Yes he was actually the first one to give christian baptism
John T. Christian has written: 'Did they dip?' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Baptism, Baptists 'A history of the Baptists of Louisiana' -- subject(s): Baptists 'Close Communion or, Baptism as a Prerequisite, etc' 'Baptist history vindicated' -- subject(s): Baptists, History '\\' -- subject(s): Controversial literature, Lord's Supper, Baptists, Close and open communion 'A history of the Baptists' -- subject(s): Baptists, History
Baptists
Yes, Baptists practice baptism as a religious rite.
Baptists do not typically have a sacrament similar to confirmation as seen in some other Christian traditions. Instead, Baptists often have a profession of faith or believers' baptism as a public declaration of one's faith and commitment to Christ.
Baptism is a Christian idea and comes from John the Bapist as a recipient of the Holly Spirit to foretell the coming of Jesus. Muslims do not have baptism.
Baptists believe in believer's baptism, which means that individuals should be baptized only after they have made a personal decision to follow Jesus Christ. They do not practice infant baptism, as they believe that baptism should be a conscious choice made by the individual.
Archibald M'Lean has written: 'The commission given by Jesus Christ to his apostles, illustrated' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Baptism, Baptists 'The commission given by Jesus Christ to his apostles illustrated' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Early works to 1800, Baptism, Baptists 'Letters addressed to Mr. John Glas in answer to his dissertation on Infant Baptism' -- subject(s): Controversial literature, Early works to 1800, Infant baptism 'The commission given by Jesus Christ to his apostles illustrated' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Baptists, Baptism, Sermons
No connection really, although some Baptist Christians have sought to see a connection. Baptists, as a recognized entity, go back to the early 1600s. They often describe themselves as a "New Testament" church because of their emphasis on two ordinances (or sacraments), the use of immersion in baptism, and simplicity of their church and church leadership structure (things they hold in common with churches of the 1st century). John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet who carried out immersion baptism (like the Baptists). However, it was pre-Christian rite that it marked a radical repentance. Within the Christian context, baptism is a formal and public association of oneself with Christ, His death, and His resurrection.
No. Both Baptists and Anabaptists have their names deriving from the idea that they would "re-baptize" people. By 1500's it had become normative to practice the Christian rite of baptism on infants as an expression of faith of the parents.Both Baptists and Anabaptists believed that baptism is to express the faith of the individual. Therefore, people who joined Baptist or Anabaptist groups were required to undergo "believer's baptism" even if they had been baptized as infants.John the Baptist was described as such because his most famous role in the Bible was as the one who baptized Jesus. Even though John did practice believer's baptism, he was not a "Baptist" in the Christian sense. John's baptism was a Jewish baptism of repentance. (The English term "baptize" is simply the transliteration of a Greek word meaning to dip or immerse.) It was pre-Christian.
The Catholic Church has the fullness of the Christian faith as established by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, and all seven sacraments which He ordained for our salvation. The Baptists do not have access to any of the sacraments, save Baptism, and do not have a valid priesthood.
Baptists believe that baptism is an important symbol of faith and obedience to God, but they do not believe it is necessary for salvation. They believe that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
Charles H. Pendleton has written: 'A conversation between two laymen on the subject and mode of Christian baptism and church communion' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Lord's Supper, Baptism, Baptists, Close and open communion