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Apr 6, 2009 · There are three modes (or methods) of water baptism used in Christian churches today: immersion (in which the person is completely submerged), affusion (that is, pouring), and aspersion (sprinkling). Evangelical Christians are divided on the question of which mode or modes are proper forms of baptism. Some Christians (typically those who ...
- Christian Baptism
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The Fundamentalist contention that baptizoalways means immersion is an oversimplification. This is especially true because in Christian usage the word had a highly particular meaning distinct from the term’s ordinary, everyday usage. The same principle can be seen with other special Christian terms, such as “Trinity,” that were originally ordinary ...
One important aspect of Christian baptism in the New Testament is the clear relationship between being baptized with water and being “baptized with the Holy Spirit,” or “born again.” This tract is primarily concerned with the mode of baptism, not its effects [for more on the relationship between baptism and rebirth, see John 3:5; Acts 2:38, 19:2–3,...
After Peter’s first sermon, three thousand people were baptized in Jerusalem (Acts 2:41). Archaeologists have demonstrated there was no sufficient water supply for so many to have been immersed. Even if there had been, the natives of Jerusalem would scarcely have let their city’s water supply be polluted by three thousand unwashed bodies plunging i...
That the early Church permitted pouring instead of immersion is demonstrated by the Didache, a Syrian liturgical manual that was widely circulated among the churches in the first few centuries of Christianity, perhaps the earliest Christian writing outside the New Testament. The Didache was written around A.D. 70 and, though not inspired, is a stro...
Then there is the artistic evidence. Much of the earliest Christian artwork depicts baptism—but not baptism by immersion! If the recipient of the sacrament is in a river, he is shown standing in the river while water is poured over his head from a cup or shell. Tile mosaics in ancient churches and paintings in the catacombs depict baptism by pourin...
According to Catholic doctrine, water baptism is essential for salvation. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 1213-1216) teaches that baptism is necessary for the removal of original sin and the restoration of sanctifying grace. Through baptism, individuals are incorporated into the Church, becoming members of the community of believers.
The Catholics Church and most Christian religions teach that water is essential to the administration of the Sacrament of Baptism. But when it comes to the manner in which the water should be used, there is controversy. Should it be done by immersion, pouring or sprinkling?
Mar 1, 1990 · Prologue. Is the demand for baptism (i.e., immersion in water) a part of the Gospel? Should every evangelistic sermon and every Gospel tract, in order to be biblical, include a demand for baptism?
His article concluded that most evangelicals agree on only three elements: water baptism confers no saving grace, baptism in some way identifies believers with Christ, and baptism is important for obedience and as a testimony to the world of the believer’s identification with Christ.
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May 20, 2018 · Sprinkling or dotting the forehead with water is not the biblical way of water baptism. It originated from the Roman Catholic Church. However, even the Roman Catholic Church was practicing immersion as the method of baptism until about the 13th century.
