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Where is sprinkling or pouring for baptism in the New Testament?
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There is no precedent for sprinkling or pouring in the New Testament.
The word itself (Greek - baptizo) means "to immerse, to submerge," and all NT baptisms were of the nature best described in Acts 8:38-39, wherein both the person being baptized and the person baptizing are described as going "down into the water" and coming "up out of the water."
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Where does it say in the Catholic Bible that baptism can be done by sprinkling?
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is only a Bible, the Bible used by the Catholic Church is the entire New Testament and the entire Old Testament. The only thing that makes it a "Catholic" Bible is the guarantee in the front of it that it conforms to the Bible as accepted by the Church since the fourth century. And, no, nowhere in the Bible does it say anything about sprinkling for baptism.
Can just putting water on your head be a baptism?
In the NT, the word "baptize" (from the Greek baptizo) specifically means "to immerse, to submerge." When it is understood that baptism symbolizes a burial and a resurrection corresponding to Christ's own (Colossians 2:12), the necessity for full immersion can be appreciated. When a living thing dies, you can't bury it by covering only its head with dirt; likewise, sprinkling or pouring water on one's head doesn't conform to the New Testament meaning or example of baptism.
How does pouring or sprinkling illustrate the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
It doesn't, baptism would be being completely submerged in water. This represents the cleansing that happens when Jesus Christ comes into our life. When we ask to be forgiven of our sins. He comes in and completely cleans our heart and makes us a new creature. This is what baptism represents.
What is the difference between baptism of the old testament and the new testament?
People were not baptized in the Old Testament. Instead, there was circumcision of males at 8 days of age.
Is all who baptist in the New Testament are all christians?
Yes. In the Bible the baptism referred to is a believersbaptism that is baptism of some body who is a christian
How was baptism done in the New Testament?
Well as you should know Jesus was baptised in Lake Jordan by his cousin. It was done with a shell.
Why should believers baptism be private?
From a scriptural standpoint, there is no reason for a baptism to be private.It CAN be, if the person wishing to be baptized is highly self-conscious or (in extreme cases) fearful of retribution, but in the New Testament record, baptism involved hundreds, and even thousands of people at a time (Acts 2:41).
What has the author BRYAN D SPINKS written?
BRYAN D. SPINKS has written: 'EARLY AND MEDIEVAL RITUALS AND THEOLOGIES OF BAPTISM: FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE COUNCIL OF TRENT'
What are two objects given to baptized persons as a sign of their new life and faith?
A complete Bible or a copy of the New Testament, and a lit candle.
What are the different Christian types of baptism?
It's a complex issue, to be sure. Some people view Baptism as a means of entry into the church (only), and so it may be carried out before a profession of faith. I believe this is the Eastern Orthodox position, and that there basis for this is to look at it as the successor for circumcision. Augustine popularised the idea that baptism is a ritual cleansing for the remission of sins, and that without baptism, you are condemned. Considering the effect this would have on infants, he again presented baptism as necessary for children. Many evangelical churches now take a lower view of the sacraments than that held by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, believing that there significance comes in how they are received by the individual, and would see the idea of baptism being performed on someone who could not see the significance of it as being somewhat bizarre. They would opt for believers baptisms. In truth, whenever we know definite details about anyone being baptised in scripture, they are able to respond to the Christian message, which would seem to support the believers baptism view, but there are accounts of households being baptised where nothing is known of those who are members of said household, leaving the door open for other posssibilities, and this door is pushed further open by the proliferation of infant baptisms in the churches infancy - if it is ambiguous, it may be sensible to follow the practise of those closer to the source. All churches are united in the understanding that it is mandated by Christ in the Great Comission and taught throughout the New Testament. It is just a matter of how we understand the conditions of it that differ.
Which sects of Christianity practice baptism?
Nearly all Christian churches baptize. They follow the example of John the Baptist, and the instructions of Jesus Christ and Saint Paul, as set forth in the New Testament. The meaning and procedure of baptism varying among the Christian churches. For example, the Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Reformed, and Catholic churches baptize by the act of sprinkling or pouring water upon the individual's head. Baptists and similar churches baptize in the way it's described in the Holy Bible. This is known as immersion (submerging a person into water). This is when the entire body is placed under water. But, these churches have an individual make a voluntary statement of faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior. Therefore the churches will not baptize anyone too young to realize the significance of such a statement.
What is meant by baptism?
"Baptism" comes from the Greek word "baptizo". It literally means "to plunge under" to submerge, to immerse. In christianity baptism can get contorted depending on which denomination you're with. Infant baptism is another related question. Obviously no one is going to plunge a baby under water. Thus the baptizing of babies by sprinkling their heads with water clearly isn't baptism. Baptism is meant to be an outward action that one makes when they decide to follow Jesus. The plunging under water is to represent dying and being buried with Jesus. The coming up from the water is parallel to Jesus' being raised from the dead to life. The new christian's baptism represents washing away the old and starting fresh with a new life in Jesus.
