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Depends on what type of baptism. The first "baptisms" mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible were Jews going to John (the cousin of Jesus). John was performing ceremonial dunking of Jews in the Jordan River - as Jews practiced full immersion purification in a Mikveh (collection of water in Hebrew). John performed these ritual immersions following a tradition of Zav - using flowing water vs. an indoor pool.
Jesus, John the Baptist, and Paul, as good Jews, proclaimed that they were fully observant of the Law, and the Law described purification as immersion.
Following this standard of baptism, pietist Christians like the Dunkers and their progeny (Brethren Church, Church of the Brethren, etc) practice full immersion baptisms. Baptists also perform full immersion baptisms. These groups practices meet the requirements of the Law, as followed by Jesus and John. Another feature of a baptism under the Law and following the example of Jesus and John the Baptist is that the person being purified chooses to be purified. This is in contrast with some practices of non-consenting infants being "baptised".
Many Christian groups like Catholics and Lutherans only sprinkle a little water onto the person desiring purification through baptism. The Christian groups who only sprinkle also "baptise" infants and others under the age of consent, who are not able to consent or agree or volunteer for the ritual purification. It is up to the individual to decide if sprinkling non-consenting babies qualifies as following the Jesus and John the Baptist's example of a full immersion, ritual Jewish Mikveh or Rav. People who follow both the spirit of the Law and the letter of the Law consider full immersion baptisms by consenting adults to fit Jesus and John the Baptist's examples.
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Did buddist practice baptism-?
Yes, there are baptisms that are practiced in the Buddhist religion.
Who practiced baptism of adults?
Jesus
Why do you practice infant baptism?
Infant baptism is practiced in churches, as they say that nobody should be lost.
Was baptism practiced before John the Baptist?
Yes, baptism was practiced before John the Baptist. It was a ritual cleansing practice in Jewish tradition before John introduced it as a symbol of repentance and spiritual renewal.
Was there baptism in the Old Testament?
Baptism, as it is understood in Christianity, was not practiced in the Old Testament. The concept of baptism was introduced in the New Testament as a ritual symbolizing purification and initiation into the Christian faith.
What is the most practiced religion in North Carolina?
Protestant and Catholic
What does the water symblosie in baptism?
If you refer to Believer's Baptism, as practiced in Baptist churches, it is symbolic cleansing and rebirth into new life in Christ Jesus.
Why is the candle used in the Protestant sacrament of baptism?
In Protestant churches where infant baptism is practiced, a candle represents the light of Christ entering the world through the newly baptized.
Which religions practice infant baptism?
Infant baptism is practiced in several Christian denominations, including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and some Protestant churches like Lutheranism and Presbyterianism.
Which denomination practice infant dedication and believers baptism?
This practice started with Anabaptist. It is practiced by most churches called Baptist today.
Was there baptism before John the Baptist?
Yes, baptism was practiced before John the Baptist. In ancient Jewish tradition, ritual immersion was used for purification and spiritual cleansing. John the Baptist popularized the practice and emphasized its importance in preparing for the coming of the Messiah.
What were some religious or social beliefs of Anabaptism?
One obvious religious belief would come from the name Anabaptist itself. Which means to Baptize again. Anabaptist did not believe in infant water baptism but in believer water baptism. They hold that baptism is an act of obedience to Christ on the part of the believer and not an act of obedience to Christ on the part of the parents. So they practiced believer water baptism, to their own peril, at the time of the early reformation (1500's) when infant water baptism was widely held and practiced as a sacrament of the church. Withholding baptism from your infant children was a grave mortal sin on par with condemning your children to Hell should they die before being baptized. Anabaptism is still held today by members of the various Baptist and Mennonite churches. Anabaptism has come to mean more the practice of believer water baptism.
