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Dec 20, 2022 · In this fatwa: For Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) and his followers, Baptism was just a bath or ablution to purify themselves physically, ritually and spiritually, but, with Pauline interpretation, it became a symbol of belief in Jesus’ so-called death and resurrection.
For Jesus, peace and blessings be upon him, and his followers the Baptism was just a bath or ablution to purify themselves physically, ritually and spiritually, but with Pauline interpretation it became a symbol of belief in Jesus’ so-called death and resurrection.
Nov 17, 2022 · In Islam, water is pure and sent as a gift from Allah. This is repeated many times in the Quran, as in Surah 77, verse 27: We provided you with sweet water. According to Islam, all water – as long as it is mutlaq (absolutely natural, free from impurities) – can be used for ablution.
Water is shown, not as a cleansing agent, but as a type of death, burial, and resurrection. In baptism, water becomes a grave from which we must be spiritually resurrected, not a symbol of life and regeneration.
- Dominic Baskar
The body discusses: (1) why some ancients saw water as ultimate reality; (2) why water is a traditional “element” in both occidental and oriental traditions; and (3) examples of water’s function as a symbol in the texts, myths, and rituals of different religious traditions.
- Cyrus A Zargar
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 28, 2023 · Water is considered to be the resting place of the spirit and it is affirmed that God blesses through matter. This is a significant doctrinal marker in the history of theological thinking. Did this have an impact on normative practice for baptism in the early centuries of the church?
