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Hebrew purification rites which derive from the earlier practice of bathing to cleanse oneself at days end when the Hebrews were a nomadic group( this is also practiced among the nomadic Arab peoples). It was emphasised by God to his people through Moses in his delineation of the rites required to purify oneself before entering the temple of God (this was to make the person worthy of coming into the presence of the most high).
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Was John the Baptist's baptism christian baptism?
Yes he was actually the first one to give christian baptism
Why did Christian baptism start?
Christian baptism started with the Apostles, and then with them baptizing those who came to believe.
What sacrament initiates us into the Christian community?
Baptism initiates us into the Christian community.
How old is Baptism?
Christian baptism is approximately 2000 years old.
How is baptism celebrated in Judaism?
Baptism is a Christian concept.
Is baptism when a person is made catholic?
Baptism can be for other Christian faiths, not just Catholic. So if you are becoming a Christian, you are baptised.
Do you have a baptism candle when immersion in the Jewish faith?
Jews do not have baptism. It is a Christian observance.
How do judaisms perform baptism?
Judaism doesn't have baptism, that is a strictly Christian ceremony.
When a christian child is named?
in baptism
What is the entry point into Christian life?
From the RC point of view: The Sacraments of initiation: Baptism / Communion / Confirmation. In current times "Baptism", and baptism alone is considered the entry life into Christian life.
What did Romans believe that Baptism was?
Roman religion did not have baptism. Only Christian Romans had baptism and their beliefs about it were the same as that of modern Christians.
Why is baptism referred to as the sacrament of initiation?
Baptism always included in Christian initiation because it is accomplished by means of the sacraments which establish the foundations of Christian life,but Christian initiation not only hold the Baptism but to other sacraments of the church also. The faithful born anew by Baptism are strengthened by Confirmation and are then nourished by the Eucharist.
