apostles, "thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. " (Luke 24:46-47)

In Acts 2, beginning at Jerusalem, men were gathered together from every nation (verse 5), and Peter preached "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins."(verse 38) Exactly as Christ had commanded.

Jesus commanded baptism. (Mark 16:16, Matthew 28:18-20) Baptism is in the name of, or according to the authority of Christ and "for the remission of sins". (Acts 2:38) Baptism places one "into Christ" and "into his death" (Gal. 3:27, Col. 2:12, Romans 6:3-4) We cannot be saved outside of Christ. At his death is where the saving blood was shed. We cannot wash in that blood until we contact his death.
At Baptism we "rise to walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:3-4) We cannot be saved if we are not "born again".

Jesus commanded baptism! "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him!" (Hebrews 5:9)

If you love Christ, you will keep his commandment to be baptized for the remission of your sins! Jesus saves those who obey him.

Jesus said, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved"

Some say you believe, are saved, and then you shall be baptized. This is not the same the same thing Jesus said. It is not in the same order.

What would Jesus have said if he had meant "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved"?

I believe he said what he meant. I believe what Jesus said. I believe Jesus! "he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark 16:16)

Some point to the thief on the cross. The thief on the cross lived under the Law of Moses. He lived and died BEFORE Jesus rose from the dead and gave the command about baptism. He could not have obeyed a commandment that had not yet been given. He could not have been baptized "in the name of Jesus" or according to the authority (instructions) of Christ, because Christ had not yet given those instructions.
Also, as I pointed out earlier, baptism is how we come into contact with Christ's death. The thief was there! He had direct contact with Christ at his death.

Since the thief had direct contact with Christ at his death, he was able to make a direct appeal for salvation. We are not in that position.

It is through baptism that we contact Christ's death and make our appeal. 1 Peter 3:21 says, "baptism now saves you -- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." (Quoted from NASB) (What would Peter have said if he meant "baptism now saves you"?)

Finally, the death, burial, and resurrection that baptism represents had not yet occurred at the time the thief lived. So, the thief could not have been obedient to this baptism.

Again I believe Jesus! Who do you believe?

As for the form of baptism, 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?

There is no Biblical authority for infant baptism, as some teach. Rather, those being baptized were to first believe and repent. (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:36-38)

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If you properly understood baptism when you were baptized before, there is no need to be baptized again. If you did not understand the first time, then you are not really baptized. (You just got wet.) You cannot obey correctly if you were taught wrong, or not taught at all.

Baptism is when you "rise to walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:3-4). This is when you are born again. (Birth is the entrance into a new life.) You don't have to be born again, again, and again.

Note Simon in Acts 8. He was baptized in verse 13. Then he sinned again. Then Peter rebuked him. Notice Peter did not tell him to be baptized again, but he told him to repent and pray. (verse 22) In verse 24 Simon also asked that they pray for him.

One who has already been born into the family of God through baptism does not have to be born into that same family again.

But, notice Acts 19.

There were some who had been baptized, but they were baptized according to John the Baptizer's instructions. At this point in time, John's baptism was no longer in effect. It had been replaced with the baptism commanded by Christ.

These people had been baptized, but they did not understand correctly, so they could not have obeyed correctly. You cannot obey a command if you don't understand that command. When they were taught correctly, then they were baptized correctly.