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Infant baptism was introduced by popular demand in response to the huge infant mortality during the epidemics that swept Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Before that, all baptism was in pools. The concern was that all the children who died as infants would go to Hell. Adult baptism using a pool in which a person immerses as part of a conversion ritual is a tradition Christians inherited from Judaism. Conversion to Judaism and various Jewish purification rituals all involve dunking in a pool called a mikvah. If you visit archaeological digs of first-millennium Christian churches, you can see the baptistries that were used by the Church in that era. They did not differ significantly from Jewish mikvas from the same era. (The dig under the cathedral in Geneva Switzerland is an excellent example.)
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How are Lutherans baptized?
lutherans can be baptized at any age in life. i was baptized as a baby. but i know people who were baptized as adults. lutherans can be baptized at any age in life. i was baptized as a baby. but i know people who were baptized as adults.
This Christian denomination allows adults to be baptized?
The Baptist Christian denomination, among many others, allows adults to be baptized.
Did Jesuits baptize adults?
Yes, they baptized both children and adults.
What does RCIA stand for?
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Its the process by which adults are baptized.
Where was Howard W Hunter baptized?
Howard W. Hunter was baptized in a swimming pool, in Boise, Idaho.
In Catholic and other Christian religions why are babies baptized?
To take away the sins of the world they were born into. Adults can be baptized also if they have not been previously.
Can an adult be baptized Lutheran?
An adult can be babtized in the Lutheran way.
What do fonts in baptism symbolise?
The pool of the Jordan in which John baptized Jesus and others.
What is a baptistery?
A baptistery is a designated space within a church where a baptismal font is located, and where the sacrament of Christian baptism by aspersion takes place.
What is baptistery?
A baptistery is a designated space within a church where a baptismal font is located, and where the sacrament of Christian baptism by aspersion takes place.
Did John support infant baptism?
John only baptized adults who were ready to repent of their sins.
What type of Christian denomination uses the baptistery?
Any Christian church or denomination may incorporate a baptistery in their building's structure. Most churches traditionally included the baptistery inside their sanctuary within view of the main auditorium's audience. But its not unusual for a church to place the baptistery in a separate room or Chapel building, or even place it outside in a courtyard.
