Bible Question: As I seek to become rebaptized this summer, the church that I attend uses the method of immersion to baptise. I have seen sprinkling, pouring, and immersion baptisms take place. According to scripture, is there are 'right' way to be baptised? Which way (immersion, sprinking, pouring) is best according to scripture? |
Bible Answer: "Scripture and common sense indicate that the water is not all-important and that, therefore, other modes may be used as substitutes in exceptional circumstances." (continued from previous posting) What shall we conclude from these observations? It seems clear to us that immersion is the biblical norm, but that it is not an inflexible norm. That is, Scripture and common sense indicate that the water is not all-important and that, therefore, other modes may be used as substitutes in exceptional circumstances. God accepts the believer on the basis of his faith in Christ and his desire to obey Him, not on the basis of how much water covered his body when he was baptized. The doctrine that immersion is the only valid mode of baptism and that only those so baptized should be admitted into the fellowship of the Church body would, therefore, appear to be a bit extreme and not based on Scripture. The Church should welcome into its fellowship all those whom Christ has accepted (Romans 15:7, I John 1:3). http://www.equip.org/search/ |