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   From: none@none.con   
      
   On May 31, 2023, James wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   > 6+   
   > Baptism; sprinkling. OK for Christians?   
      
   You did not specify what type of Baptism, nor did you specify what it was   
   for.   
      
   “Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of   
   resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.” (Heb 6:2)   
      
   >   
   >   
   > To many people, it doesn't make much difference. But for Christians,   
   > what the Bible says is what God says. (2 Tim3:16) So they pay close   
   > attention to what it says.   
   >   
   > The Bible DESCRIBES baptisms, but doesn't define it. For example Mr   
   > 1:9,10,   
      
   Incorrect, the word by itself connotes immersion.   
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   >   
   > "At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by   
   > John in the Jordan.   
   > 10. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being   
   > torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove." (NIV)   
   >   
   > Notice at the end of the Baptism, he was coming "up out of the water".   
   > There was no sprinkling here but apparently full immersion. But we   
   > would like to have more proof. Notice John 3:23 and Acts 8:38:   
   >   
   > "Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was   
   > plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized."   
   > (NIV)   
      
   None of them were "Christians". Your point?   
   >   
   >   
   > Thus for baptism, there had to be "plenty of water". Again no   
   > sprinkling implied.   
   >   
   > "And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the   
   > eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him." (NIV)   
   >   
   > If it was just a sprinkling, a mud puddle would do, but again a large   
   > enough body of water was needed so as to go into the water.   
   >   
   > Thus a sprinkling of water would not baptize a person, according to   
   > the Holy Bible.   
   >   
   > Sincerely James   
   >   
   > Thus baptismal sprinkling of water finds no basis in the Holy   
   > Scriptures, as well as infant baptism. (but that is another subject)   
      
   Sprinkling is not immersion.   
      
   What are you trying to show? That you understand it not? That you know   
   nothing of it?   
      
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