A ritual or symbol of admission to the body of Christians, generally performed by immersion or sprinkling with water.
Use this tag to ask questions about the ritual or practice of baptism (adult or infant), and beliefs and doctrines concerning it.
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Is there any sense in being baptized as an adult after being baptized as an infant?
Around the time I was born, my parents were going to a Lutheran church. As such, I was baptized as an infant. In most cases in the Bible, baptism is connected with receiving the Holy Spirit. If so, then that may explain why I don't remember when I…
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What is the significance of Jesus' baptism for a theology of baptism?
It seems that any robust theology of Christian baptism must incorporate and draw from the fact that Jesus himself was baptized, but I rarely hear it mentioned in discussions about baptism. What place does it have in a theology of baptism?
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What is the argument against the ICOC doctrine of "Disciples Baptism"?
The International Church of Christ, as I understand, teach the idea of "Disciples Baptism", which is distinct from both "Believer's Baptism" and "Infant Baptism". It teaches that people who are just believers can not be baptized, but only believers…
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Was there baptism in the Old Testament?
In my Bible I discovered that the word “baptism” is not present in the Old Testament.
Was there a ceremony or practice that represented baptism before John the Baptist?
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In what manner did Christian baptism differ from ritual washing as part of Jewish Teshuva (repentance.)
When one believes in Christ as Lord and King, and undergoes a water baptism, in what document is the method described? What immediate effect did this baptism have? How does this baptism compare to the method that the Judeans underwent as part of…
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Why did Jesus get baptized?
I have always been taught that Jesus got baptized as an example for us. If people were getting baptized before Jesus did, then why did he need to make that an example if people were already being baptized?
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How do defenders of baptismal regeneration understand Acts 8?
Acts 8:14-17:
“Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit. (For the Spirit had not yet…
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How flexible are Protestants on the Baptismal formula?
In the news recently is how thousands of people are being baptized again because of an invalid wording from their priest, who said, "We baptize" instead of "I…
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How is it possible to be saved through "grace alone" if you have to be baptized to be saved?
If salvation is by grace alone, no works necessary, then why did Jesus say to Nicodemus "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:5). That sounds like…
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Can an adult be Baptized if they are not Catholic
I believe in Jesus but I am not Catholic. Can I still be Baptized?
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How can an atheist or Jew Baptize?
It's my understanding that a Jew or even an atheist can perform a baptism if they use the proper form and matter, with the correct disposition, which is, to do what the Church intends. How can an atheist have the right intention if they do not even…
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But, what is the greater baptism?
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, but proclaimed a greater baptism would be made available. What was that baptism of which He spoke?
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