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1 | Is the only true Baptism by immersion? | 1 Cor 11:34 | wayne1 | 237085 | ||
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2 | Is the only true Baptism by immersion? | 1 Cor 11:34 | DocTrinsograce | 237086 | ||
Hi, Wayne... It would depend on who you are talking to. This would be something that would be based on the particular congregation doing the baptizing. I would say that orthodox Christianity would insist that water is an essential element of baptism. There would be variation relative to the mode, and relative to who was eligible to be baptized. Christians have been deliberating this subject since the earliest days of the primitive church. As an Historic Baptist, we hold that baptismal immersion seems to reflect the Biblical pattern better than other modes -- even the Greek word for baptism means immersion. However, we also would insist that the only eligible subject of baptism is a person who can properly articulate their faith and who gives evidence of their regeneration (cf 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, chapter 29). In Him, Doc |
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