People are baptized because Jesus was baptized, and baptism is part of the Christian Walk. I Peter 3:21 states: "The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.".
Tradition Christians believe in infant baptism, the reason being , as one can not tell whether a baby will grow up mentally retarded, so then he will not know god. So the best thing is to have infant baptism.
Baptism should occur only when the party to be baptised is old and wise enough to make an informed decision on whether or not to consent.
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).
The Orthodox believe that Baptism represents the likeness of the death and resurrection of the Lord and His three-day burial. For this reason, an Orthodox baptism involves three immersions in water. The word baptize comes from the Greek word 'baptizma' which means to immerse and completely cover in water. Sprinkling with water is called Aspersion, but it is not the same as a baptism. Baptism by triple immersion has been the tradition of the Orthodox Church for the last 2,000 years.
One reason for separating confirmation and baptism was to emphasize the distinction between acceptance of faith (baptism) and reaffirmation of one's commitment to the faith (confirmation). This separation allowed individuals to make a conscious decision to affirm their beliefs after gaining more knowledge and maturity.
The Baptism Pool holds the water that will be used for the Baptism.
In the Catholic and Anglican churches, infants are baptized, but not confirmed until they have reached the age of reason. In the Orthodox Church, confirmation immediately follows baptism. In Protestant churches, confirmation is not considered a sacrament and is usually not performed.
There is no baptism in the Jewish religion. Only Christians have baptism.
There is no such thing as a Jewish baptism.
that is the point of baptism
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